The time is almost upon us for the long-awaited Copa del Rey semi-final battle between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad on Tuesday. Given that they’ve both made it to this stage, and with the reward for the side that makes it through the match being a place in the final of the competition, it promises to be a really good game here.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Real Madrid v Real Sociedad including the latest game odds.
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Real Madrid
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Real Madrid will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 3-2 La Liga triumph against Leganés.
In that game, Real Madrid managed 71% possession and 24 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target. For Real Madrid, the goals were scored by Kylian Mbappé (32', 76') and Jude Bellingham (47'). Leganes got 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Diego García (34') and Dani Raba (41') scored for Leganés.
Three or more goals per game have been seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Real Madrid have played. Opposing sides scored 8 times in these games while Real Madrid bagged a total of 10. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.
Real Sociedad
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Real Sociedad head into the game after a 2-1 La Liga win against Real Valladolid in their most recent match.
In that game, Real Sociedad had 56% possession and 12 shots at goal with 2 on target. For Real Sociedad, the goalscorers were Mikel Oyarzabal (23') and Sergio Gómez (68'). Real Valladolid had 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Juanmi Latasa (93') was the scorer for Real Valladolid.
The numbers tell their own story, and Real Sociedad have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 13 goals in all. In defence, Real Sociedad could really do with shoring things up.
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Head to head
Looking over their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 29/01/2023 tells us that Real Madrid have won 4 of these & Real Sociedad 1, with the number of draws standing at 1.
An aggregate of 9 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 6 of them from Los Blancos and 3 netted by Txuri-urdin. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.5.
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Team News: Real Madrid
Ferland Mendy (Muscle injury), Thibaut Courtois (Muscle injury), Dani Ceballos (Muscle injury), Éder Militão (Cruciate ligament tear) and Daniel Carvajal (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be taking part for Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti.
We are thinking that Los Blancos look set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 system for this one and select Andriy Lunin, Federico Valverde, Raul Asencio, David Alaba, Francisco Garcia, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe.
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Team News: Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad boss Imanol Alguacil has to currently contend with reduced team options. Jon Pacheco (Inflammation of pubic bone), Arsen Zakharyan (Muscle injury), Brais Méndez (Metatarsal fracture), Álvaro Odriozola (Muscle injury) and Sheraldo Becker (Knee problems) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
There’s a good chance that Txuri-urdin will likely make use of a 4-3-3 lineup, starting the game with Alex Remiro, Jon Aramburu, Igor Zubeldia, Nayef Aguerd, Aihen Munoz, Luka Sucic, Martin Zubimendi, Benat Turrientes, Takefusa Kubo, Mikel Oyarzabal and Ander Barrenetxea.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Real Madrid will most probably be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.
Conversely, Real Sociedad are also probably going to find it difficult to break down their defence although we do think that they will probably end up managing to get on the scoresheet.
We’re predicting a controlled 3-1 win for Real Madrid after 90 minutes.
Renata Leite,
16:03 01/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Real Madrid
Formed: 1902
Stadium: The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81,044)
Captain: Luka Modrić
Chairman: Florentino Pérez
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Competitions: La Liga position 2, Copa del Rey (Semi-Finals), Spanish Super Cup (Final), FIFA Club World Cup (Group H), UEFA Super Cup (Final), Champions League (Quarter Finals)
🔑 Star Player: Jude Bellingham
Typically playing in the Centre Midfield position, Jude Bellingham was born in Stourbridge, England. Having made a first senior appearance for Birmingham City in the 2019 - 2020 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has struck 7 league goals in the LaLiga 2024 - 2025 season to date in 22 appearances.