Real Sociedad are currently in fourth place in the La Liga standings and have been fairly impressive so far this season. The home side defeated Osasuna by a convincing 2-0 margin over the weekend and will be confident ahead of this fixture.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, are in second place in the league table at the moment and have stepped up to the plate in recent weeks. Los Blancos defeated Almeria by a 4-2 margin in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result this week.
- Real Madrid have a good recent record against Real Sociedad and have won 21 out of the last 31 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Real Sociedad's four victories.
- Real Madrid have won only three of their last five matches in La Liga and have suffered damaging defeats at the hands of Villarreal and Girona during this period.
- After a run of two defeats in three matches in La Liga, Real Sociedad are unbeaten in their last three matches in the competition and have conceded only one goal during this period.
- Karim Benzema has scored 17 goals for Real Madrid in La Liga this season and is only two goals behind Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski in the Pichichi trophy race.
