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Real Sociedad vs Manchester Utd Prediction & Betting tips
The Juventus Stadium in Turin will be the scene of the Europa League clash between Real Sociedad and Manchester United on Thursday evening. In the eyes of the bookmakers, the English top club is one of the top favorites for tournament winnings, but meets a life-threatening opponent in the Spanish top club.
Real Sociedad:
The Spanish Real Sociedad is experiencing one of its best seasons in club history. With a fifth place finish in LaLiga, the San Sebastian club is in the running for a Champions League qualifier, plus hibernating in the Europa League for the first time in three years. In addition, La Real had a great dress rehearsal last weekend by winning 0-1 at the tough Getafe. “We are ready for the cracker against Manchester United,” said match winner Alexander Isak, who has already scored five league matches in a row.
In addition to Isak, Real Sociedad also has top class names like David Silva and Mikel Oyarzabal in its ranks, so the Spaniards have multiple weapons to hurt Manchester United. Especially for former Manchester City playmaker Silva, this is of course a spicy reunion with his old rivals. Real Sociedad, however, is unlucky that due to local travel restrictions it cannot use its own Anoeta, so it was forced to move to the northern Italian Turin. The home advantage therefore disappears completely.
Manchester United:
With a provisional second place in the Premier League, Manchester United is performing above expectations in their own country this season, but in the group stage of the Champions League, the English beat a mud figure. With three wins from the first four group duels, the Red Devils initially didn’t seem to be in the dark, but because the last two group duels were both lost, they still missed out on wintering in the European champion ball. Manchester United will therefore have to look for European rehabilitation in the knockout phase of the Europa League.
The prize money in the Europa League is of course peanuts for a club like Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer realizes all too well that his team is desperate for a resounding victory. Since the 3-2 defeat at RB Leipzig in the last group match of the Champions League, Manchester United have lost only two of its nineteen duels, but the red shirts have been performing very unstable in recent weeks. The Mancunians, for example, ended up visiting the weak West Bromwich Albion last weekend on a 1-1 draw. It’s almost embarrassing to what extent this Manchester United depend on Bruno Fernandes. Solskjaer cannot afford to give the Portuguese playmaker a rest, because without him the team will collapse like a house of cards.
Real Sociedad vs Manchester Utd head to head matches
05.11.13 CL Real Sociedad Manchester Utd 0 : 0
23.10.13 CL Manchester Utd Real Sociedad 1 : 0
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| Prediction: | Manchester Utd to win |
| Selection odds: | 2,20 |
