Atletico Madrid come into this game hurting after they suffered the heaviest defeat under the leadership of Diego Simeone on Wednesday, and their fans will be looking for a response in this game.

Atletico may have been hammered in Europe however they are still one of the strongest teams in their league.

They still maintain the best defencive record in the Spanish top flight as they have conceded just one goal in their last five domestic games, and it came just last weekend.

They can move above league leaders Barcelona after this game and a win will also see them open a 5 points gap on Real Madrid before their El Clasico match on Sunday.

Real Sociedad have been inconsistent for much of this season.

They impressively won at Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao, however, they haven’t won a home game.

Their fans should feel their away form gives them a chance to get a result in this game.

Real Sociedad have become one of the most exciting teams to watch in La Liga over the past few seasons, however, their new manager is moving them towards a more conservative approach and that seems to be causing a lack of consistency as they look to get to grips with the new tactics.

Atletico Madrid have won all 5 of their last 5 home matches against Real Sociedad.

Bookmakers make Atletico Madrid strong odds-on favourites to win at home while unsurprisingly goal markets point to a low-scoring tie.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Atletico Madrid

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Villarreal		1-1		Atletico Madrid	20 Oct, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Atletico Madrid		1-0		Real Betis	7 Oct, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Atletico Madrid		3-1		Club Brugge	3 Oct, 2018	Champions League
D	Real Madrid		0-0		Atletico Madrid	29 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Atletico Madrid		3-0		Huesca	25 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División

Real Sociedad

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Athletic Bilbao		1-3		Real Sociedad	5 Oct, 2018	Spanish Primera División
L	Real Sociedad		0-1		Valencia	29 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
D	Real Sociedad		2-2		Rayo Vallecano	25 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Huesca		0-1		Real Sociedad	21 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
L	Real Sociedad		1-2		Barcelona	15 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Real Sociedad		3-0		Atletico Madrid	19 Apr, 2018	Spanish Primera División
Atletico Madrid		2-1		Real Sociedad	2 Dec, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Atletico Madrid		1-0		Real Sociedad	4 Apr, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Real Sociedad		2-0		Atletico Madrid	5 Nov, 2016	Spanish Primera División
Atletico Madrid		3-0		Real Sociedad	1 Mar, 2016	Spanish Primera División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

Spanish Primera Table

Spanish Primera Results