The match Real Madrid – Real Sociedad on January 6, 2019 will be extremely important for the Madrid team, because the “creamy” have a real chance to catch on to the title race. The kickoff at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium is scheduled for 20:30 Moscow time.Real Madrid Madrid finally got out of a steep dive, and returned to the top four of the Spanish championship. The mood for the capital team was spoiled only by the last round match against Villarreal. Departure to Valencia began for the “creamy” with a missed ball, the score was opened already in the fourth minute, Santi Cazorla shot a great one-touch and scored a shot into the far corner. Madrid did not have to be sad for long, after three minutes they managed to equalize, Karim Benzema was in the right place and no one prevented the Frenchman from distinguishing himself with a header. It took only 13 minutes for the guests to change the course of the game and take the lead, Toni Kroos hung from a free kick, and Rafael Varane freed himself from guardianship and scored with a shot into the bottom corner – 1:2 in the 20th minute. The guests were very close to scoring for the third time, Luka Modric scored in the 33rd minute, although the Croatian’s goal was canceled due to an offside position. In the second half, the players of Villarreal began to put pressure, it was more and more difficult for the “galacticos” to fight off the attacks of the players of the “yellow submarine”. Real Madrid’s defense cracked at the very end of the match, at first the defenders did not keep track of Pablo Fornals, who calmly hung in the goalkeeper’s area, and then failed to close Santi Cazorla, the Spaniard could only shoot the Madrid goalkeeper from close range and equalize in the 82nd minute. The result – 2:2, a draw, because of which the “creamy” missed the chance to catch up with Sevilla. The “royal” club will get the opportunity to enter the top three and join the fight for the championship if they win the match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad “White-blue” continue their fall in the standings. The team from San Sebastian has already lost four matches in a row and slipped to 15th place. The defeat for the hosts also ended the match of the previous round against Alaves. The game with Alaves started for the White-and-Blues with a conceded goal, Jonathan Calleri closed the cross from the flank and put the visitors ahead in the 11th minute. The hosts got a chance to win back the missed ball quickly enough, Theo Hernandez jumped out to meet with the goalkeeper and struck a shot into the near corner, but the Alaves goalkeeper coped with the Frenchman’s blow. The pressure on Alaves players continued throughout the game. There were also chances to score after the break, in the 48th minute Adnan Januzaj had a chance to score a goal, the Belgian struck from a comfortable position, but this time the guests’ goalkeeper was in place. Moments near the gates of Alaves arose every minute, however, the ball each time flew into the hands of the goalkeeper, or flew past the gate. The luck of the guests lasted until the very end of the game. The result is a 0-1 defeat for the White-Blues, and the guests approach the Real Madrid-Real Sociedad match in terrible form. Odds for the match Real Madrid – Real Sociedad January 6, 2019 Bookmakers from Pari-Match do not believe in guests at all. Odds for the match Real Madrid – Real Sociedad: Real Madrid win – 1.36; Draw – 5.30; Real Sociedad win – 8.90. Real Madrid – Real Sociedad match prediction Despite the uncertain performance of late, the home team should not leave chances to visitors who are in even worse shape. Prediction for the match Real Madrid – Real Sociedad: Real Madrid win and not concede, odds – 2.55. Recall that in the match Sevilla – Atletico on January 6, 2019, two contenders for the championship trophy will play. Fans will hear the starting whistle at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium at 18:15 Moscow time.
