Madrid and Sociedad have named their starting sides for their La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. The hosts won 2-1 at Espanyol on Saturday in their first competitive match of Jose Mourinhos second spell in charge, Carlos Espi scoring a 90th-minute winner.Starting a season as Sociedad boss for the first time, Pellegrino Matarazzo oversaw a 1-0 opening defeat at Betis for the team who finished 10th and won the Copa del Rey in 2025/26.Los Blancos have won 10 and lost one of their last 12 league games at the Bernabeu, where they are on a six-match unbeaten run in the top flight including five wins. Table of ContentsMadrid confirmed starting team vs Real SociedadSociedad full line up vs Real MadridWhere to watch Madrid vs Sociedad: TV and online streamsMadrid vs Real Sociedad statsMadrid confirmed starting team vs Real SociedadReal Sociedad starting XI: A. Remiro, Aramburu, Turrientes, Oyarzabal, Ochieng, Take, Sergio Gomez, Herrera, Sucic, Jon Martin, BeitiaSociedad substitutes: To followSociedad full line up vs Real MadridMadrid are unchanged from their victory against Espanyol.Real Madrid starting XI: Thibaut Courtois, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras, Bernardo Silva, Federico Valverde; Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior; Kylian MbappeMadrid substitutes: To followWhere to watch Madrid vs Sociedad: TV and online streamsKick-off on Wednesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 2 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.A Premier Sports subscription costs �120 a year, �11.99 per month on a 12-month contract or �16.99 per month with 30 days cancellation notice required.Madrid vs Real Sociedad statsThe last six Liga meetings between these teams have resulted in victories for Madrid, who have conceeded two goals in total along the wayLos Blancos have won seven of their last eight encounters with Sociedad in all competitions, the exception being a 4-4 home draw in the Copa del Rey semi-finals in 2025 in which they advanced 5-4 on aggregate through Antonio Rudigers extra-time goalMadrid are unbeaten in their last six Liga visits from Sociedad (W6 D2) since a 2-0 defeat in January 2019Kylian Mbappe has three goals across the last three editions of the fixtures, while Mikel Oyarzabal has scored once in each of the last two encountersOnly one of the last 13 meetings between the sides in all competitions has finished 0-0, with each of their last nine matches against each other featuring at least one goal since a stalemate at Madrid in La Liga in January 2023Since winning at relegated Mallorca on February 28, Sociedad have gone six Liga away games without victory (D3 L3)They did, however, win all five of their away matches on their way to Copa del Rey glory, including away victories over Liga teams Alaves and Athletic Club before beating Atletico Madrid on penalties in the final in SevilleElche (1) and Osasuna (2) were the only teams to win fewer Liga away games than Sociedad (3) last season without suffering relegationOnly six teams had a better goal difference on the road in the division than Sociedad (-8), who drew eight and lost eight of their other 16 such matchesMallorcas Vedat Muriqi (23) and Osasunas Ante Budimir (17) were the only players outside of the top two teams to outscore Oyarzabal (15) in the 2025/26 top flight Topics Aurelien Tchouameni Dean Huijsen Jose Mourinho Jude Bellingham Kylian Mbapp LaLiga Real Madrid CF Real Sociedad Trent Alexander-Arnold Vinicius Jr Vinicius Junior Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Theres 0% chance of selling him to Barca Atletico hit back after Laportas Alvarez comments Nicholas McGee 26th August, 2026 When is the Champions League draw? Date, time, schedule, where to watch Ben Miller 26th August, 2026 When does the transfer window close? Deadline day dates, times, latest news Ben Miller 26th August, 2026 When is the Europa League draw? Date, time, schedule, where to watch Ben Miller 26th August, 2026 When is the Conference League draw 2026/27? Date, time, league phase schedule, TV channel and live stream Ben Miller 26th August, 2026 Real Madrid v Real Sociedad: Preview, line-ups and stats Jon Fisher 26th August, 2026
