Real Madrid CF v Real Sociedad de Fútbol — La Liga

La Liga · Matchday 1

FULL TIME4 – 1

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 UTCEstadio Santiago BernabéuMatchday 1

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Real Madrid CF 64%Draw 19%Real Sociedad de Fútbol 17%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Real Madrid CFReal Sociedad de Fútbol

48Possession52

0.6Expected goals (xG)0.27

7Shots5

5Shots on target2

2Shots off target2

0Blocked shots1

4Shots inside box4

3Shots outside box1

0Corners3

0Offsides0

7Fouls2

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

1Saves4

276Passes294

252Accurate passes268

91Pass accuracy91

Match events

10'Álvaro Carreras
31'Yangel Herrera
40'Kylian Mbappé (assist Federico Valverde)
44'Luka Sučić
45'Jon Aramburu

Real Madrid CF · Real Sociedad de Fútbol

This timeline is incomplete — our data source is missing at least one goal. It accounts for 1–1 of a 4–1 result.

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Real Madrid CF4-4-2

16.8Courtois

206.8Silva

76.8Júnior

107.8Mbappé

166.8Konaté

246.8Dumfries

87.5Valverde

56.8Bellingham

156.8Güler

186.5Carreras

46.8Huijsen

Real Sociedad de Fútbol4-4-2

106.3Oyarzabal

15.7Remiro

176.3Gómez

216.0Herrera

146.3Kubo

247.3Sučić

86.3Turrientes

26.0Aramburu

316.3Martín

346.3Beitia

126.3Ochieng

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Real Madrid CF

1Thibaut Courtois6.8
20Bernardo Silva6.8
7Vinícius Júnior6.8
10Kylian Mbappé7.8
16Ibrahima Konaté6.8
24Denzel Dumfries6.8
8Federico Valverde7.5
5Jude Bellingham6.8
15Arda Güler6.8
18Álvaro Carreras6.5
4Dean Huijsen6.8

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

10Mikel Oyarzabal6.3
1Álex Remiro5.7
17Sergio Gómez6.3
21Yangel Herrera6.0
14Takefusa Kubo6.3
24Luka Sučić7.3
8Beñat Turrientes6.3
2Jon Aramburu6.0
31Jon Martín6.3
34 Luken Beitia
12Job Nguono Ochieng6.3

Real Madrid CFTale of the tapeReal Sociedad de Fútbol

4-4-2Formation4-4-2

9 ptsTable7 pts

+7Goal difference-2

3Head-to-head wins0

64%Pre-match odds18%

Head to head — 3 previous meetings

Real Madrid CF 3W0D0W Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Goals 10–3

2026-08-26Real Madrid CF4–1Real Sociedad de Fútbol
2026-02-14Real Madrid CF4–1Real Sociedad de Fútbol
2025-09-13Real Sociedad de Fútbol1–2Real Madrid CF

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This season — other meeting

Real Sociedad de FútbolvReal Madrid CF

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Real Madrid CF	4	3	0	1	+7	9
Real Sociedad de Fútbol	5	2	1	2	-2	7

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