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Real Sociedad vs Atlético Madrid - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

La Liga - Gameweek 18

Sunday, 4 Jan 2026 • 21:00

Real Sociedad

1 : 1

Atlético Madrid

Goals

50'
0 : 1
Alexander Sørl...
0 : 1
Alexander Sørloth50'
Goncalo Guedes
1 : 1
55'
55'Goncalo Guedes
1 : 1

Lineups

Real Sociedad

PosPlayer
GK
Álex Remiro
DEF
Sergio Gómez
DEF
Duje Ćaleta-Car
DEF
Jon Aramburu
DEF
Jon Martín
MID
Brais Méndez
MID
Carlos Soler
MID
Beñat Turrientes
FWD
Goncalo Guedes
FWD
Mikel Oyarzabal
FWD
Takefusa Kubo

Substitutes

72'Ander Barrenetxeafor Goncalo Guedes
72'Pablo Marínfor Beñat Turrientes

Atlético Madrid

PosPlayer
GK
Jan Oblak
DEF
Dávid Hancko
DEF
Matteo Ruggeri
DEF
Marc Pubill
MID
Marcos Llorente
MID
Koke
MID
Álex Baena
MID
Pablo Barrios
FWD
Alexander Sørloth
FWD
Julián Álvarez
FWD
Giuliano Simeone

Substitutes

46'Robin Le Normandfor Matteo Ruggeri
46'Conor Gallagherfor Pablo Barrios
60'Antoine Griezmannfor Julián Álvarez
72'Giacomo Raspadori
for Koke
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4Atlético Madrid1911533417+1738
L
L
W
W
D
15Real Sociedad184682226-418
L
L
L
D
D

Last Games

Real Sociedad

@Levante
1 - 1
vsGirona
1 - 2
@Deportivo Alavés
0 - 1
vsVillarreal
2 - 3
@Osasuna
3 - 1

Atlético Madrid

@Girona
3 - 0
vsValencia
2 - 1
@Athletic Bilbao
0 - 1
@Barcelona
1 - 3
vsReal Oviedo
2 - 0

Head-to-Head

07 Mar 2026
Atlético Madrid3 - 2Real Sociedad
07 Mar 2026Atlético Madrid
3 - 2
Real Sociedad
04 Jan 2026
Real Sociedad1 - 1Atlético Madrid
04 Jan 2026Real Sociedad
1 - 1
Atlético Madrid
10 May 2025
Atlético Madrid4 - 0Real Sociedad
10 May 2025Atlético Madrid
4 - 0
Real Sociedad
06 Oct 2024
Real Sociedad1 - 1Atlético Madrid
06 Oct 2024Real Sociedad
1 - 1
Atlético Madrid
25 May 2024
Real Sociedad0 - 2Atlético Madrid
25 May 2024Real Sociedad
0 - 2
Atlético Madrid

La Liga

Gameweek 18

02 Jan • 21:00
Rayo Vallecano
Getafe
1 - 1
03 Jan • 14:00
Celta Vigo
Valencia
4 - 1
03 Jan • 16:15
Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao
1 - 1
03 Jan • 18:30
Elche
Villarreal
1 - 3
03 Jan • 21:00
Espanyol
Barcelona
0 - 2
04 Jan • 14:00
Sevilla
Levante
0 - 3
04 Jan • 16:15
Real Madrid
Real Betis
5 - 1
04 Jan • 18:30
Deportivo Alavés
Real Oviedo
1 - 1
04 Jan • 18:30
Mallorca
Girona
1 - 2
04 Jan • 21:00
Real Sociedad
Atlético Madrid
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.