Despite their comfortable league position, Atlético are not expected to take their foot off the gas. Diego Simeone’s side are dominant at home this season, with a superb 12-4-1 record at the Metropolitano and 34 goals scored. Notably, Atlético haven’t lost a single home match to Real Sociedad in La Liga since March 2013, and they’ve won two of the last three meetings, including a 1-1 draw earlier this season. In contrast, Real Sociedad’s away form leaves much to be desired. The Basques have managed just five wins in 17 away games, scoring only 15 goals while conceding 20. They’ve scored only twice in their last four league matches and failed to find the net in three of them. They’re also winless in their last three visits to Madrid and have only won twice in their last eight competitive away fixtures across all competitions. For Atletico, this match presents an opportunity to reinforce their home strength. Though they drew 0-0 with Alavés last week and had a disappointing xG of just 0.54, they have still scored 9 goals across their last 3 home games, including multiple 3+ goal performances. However, a repeat of that scoring spree is not guaranteed, especially given Real Sociedad's more conservative style of play. From a tactical standpoint, Atletico are expected to line up in their familiar 4-4-2, featuring Antoine Griezmann and Alexander Sorloth up front, with Marcos Llorente and Pablo Barrios controlling the midfield. Real Sociedad will likely go with a 4-3-3, with Kubo and Oyarzabal leading the attack. The visitors will be without several key players, including Zakharyan, Odriozola, Zubeldia, and Oscarsson.

尽管他们在联赛中处于舒适的位置，但他们不希望把脚从油门上移开。迭戈·西蒙尼的球队本赛季在主场占据统治地位，在大都会球场取得了12胜4负的优异战绩，打入34球。值得注意的是，自2013年3月以来，亚特兰蒂斯航空公司在西甲联赛中从未在主场输给皇家社会，他们在最近三次交锋中取得了两场胜利，包括本赛季早些时候的1-1平局。相比之下，皇家社会的客场表现还有很多不足之处。巴斯克人在17场客场比赛中只取得了5场胜利，只进了15球，丢了20球。在过去的四场联赛中，他们只进了两球，其中三场没有进球。他们在最近三次造访马德里的比赛中一胜未得，而且在最近八场客场比赛中只赢了两场。对马竞来说，这场比赛是一个加强主场实力的机会。尽管他们上周0-0战平了alav<s:1>， xG值也只有令人失望的0.54，但他们在最近的3场主场比赛中仍然打进了9球，其中包括多次3+球的表现。然而，这样的进球狂潮并不能保证重现，特别是考虑到皇家社会更为保守的比赛风格。从战术的角度来看，马竞将采用他们熟悉的4-4-2阵型，安东尼·格列兹曼和亚历山大·索罗思在前场，马科斯·略伦特和巴布罗·巴里奥斯控制中场。皇家社会很可能会采用4-3-3阵型，由久保和奥亚扎巴尔领衔进攻。来访的几位关键球员将会缺席，包括扎哈里扬、奥德里奥佐拉、祖贝尔迪亚和奥斯卡松。