Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

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One of the more attractive fixtures in this weekend's edition of La Liga features this upcoming clash between the early league leaders, Real Madrid, and eighth placed visitors, Real Sociedad, when the two sides lock horns at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu with both sides looking to resume the action with a win.

Real Madrid have come out of the starting blocks in explosive fashion as the hosts have won their opening four matches of the new season on the trot by collecting important victories against Athletic Bilbao, Almeria, Celta Vigo and Getafe respectively and the hosts will be in confident mood that they can stretch their winning streak to five games when Real Sociedad visit,

The hosts have won six of their last seven matches now in the Spanish top flight which includes wins towards the end of last season against Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla while the bigger picture shows that Sunday's hosts have suffered just five defeats out of their last 22 matches overall in La Liga.

Only one of these five defeats was inflicted upon Carlo Ancelotti's side at the Bernabeu where Real Madrid have lost just once in their previous 24 games on home soil and having also collected a total of 17 wins during this period as well, the hosts look in good shape to add to their points tally here.

Real Sociedad occupy eighth place in the early La Liga standings after making a fairly solid if somewhat modest start to this new La Liga season compared to that of their hosts as the visitors have drawn three and won once in their opening four games of this new campaign.

Points picked up in draws with Girona, Celta Vigo and Las Palmas were further boosted by a resounding and entertaining 5-3 home win against Getafe just before the international break and the away side will be keen to build upon this recent victory when they take to the road on Sunday afternoon.

Overall results in recent times should serve as a timely boost for Real Sociedad who have slipped to just one defeat in their last 13 matches in the domestic top flight which came in the form of a 2-1 loss away from home at Atletico Madrid but they had also picked up seven wins along the way as well.

However, another trip to Madrid this Sunday may also end in disappointment for Real Sociedad especially as they have registered just one win from their previous eight meetings against their hosts.

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad Verdict

Real Madrid have got themselves off to a storming start to this new La Liga season and with home advantage behind them here this Sunday, the hosts look set to see off Real Sociedad in this clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be Real Madrid win @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

Real Madrid win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct score: Real Madrid 1-0 @ 7.00