Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Real Madrid won it

Kylian Mbappé  put Real Madrid ahead in the 40th minute, set up by Federico Valverde . Real Sociedad levelled at 1-1 in the 44th minute through Luka Sucic. Kylian Mbappé  made it 2-1 to Real Madrid in the 60th minute, set up by Jude Bellingham. Vinicius Junior made it 3-1 to Real Madrid in the 68th minute, set up by Jude Bellingham. Kylian Mbappé  made it 4-1 to Real Madrid in the 80th minute, set up by Vinicius Junior.

It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Kylian Mbappé  scored a hat-trick.

The referee, M. Busquets Ferrer, showed 6 yellow cards: 3 to Real Madrid and 3 to Real Sociedad.

Real Madrid: José Mourinho, 4-2-3-1 · Real Sociedad: P. Matarazzo, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.63 for Real Madrid and 2.55 for Real Sociedad.

Real Madrid scored about 3.4 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Real Sociedad left about 1.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Real Sociedad created the better chances, 2.55 xG to 0.63, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Real Madrid had 11 shots on target, Real Sociedad 3.

Real Sociedad's goalkeeper made 7 saves.

Real Madrid had 51% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Real Madrid came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 2.6 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 2.41 expected goals for and 1.20 against, and had won 71% of their matches.

Real Sociedad came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.19 expected goals for and 1.72 against, and had won 43% of their matches.

Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), rated 10.0 by Sportmonks.

Real Madrid

• Kylian Mbappé 10.0
• Jude Bellingham 8.6 2 assists
• Vinicius Junior 7.8 1 goal, 1 assist
• Arda Güler 7.7
• Federico Valverde 7.5

Real Sociedad

• Álex Remiro 7.7
• Luka Sucic 7.1 1 goal
• Beñat Turrientes 7.0
• Sergio Gómez 7.0
• Carlos Soler 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Luken Beitia at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Real Madrid: Real Madrid vs Villarreal Saturday 10 October 2026 · La Liga
• Real Sociedad: Real Sociedad vs Deportivo A Coruña Sunday 11 October 2026 · La Liga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad

What was the score in Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad?

Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad (half-time 1-1), La Liga, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

Who scored in Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad?

Kylian Mbappé  40', Luka Sucic 44', Kylian Mbappé  60', Vinicius Junior 68', Kylian Mbappé  80'.

Did Moneyball predict Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad?

Kylian Mbappé, rated 10.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad?

M. Busquets Ferrer.