Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid Copa del Rey Prediction

Overview

Real Madrid are in very good form, unbeaten in their last 6 matches, including 4 wins. In particular, Los Blancos' away record is quite impressive.

"The White Vultures" won 6, drew 2, and have only suffered 1 defeat in their last 9 away matches. The history of the head-to-head also proves that Real Sociedad is Real Madrid's favorite "prey".

The royal team has won 6, drawn 3 and lost only 1 of their last 10 meetings. Even in the last 3 meetings, coach Carlo Ancelotti's team has always been a successor.

As for Sociedad, they are in good form, having won 5 and lost 1 in their last 6 matches. However, Sociedad's good form streak is greatly supported by the easy schedule.

Most of Sociedad's recent opponents have been lower-ranked teams or from lower football backgrounds. Real Betis are the only opponent with a higher ranking than Sociedad. And that was also the only recent loss for the Basque team.

The attack is the difference between the two teams at the moment. Sociedad have had one of the worst attacks in La Liga this season with just 23 goals (ranked 17th), while Real Madrid have the second best attack in the league with 54 goals.

Real Madrid are lacking personnel in defense, but against Sociedad's attack, this problem is not a concern. Los Blancos can focus on attacking and gaining an advantage right on the away field. This is not too difficult a challenge for the Madrid representative.

Personnel situation

Real Sociedad have 3 players who cannot play in the match against Real Madrid due to injury. They are Luka Sucic, Jon Pacheco and Hamari Traore.

On the other side of the front line, Real Madrid will not have the services of Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal due to long-term injury treatment.

Expected lineup:

Real Sociedad: Remiro, Lopez, Aguerd, Elustondo, Aramburu, Zubimendi, Gomez, Marin, Zakharyan, Kubo, Oskarsson.

Real Madrid: Courtois, Mendy, Rudiger, Asencio, Vazquez, Valverde, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappe.