Real Madrid - Real Sociedad betting tips and odds

Punters who are looking for a safe bet should definitely consider this match. The home win odds of 1.75 bring great value considering the fact that Real Madrid are indeed firm favourites to defeat Real Sociedad.

Considering what they’re up against, Real Sociedad can’t set their ambitions too high in this match. Playing as visitors at odds of 5.10 for an away win, calling them underdogs seems like an understatement.

The hosts are coming off from an important away victory in the La Liga. Los Blancos kept it all level at the halftime mark only to go full throttle in the second half for a resounding Athletic Bilbao triumph.

La Real performed better in the previous round at Rayo Vallecano than most bookmakers online expected. They went ahead in the first half and dominated most of the match, resulting in an impressive 0:2 away win.

This match might present a rare opportunity to go for an Over 4.5 Goals bet. La Real have netted 7 goals in each of their previous 3 games – which is quite a track record.

The hosts are doing well enough so far and are in a Champions League qualifying spot. The season is only past its halfway point, however, so they’ll need to work hard on staying there. Another 3 points here is definitely not a longshot, though.

Around halfway into the season, Sociedad appear to be in contention for this season’s title as one of the best-placed squads in the competition. They’re still quite a ways off from such an outcome, though. Not only are there plenty of challenges ahead of them, but they’re also not very likely to win any points in Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

After the clashes we saw last season, there’s no doubt as to why the hosts are the favourites in this showdown. They clashed with La Real several times and recorded multiple victories. More interestingly, these victories were quite decisive and each was won a comfortable goal difference.

With limited means at their disposal, both teams will have to make do with shortened rosters. We’re referring to the fact both teams suffered strings of injuries, rendering a good chunk of both squads unavailable for this match. Carvajal, David Alaba, Lucas Vázquez, Eden Hazard, Aurelien Tchouameni will not be playing for the hosts, while Gorosabel, Mikel Merino, Guevara, Martín Merquelanz, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Alex Sola, Umar Sadiq will be missing on the visiting side.

Over 2.5 Goals is easily the safest bet when it comes to this matchup. The best part is that it also maintains a decent betting value, especially if you use the 1.95 odds offered at Betway.