LaLiga 2022-23: Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad: Predicted Lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

 Los Blancos host The La Real in LaLiga Matchday 19

The Galacticos are arguably the best club in the history of football. They are the unchallenged champions of Europe winning the UCL a record 14 times. Madrid pulled off various comebacks last season to win the Champions League. They also won LaLiga and their star player Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or. However despite losing a bit of their momentum, Madrid are still in the game. Real Madrid are just 3 points behind Barcelona and have a chance to lead the standings once again.

Real Sociedad on the other hand are giving a tough fight as well. They are 3rd place in the table with 38 points and are also in the title race. Sociedad gave Barcelona a tough fight in the Quarter Finals of the Copa Del Rey. Unfortunately, they lost 1-0 but are aware of their mistakes and will not reciprocate them against Madrid.

Kick-off:

Sunday, 29 January; 7:00 pm (IST)Monday, 30 January; 1:30 pm (GMT)

Real Madrid Form (All Competitions) : W L W W W

Real Sociedad Form (All Competitions): W W W W L

Player To Watch

Real Madrid

Vinicus Jr

The Brazilian definitely has a bright future ahead and can become a Real Madrid legend if he stays on track. Vinicius was initially struggling to consistently score goals and provide assists. However the winger put in incredible numbers in the 2021/22 season. Vinicus scored 17 goals and provided 13 assists in 35 La Liga games last season. Overall he managed a g/a of 42 in 52 games throughout all competitions last season. Vini is definitely enroute to provide another great season. He has a G/A of 18 in 28 games this season. Vini also scored 6 goals and has 3 assists in 17 La Liga games this season.

Real Sociedad

Alexander Sorloth

The Norwegian international is on a loan move from RB Leipzig and is doing wonders for Sociedad. Sorloth has managed to score 12 goals and has provided 2 assists in 24 games for Real Sociedad this season. The majority of his goals scored are in La Liga (8). Alexander is on a goalscoring streak and has scored one goal each in the last 5 matches.

Match Facts

• Real Madrid have not lost a match against Sociedad since May 2019. They have won their last six matches.
• Real Sociedad are on a winning streak winning their last 5 La Liga games. They have not won six or more games in La Liga since November 2020.

Injury And Team News

Real Madrid are missing out on some crucial players. Aurelien Tchouameni , Eden Hazard,David Alaba,Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vasquez are likely to miss the match. Rodrygo and Ferland Mendy are new doubts after the derby against Atletico Madrid. Camavinga can possibly play as a left-Back whereas Dani Ceballos may start alongside Kroos and Modric.

Sociedad on the other hand have a lengthy injury list. Umar Sadiq, David Silva ,Mikel Merino ,Alex Sola ,Ander Guevara,Jon Pacheco and Andoni Gorosabel.

Head-to-Head Stats

Matches: 42

Real Madrid: 26

Draw : 8

Real Sociedad: 8

Predicted Line-up:

Real Madrid predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Courtois, Nacho, Eder Militao, Antonio Rudiger, Camavinga, Toni Kroos, Dani Ceballos, Luka Modric, Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, Vinicius

Real Sociedad predicted lineup (4-1-2-1-2) :

Remiro, Elustondo, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Rico, Zubimendi, Mendez, Marin, Kubo, Oyarzabal, Alexander Sorloth

Prediction

Both the teams come into the game in decent form and will be looking to cement their possession in the LaLiga table. So it is likely possible that the match can end in a stalemate.

Prediction: Real Madrid 1-1 Real Sociedad

Telecast

India – Voot/MTV

UK – LaLiga TV/ITV

USA – ESPN+

Nigeria – SuperSport