Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad Prediction – Copa del Rey

This is a team relatively unaffected by home advantage, as their results are quite similar whether at home or away. In the past 30 matches, they have achieved 10 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses as visitors, scoring 33 goals and conceding 16, while at home they recorded 12 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, netting 42 goals and conceding 17. The team reached this match following a home victory over Leganés (3-2). Real Madrid has won 8, drawn 1, and lost 1 of their last 10 home matches across all competitions.

In this tournament, they have played 4 matches without being shut out. The attack has been consistently effective, having scored at least once in all of their last 4 matches in this competition. At home, there is a tendency for goals, with 32 of their last 33 matches resulting in more than 1.5 goals, and 26 of those matches seeing over 2.5 goals. In 15 encounters, they conceded the first goal 5 times but managed to turn the score around in 3 instances. An area to note is that in the last 20 matches played at home across all competitions, they conceded 11 of their 28 goals during the minutes (31’–45’).

Real Madrid enters the match on the back of a 3-2 win against Leganés, in a match valid for La Liga. It is important to mention that Real Madrid also defeated Real Sociedad 1-0 in the first leg of this semi-final in the Copa del Rey. The merengue club is expected to line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo, and Vinícius Júnior spearheading the attack. Midfielder Bellingham will be a key figure, essential in the build-up play and renowned for his creativity and vision on the pitch. Missing from this encounter are Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos, Daniel Carvajal, and Éder Militão, all due to injury concerns.