Atletico Madrid - Real Sociedad Football prediction

Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad face each other at Estadio La Peineta in a match of the 10th round of the Primera Division. The record of recent direct matches favors the home team, who in the last 9 matches won 6 and lost 3. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 04/19-2018, ended with the victory of Real Sociedad by (3- 0). The home / away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a match between 5th and 9th of the overall standings, in fact this is a showdown between the 4th place in home games and the 1st as a visitor.

Analysis of Atletico Madrid
After 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, the home team is in 5th place, having won 16 points. In the last match, they drew 1-1 with Villarreal, after having won the home game in a game against Betis (1-0) in the last game. This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 10 points in their stadium, with 6 goals scored and 1 conceded, against 6 points out, where he scored 4 goals and suffered 4. The team arrives at this meeting after a defeat out with the Borussia Dortmund by (4-0). For the league, Atletico de Madrid won 10 points in 12 chances, after 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 games played in their stadium.

In this competition, you do not lose in your stadium there are 4 matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 7 of the last 9 games in this competition. There are 1 highlights in the last 20 home games in all competitions: he has 3 of his 8 goals between minutes (31'-45 ').

Atletico Madrid have just suffered a great away defeat in the Champions League where they were run over by Borussia Dortmund 4-0 and now try to recover the morale in this match of the Spanish Championship where he is good and is only 2 points behind the leader Barcelona. The team has an attack that, although of great quality, has not yet been found this season, scored only 10 goals in La Liga and is the ninth worst of the competition, but the defense, in turn, has great strength, suffered only 5 goals and is less leaked, so much so that he suffered only 1 goal in the last 5 rounds of the national. Playing at home, such as this Saturday's match, Atletico Madrid have the second best advantage of the Spanish Championship with 3 wins and 1 draw and it is worth mentioning that only conceded 1 goal in these matches, having the defense less leaked as the principal, again the great strength of its defensive sector. For the game against Real Sociedad, coach Simeone will not be able to count on the lateral Juanfran by suspension and has as doubt the defender Gimenez that is recovering of injury.

Analysis of Real Sociedad
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 9th place, having won 12 points. In the last match, they drew with Girona at home (0-0), after their previous match won out in a game against Athletic Bilbao, (1-3). This is a team that normally achieves more positive results as a visitor than at home, having won 10 and 2 away in their home stadium, with 3 goals scored and 5 goals conceded at home, against 9 goals scored and 6 conceded. In the last 5 away games for the championship Real Sociedad has recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, having won 10 points in 15 possible. The team has conceded goals in 7 of their last 9 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 9 games in this competition.

Real Sociedad has alternated good and bad results in La Liga and needs more regularity to get back on the qualifying table, so much so that they have won only 1 of their last 4 appointments. The team has both offensive and defensive systems that need to improve as it has scored 12 goals, being the seventh best attack of the competition, and conceded 11 goals, having the tenth defense leaked, needing adjustments in both for the rest of the competition. Playing away from home, such as this Saturday's match, Real Sociedad come from 2 consecutive wins, but faced low-quality teams from the bottom of the standings and now the challenge will be much more complicated, both because it leaves many spaces in its defense in this type of situation, which can be a big problem since it will face quality attackers like Griezmann and Diego Costa. For the game against Atletico Madrid, coach Asier Garitano must keep the team that has been acting in the last rounds.

Betting Tip:
Atlético de Madrid arrives as the favorite for this confrontation, since it has a considerably superior cast and makes a better campaign than Real Sociedad that needs more regularity in the competition, since it has alternated good and bad results. In addition, Atletico Madrid is very strong in its stadium where it accumulates 3 victories and 1 tie and suffered only 1 goal in these games, while Real Sociedad also comes from good results outside, however against teams of the bottom of the table and usually leave many spaces when it acts away from your domains. In view of these factors, we believe Atletico Madrid will win the 3 points in this match.