- Team form: Real Madrid have won 4 of their last 5 matches and come into this fixture on the back of a 3-game winning streak
- Opposition form: Real Sociedad have won just 1 of their last 5 games and are on a 4-game losing streak
- Head-to-head: Real Madrid have won the last 2 LaLiga H2H meetings and triumphed 4-1 at home in the most recent clash 6 months ago
Mourinho’s Madrid will be tough to beat
Real Madrid are the heavy favorites to beat Real Sociedad in the LaLiga 2026-2027 opener at the Estadio Bernabéu, and they should rightly be at a low price to do so. Los Blancos have a real bite about them under Jose Mourinho's leadership, who has given the club's structure a renewed sharpness and made them a dangerous side on the break.
Their two most recent results – a 1-0 away win over Deportivo A Coruna and a 3-0 win over FC Schalke 04 – demonstrate that Madrid are firmly in control in transition.
Real Sociedad's style of play is almost the exact opposite to that of Real Madrid, with Pellegrino Matarazzo preferring to press high, overload the central areas and attack in numbers when in possession.
Sociedad could be caught out in transition
There is no better recipe for a chess game early on in the match, but Real Madrid's advantage in the transition third of the field means they could pounce on any overcommitment by the visitors.
Away from home in all competitions, Real Sociedad have won just twice in their last seven outings, drawing once and losing on four occasions.
They have conceded 13 goals in that time, so this could be a long evening for txuri-urdin.
Los Blancos are unbeaten in their four home matches in all competitions, winning three and drawing one, so the Bernabéu looks like a stronghold once more.
Los Blancos look likely
Visitors' form
Real Sociedad have won just two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten matches in all competitions, so they arrive in poor shape for this clash.
- They have also failed to win their last 3 away games against Real Madrid in LaLiga, which is a bad omen for the visitors.
- Real Madrid average 3.00 goals per game at home in all competitions this term, scoring 12, so they are a real force in the final third.
Markets and predictions
But the odds of 1.39 on a home win is not a good price, considering Real Sociedad are 6.8 and the draw 4.85. Instead, over 2.5 goals at 1.53 has its appeal, but a sharper angle would be Both Teams to Score – No at 2.0, which seems more likely in a matchup where Madrid should control proceedings.
