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Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad Prediction: Mourinho Era Begins With High Stakes La Liga Opener
The rescheduled La Liga opener between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad on 26 August 2026 is an odd fixture to kick off two new managerial projects at once. Both clubs have shed personnel and appointed coaches, which means 90 minutes…
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- Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad in week 1 of the 2026-2027 La Liga kicks off at 20:00 GMT on 2026-08-26.
- With the data available to us, José Mourinho and Pellegrino Matarazzo have not met as managers before.
- Real Madrid sit 6th with 3 points while Real Sociedad occupy 19th on 0 points.
- Real Madrid have 7 players sidelined: R. Asencio (Muscle Injury), Eder Militao (Hamstring Injury), Endrick (Muscle Injury), F. Mendy (Hip Injury), T. Pitarch (Knee Injury), Rodrygo (Knee Injury), A. Tchouameni (Muscle Injury) while Real Sociedad face 4 absences: J. Gorrotxategi (Injury), G. Guedes (Injury), P. Marin (Injury), A. Odriozola (Knee Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Real Madrid should be met by Real Sociedad's expected 4-2-3-1.
- The previous match saw Marc Cucurella lead Real Madrid with a 6.9 TheyScored rating, and Mikel Oyarzabal top-rating for Real Sociedad at 6.6.
- Conflicting outcomes: Real Madrid triumphed 2-1 over Espanyol, while Real Sociedad went down 0-1 to Real Betis.
- Form edge goes to Real Madrid (4-1-0) against a faltering Real Sociedad (1-0-4) from their past 5 matches.
- Real Madrid have clearly got the edge H2H: in 41 meetings, they've beaten Real Sociedad 29 times, with 7 draws and only 5 losses.
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| 10' | A. Carreras | ||
| 31' | Y. Herrera | ||
| 40' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 44' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 45+2' | J. Aramburu | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 57' | |||
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| 60' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 66' | |||
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| 68' | 3 - 1 | ||
| 71' | L. Beitia | ||
| 73' | I. Konate | ||
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| 80' | 4 - 1 | ||
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| 86' | |||
| 90+1' | VAR- Brahim Díaz | Goal cancelled | |
| 90+4' | E. Camavinga | ||
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Real Madrid is going head to head with Real Sociedad on 26/8/2026 19:00 GMT for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Real Madrid v Real Sociedad H2H statistics!