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Atletico Madrid vs. Real Sociedad Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad, taking place on Saturday, 07 March 2026, at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid.
Atletico Madrid, Recent Form
Atletico Madrid have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 1-0 away win against Real Oviedo in their previous league match. During that encounter they had 62% possession and had 12 attempts on goal with 1 on target, while their opponents hit 6 of their 16 shots on goal.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 6 and seen valuable points lost. At home this season, they have scored in 12 of their 13 home games and notched up 6 clean sheets.
They have had an excellent run of form at Riyadh Air Metropolitano recently, winning 5 out of their last 6 home games. They've shown great form at home this season, winning 11 of their 13 league games.
When it comes to home matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Alexander Sørloth will be feeling confident about finding the net again, with 6 league goals for Atletico Madrid in their last 6 home games.
Real Sociedad, Recent Form
Last time out, Real Sociedad left content aftera 1-0 away win against Mallorca They achieved 56% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Mallorca's tally of 7 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 10 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, overall they've scored in 23 of their 26 games this season.
Unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches can be counted as a good run of form, particularly with 3 victories included.
Mikel Oyarzabal will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 4 goals in the last 6 league outings for Real Sociedad.
Atletico Madrid vs. Real Sociedad Head to head
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 1-1 draw.
Atletico will be confident of finding the net in this one against Txuri-Urdin, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 12 encounters between the two sides.
Playing at home, Atletico have won the last 3 and are unbeaten in the last 12 times they have faced Sociedad in the league.