Real Madrid heads to the Anoeta Stadium on Saturday looking to protect their seven-point lead at the top of the table against third-placed Real Sociedad.
Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior have combined for 21 league goals this season and they are expected to lead the charge again. Bookmaker 10Bet has the odds at 2.20 for Benzema to score anytime and at 2.90 for Vinicius Junior to find the net again.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: December 3rd, 2:00 P.M. (EST)
Real have scored 35 goals throughout the whole campaign, which shows how important Benzema and Vinicius Junior have been for the team. They have also combined for nine assists, so everything upfront seems to go through the duo.
Benzema can set a new personal record here with his 36th goal of 2021. He tied his current best of 35 in a calendar year on Wednesday in a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao. The Frenchman’s scoring rate has been amazing throughout the year as he’s played in 46 matches.
Vinicius Junior secured three points with a wonderful goal against Sevilla last Sunday and his role within the team seems to grow with every passing week. The talented Brazilian is on a run of four goals in five games ahead of the meeting with Sociedad.
The Basque side was a surprising leader early in the season, but their form has faded a bit in recent weeks. Imanol Alguacil’s men haven’t scored in back-to-back games and they have added only nine points on the board from the last six La Liga rounds.
Having conceded just 11 goals, Sociedad shares the best defensive record in the league, but the poor scoring run was always going to happen as they haven’t been very prolific through the season. Los Txuri-Urdin boast only 19 goals for the campaign and 12 of them have come from three players.
Mikel Oyarzabal leads the scoring charts with six goals and Alexander Isak and Aritz Elustondo have scored three times. With David Silva injured, the team now lacks creativity as well, so the winter months could end up being very long for Sociedad.
Alguacil will lean on his defense again on Saturday and hope to hit Real on the counter. The 50-year-old has enjoyed a lot of success with the team in the matchup in recent seasons and Real failed to beat Sociedad in both meetings a season ago. Each side has two wins from the last six head-to-head clashes in the league.
