La Liga

Season 2025/2026

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Real Sociedad vs Atletico Madrid – Lineups & Match Details

Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid drew 1-1. Goals: A. Sørloth (50'), Gonçalo Guedes (55'). Real Sociedad had 45% possession against Atletico Madrid's 55%. Shots on target: 8-2.

La Liga · Regular Season - 18

Sunday, 4 January 2026

Real SociedadReal Sociedad

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid

Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera, Spain

Lineups

Real SociedadReal Sociedad4-4-2
A. Remiro1A. RemiroG
J. Aramburu2J. AramburuD
J. Martin31J. MartinD
D. Caleta-Car16D. Caleta-CarD
S. Gomez17S. GomezD
T. Kubo14T. KuboM
B. Turrientes8B. TurrientesM
C. Soler18C. SolerM
G. Guedes11G. GuedesM
B. Mendez23B. MendezF
M. Oyarzabal10M. OyarzabalF

Substitutes

13U. MarreroG
3A. MunozD
6A. ElustondoD
7A. BarrenetxeaF
9O. OskarssonF
15U. SadiqF
20A. OdriozolaD
21A. ZakharyanM
24L. SucicM
28P. MarinM
45K. KitaD
46I. AguirreM
Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid4-4-2
J. Oblak13J. OblakG
M. Llorente14M. LlorenteD
M. Pubill18M. PubillD
D. Hancko17D. HanckoD
M. Ruggeri3M. RuggeriD
G. Simeone20G. SimeoneM
P. Barrios8P. BarriosM
Koke6KokeM
A. Baena10A. BaenaM
A. Sorloth9A. SorlothF
J. Alvarez19J. AlvarezF

Substitutes

1J. MussoG
2J. M. GimenezD
16N. MolinaD
24R. Le NormandD
34J. DiazM
4C. GallagherM
5J. CardosoM
26J. MonserrateM
37I. LuqueF
7A. GriezmannF
11T. AlmadaM
22G. RaspadoriF

Match Events

13'Y

Gonçalo Guedes

44'Y

M. Ruggeri

45'+2Y

D. Ćaleta-Car

46'S

M. Ruggeri

Substitution 1

46'S

Pablo Barrios

Substitution 2

50'G

A. Sørloth

Assist: G. Simeone

55'G

Gonçalo Guedes

Assist: T. Kubo

60'S

Álex Baena

Substitution 3

60'S

J. Álvarez

Substitution 4

72'S

Gonçalo Guedes

Substitution 1

72'S

Beñat Turrientes

Substitution 2

72'S

Koke

Substitution 5

75'Y

Mikel Oyarzabal

78'Y

G. Raspadori

88'S

Brais Méndez

Substitution 3

89'S

T. Kubo

Substitution 4

Statistics

Real Sociedad
45%55%
Atletico Madrid
1.73Expected Goals (xG)1.25
18Total Shots10
8Shots on Target2
6Corners6
11Fouls13
3Offsides2
83Pass Accuracy (%)85
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Real Sociedad host Atletico Madrid on Sunday, 4 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Real Sociedad go into the match 8th in the table; Atletico Madrid sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Real Sociedad have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Atletico Madrid have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 10 May 2025: Real Sociedad 0-4 Atletico Madrid; 6 Oct 2024: Real Sociedad 1-1 Atletico Madrid; 25 May 2024: Real Sociedad 0-2 Atletico Madrid. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid drew 1-1. Real Sociedad scored through Gonçalo Guedes 55'. Atletico Madrid replied with A. Sørloth 50'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 55 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Real Sociedad held 45% of the ball against 55% for Atletico Madrid. Shots on target finished 8-2. Expected goals read 1.73 for Real Sociedad, 1.25 for Atletico Madrid.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Real Sociedad sat 8th and Atletico Madrid 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.