Real Sociedad vs Manchester United Prediction

Real Sociedad are back to Europa League action as they will play host to a struggling Manchester United side who are yet to taste defeat in the European competition. Losing out on penalties and getting knocked out of the FA Cup, Ruben Amorims last chance at silverware is in the Europa League after a poor Premier League season.

Key Stats

• Manchester United are unbeaten in the Europa League and won their last five matches in a row in the tournament
• Real Sociedad have been goalless from their last two matches
• Manchester United have been unable to keep a clean sheet in their last seven matches

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Imanol Alguacil will be horrified with the display of football his team produced in their last match, losing out 4-0 to Barcelona in La Liga. An early red card for Sociedad’s Aritz Elustondo set the tone for the match and Barcelona completely tore them apart, collecting 33 shots to Real Sociedad’s 0. Yes! Zero shots in 90 minutes of football.

Time after time, it seems that Amorim’s Manchester United will continue to start their games in a slow manner as their last match saw them go into the break a goal down through Fulham’s Calvin Bassey. Returning to the competition where the Red Devils have been glorious this season, Amorim will be dreaming his side can continue to perform to a higher standard than we’ve seen in the league.

Real Sociedad Preview

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Real Sociedad Predicted Line-Up: Remiro; Lopez, Aguerd, Zubeldia, Munoz; Zubimendi; Barrenetxea, Sucic, Olasagasti, Kubo; Oyarzabal

Real Sociedad have endured back to back difficult fixtures, facing off against Real Madrid before then making the trip to Barcelona so they will hope that this should be a less intense match with Manchester United continuing to have a disastrous season. Sociedad need to make some attacking changes, with the White and Blues ranked third amongst the lowest scoring teams in the league this season.

Manchester United Preview

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Manchester United Predicted Line-Up: Onana; Yoro, De Ligt, Mazraoui; Dorgu, Ugarte, Fernandes, Dalot; Garnacho, Zirkzee; Hojlund

It is disaster after disaster for Manchester United and now they suffer as Harry Maguire may have to miss this game due to fatigue. Another individual that is suffering a problem is Danish forward Rasmus Hojlund, who is now without a goal in his last 18 matches, last scoring in the Europa League against Viktoria Plzen. Introduced to the first team in October, 17 year old Chido Obi-Martin has displayed tremendous off the ball movement and could force Hojlund to ride the bench if he can just find that venom in front of goal.

Head to Head Stats

These two sides last met in the Europa League back in 2022, where Manchester United were victorious with their only shot on target of the game, defeating Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium 1-0. This game will be the fifth meeting between the two sides.

Real Sociedad 0-1 Manchester United, November 3rd 2022

Manchester United 0-1 Real Sociedad, September 8th 2022

Manchester United 0-0 Real Sociedad, February 25th 2021

Real Sociedad 0-4 Manchester United, February 18th 2021

Betting Tips

With all hope lost for Manchester United in both the league and the FA Cup, all focus will now be on the Europa League to redeem a disastrous season for the Red Devils. Performing horrible in their last match, Sicedad will be looking for a much better performance for this game.

For this reason, our betting experts suggest Manchester United to Win as the best value betting tip for this match. With the betting odds currently at 11/4, a stake of £10 could see a return of up to £38.30

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Real Sociedad vs Manchester United

Real Sociedad 0-2 Manchester United