Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad. Prediction and Betting Tips for La Liga

Real secured a comeback victory this mid-week. The Whites were behind at half-time of the match against Atletico, but managed to score twice in extra-time and to advance into the next round. Carlo Ancelotti said that it's hard to understand, how team can be so good in the second half, but so bad in the first one. 

Team is going into this game three points away from the 1st place. Nonetheless, The Blancos have lost only one of seven latest home matches. After 17 rounds of La Liga Carlo Ancelotti's men have 13 victories and two draws, delivering 41 points and a 2nd position in the standings. Team scored 38 goals so far, the best offensive record in the league. 

Alaba, Lucas, Mendy, Carvajal, Hazard and Tchouameni will miss the upcoming match. 

Real Sociedad suffered a 0:1 defeat to Barcelona in the quarter-final of Copa del Rey. Prior to this defeat, team had seven consecutive victories, scoring 2,29 goals per game.

Sociedad are unbeaten in La Liga since October, they are just three points behind the hosts, but they also played one game more than Madrid. Team surely wants to secure a Top-4 finish for a first time since 2012/13. It was that season, when the White-Blues secured their only victory at Santiago Bernabeu. After 18 matches the Basques have 12 victories and two draws, delivering 38 points. The Royal Club secured a victory over Rayo Vallecano (2:0) in the most recent match. 

Sola, Pacheco, Guevara, Cho, Silva, Sadiq, Merquelanz, Merino and Gorosabel will miss the upcoming match.