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Preview: Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid - Team news and prediction.

Madrid is close to the championship, especially if they get 3 points against Sociedad.

Real Madrid looks like the upcoming Spanish champions, currently holding an 11-point lead with 6 games left, so a lot would have to go wrong for them not to succeed. The focus is also on the Champions League, where they will face Bayern Munich next week, which could mean a break for several players. Real Sociedad needs 3 points to catch up with Athletic in 5th place, with a 7-point gap currently.

Sociedad has scored in the last 8 La Liga matches, while Real Madrid has scored in the last 20, so it could look like a game where both teams score, and right now Bet365 offers odds of 1.80 on exactly this.

Team news:
Brais Mendez, Martin Merquelanz, and Carlos Fernandez are highly doubtful for this match and are not expected to be part of the squad. Courtois and David Alaba are out injured for Madrid, but it is expected that several others will be rested with an eye on next week's match against Bayern.

Sociedad expected lineup:
Remiro, Galan, Le Normand, Zubeldia, Traore; Kubo, Merino, Zubimendi, Zakharyan; Becker, Oyarzabal.

Madrid expected lineup:
Lunin, Mendy, Militao, Tchouameni, Vasquez; Modric, Camavinga, Valverde; Diaz, Joselu, Rodrygo.

Prediction:
Over 2.5 goals in the match offer odds of 2.10 at Betway, a value bet. However, we believe that despite possible reserves playing for Madrid, they are strong enough to secure the victory, so we suggest a Real Madrid win at odds of 2.65 at Betway.