Real Sociedad vs Atletico: prediction for the La Liga fixture
On September 3, the Royal Club will host the Mattresses for the La Liga clash. Who will prevail in this battle? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Real Sociedad

In the previous season Real Sociedad had a great start, being at the top of La Liga for some time. But morale dropped after the elimination from Copa del Rey. In 38 rounds of La Liga the Royal Club earned 17 victories and 11 draws, delivering 62 points and a 6th spot in the standings.
During the summer club signed some new players, Mohamed Ali-Cho, who costed 11 million euros, and Brais Mendez, who came for 14 million euros, are among them. At the start of a new season team recorded two victories, claiming six points. In the latest match team recorded a victory over Elche (1:0).
Merquelanz, Rico, Guevara, Fernandez and Oyarzabal will miss the upcoming game.

Atletico Madrid

In the previous season Atletico failed to retain the La Liga title - team earned 21 victories and eight draws, delivering 71 points and a 3rd spot in the standings. Madrid also had a great start in the Champions League, but failed to go deep into the playoffs, losing to Manchester City in the quarter-final.
During the summer Los Indios signed Molina for 20 million euros and Samuel Lino for 6,5 million euros. In the first round the Mattresses have recorded an away victory over Getafe (3:0) and the most recent round saw a victory over Valencia (1:0). Team is currently at the 6th spot in the standings. Molina and Savic will miss the upcoming match.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:3
Visitors have won 3 of the last 5 head-to-head games

СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 of the last 4 head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves

СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 of the last 5 games of the hosts

Tip and bets
We are expecting a full dominance from the visitors in this match, they have a number of skilled and experienced players. Moreover, visitors are more successful in head-to-head matches - the Mattresses won 3 of the last 5 head-to-heads and they should be able to get another win.
Our prediction - Atletico to win the match
We think that both teams will try to put up a cautious defensive performance, so we will probably see no more than two goals.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals