Real Sociedad a Tough Prospect for Manchester United

Real Sociedad vs Manchester United - 18/02/2021

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One of the standout ties in the Round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League is the meeting between Real Sociedad and Manchester United.

Due to travel restrictions, the first leg of this game will take place at the Allianz Stadium, in Turin. This is the home leg for Real Sociedad, so they have lost the advantage of playing at their home stadium but there would have been no fans in attendance anyway.

Real Sociedad come into the match on the back of a 1-0 win at Getafe in La Liga on the weekend. That result means they are undefeated in their last 3 games and have lost only one of their 6 most recent matches in all competitions.

Real Sociedad were drawn in Group F of the Europa League this season along with Napoli, AZ, and Rijeka. Napoli were always going to be the biggest threat to the Spanish club but they managed to finish in second place, with 9 points.

It was a tight group and Real Sociedad came through losing only one fixture and that was at home against Napoli. However, Real Sociedad failed to win any of their final 3 group games, picking up a point in each of them.

Trends show both teams have scored in 3 of their last 5 home Europa League matches. Real Sociedad have failed to score only once in their 9 most recent Europa League fixtures on home soil.

Manchester United travel to Italy having been held to a 1-1 draw away from home against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. It was a disappointing result against a team battling relegation and it saw Manchester United fall further behind in the title race.

The Red Devils enter the Europa League at the Round of 32 stage having finished third in their Champions League group. It was a disappointing campaign for Manchester United as they looked set to finish in the top two places only to suffer defeats at home against Paris Saint-Germain and away at RB Leipzig in their final group games.

Trends show Manchester United are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 Europa League matches and they reached the semi-final of this competition last season.

They have seen both teams score in 3 of their last 4 away Europa League fixtures and Manchester United have scored in each of their last 5 on the road.

Team news and Real Sociedad are without the injured Carlos Fernández Luna, Miguel Angel Moya, and Luca Sangalli. Jon Pacheco remains a doubt.

Manchester United are expected to be without Paul Pogba, who is recovering from injury. The likes of Dean Henderson, Eric Bailly, Juan Mata, Daniel James, Alex Telles, and Donny van de Beek will be hoping to start.

This is a tricky game for both teams as they have been forced to travel to Italy. Therefore, we could have a close match, with both teams finding the back of the net but with limited opportunities. 1-1 seems like a good correct score prediction.

Home team
Away team

Probability %

1X2

Pred

Correct score

Avg. goals

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UEL

Real Sociedad Manchester United 18/02/2021 18:55

194932

X1-1

1 - 1

1.70

11°

3.35

3.10 3.35 2.40 1 -1 -1

FT

0 - 4(0 - 1)

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