Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad Preview

Real Madrid host Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday evening as Los Blancos look to maintain their perfect start to the season against a Real Sociedad side yet to find any rhythm in the opening weeks of the campaign.

Madrid’s form could scarcely be better heading into this one. Their most recent outing brought a 2-1 win away at Espanyol to open the league campaign. Prior to that, a 3-0 win away at Schalke was a routine pre-season workout. Before that, a 1-0 win at Deportivo A Coruña continued the momentum. Earlier in this run, a 2-1 win away at Ferencvaros and a 2-2 draw at home to Fiorentina round off a five-match sequence of four wins and a single draw, with no defeats in that span.

Real Sociedad’s summer, by contrast, has been thoroughly miserable. Their most recent outing ended in a 1-0 home defeat to Betis in the league. Prior to that, a 3-1 loss away at Chelsea continued the slide. Before that, a 2-1 defeat away at FC Köln extended the poor run further. Earlier in this run, a 2-1 loss away at Toulouse preceded the only bright spot of the sequence, a 4-2 win away at Aston Villa, leaving La Real with one win and four defeats from their last five outings.

The head-to-head record favours Real Madrid, who have won four of the last five meetings, with one draw and no wins for Real Sociedad. Most recently, Real Madrid won 4-1 at home. In the previous encounter, Real Madrid won 2-1 away at Real Sociedad. The visitors will need a significant turnaround in form to trouble the hosts on this record alone.

In Spain, the match is live on GOL and Movistar+, with LaLiga TV Bar HD also carrying the fixture. In the UK and Ireland, coverage is available on Premier Sports 1 and the Premier Sports Player app, while viewers in the United States can follow the action on ESPN+ and the ESPN App.

Possible Lineups

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Courtois, Dumfries, Konate, Huijsen, Carreras, Silva, Valverde, Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappe

Real Sociedad (4-2-3-1): Remiro, Aramburu, Zubeldia, Martin, Gomez, Herrera, Soler, Kubo, Sucic, Barrenetxea, Oskarsson

Real Madrid Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Espanyol	1-2	Real Madrid	La Liga	22.08.26
✅	Schalke	0-3	Real Madrid	Club Friendly	16.08.26
✅	Dep. A Coruña	0-1	Real Madrid	Club Friendly	12.08.26
✅	Ferencvaros	1-2	Real Madrid	Club Friendly	08.08.26
🤝	Real Madrid	2-2	Fiorentina	Club Friendly	01.08.26

Real Sociedad Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Betis	1-0	Real Sociedad	La Liga	21.08.26
❌	Chelsea	3-1	Real Sociedad	Club Friendly	15.08.26
❌	FC Köln	2-1	Real Sociedad	Club Friendly	08.08.26
❌	Toulouse	2-1	Real Sociedad	Club Friendly	31.07.26
✅	Aston Villa	2-4	Real Sociedad	Club Friendly	28.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Real Madrid	4-1	Real Sociedad	La Liga	14.02.26
Real Sociedad	1-2	Real Madrid	La Liga	13.09.25
Real Madrid	2-0	Real Sociedad	La Liga	24.05.25
Real Madrid	4-4	Real Sociedad	Copa del Rey (AET)	01.04.25
Real Sociedad	0-1	Real Madrid	Copa del Rey	26.02.25

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Spain	GOL, Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD, M+ LALIGA TV
Great Britain	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
Ireland Republic	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
USA	ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App
Italy	DAZN Italia
Germany	DAZN Germany, DAZN1 Germany
France	DAZN France, Disney+ Premium
Canada	TSN Premium, TSN5
Portugal	DAZN1 Portugal, DAZN Portugal
Japan	DAZN Japan, U-NEXT

Table

POS	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
2	Deportivo Alavés	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	4
3	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4
4	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3
5	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
6	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
7	Villarreal	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
8	Racing Santander	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
9	Elche	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
10	Deportivo La Coruña	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
11	Celta de Vigo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
12	Valencia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
13	Rayo Vallecano	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
14	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Osasuna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Real Sociedad	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
17	Athletic Club	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
18	Málaga	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
19	Getafe	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
20	Levante	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0