INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
Real Sociedad have not won any of their last eight meetings with Atlético de Madrid in LaLiga (D3 L5), their second-longest winless streak against the red-and-whites in the top-flight, following a 13-match run between 1970 and 1976 (D5 L8).
2
Atlético de Madrid have not lost on any of their last three visits to Real Sociedad in LaLiga (W2 D1) and could avoid defeat in four away games in a row against the San Sebastian team in the competition for the second time in the 21st Century (4 wins between 2010 and 2013).
3
Atlético de Madrid have lost on their last two visits to teams from the Basque Country in LaLiga and on only one previous occasion have the red-and-white side recorded three successive defeats on Basque soil in the competition under Diego Pablo Simeone (L3 between 2021 and 2022).
4
Real Sociedad have won their last two home games in LaLiga, keeping clean sheets in both, and have not won three home games without conceding in the competition since a run of four between February and April 2022.
5
Atlético de Madrid have won their last two away games in LaLiga and have not won three in a row away from home in the competition since October 2022 (W3).