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Real Sociedad vs Napoli Prediction & Betting tips
In group F of the Europa League, Real Sociedad will receive a visit from Napoli in their own Anoeta on Thursday evening. Both the Spaniards and the Italians have had a strong competition start, so this meeting could well provide plenty of spectacle.
Real Sociedad:
Real Sociedad made its European return last week after a two-year absence, with the Spaniards winning 0-1 at the Croatian Rijeka. Substitute Jon Bautista crowned himself with a goal in injury time as match winner, allowing Real Sociedad to do excellent business on Thursday evening in the battle for European wintering. With a victory over Napoli, the blue and white can hardly escape a place in the knockout phase of the Europa League.
Real Sociedad is also doing well in their own country, because the team from San Sebastian can even call itself the surprising leader of La Liga. Because Real Madrid and FC Barcelona still have a few matches due, the Spanish ranking gives a distorted picture, but fourteen points from seven matches is of course fine for clubs like Real Sociedad. Last weekend, PhD candidate Huesca was over the knee with a 4-1 victory, partly thanks to a doblete from star player Mikel Oyarzabal. David Silva also claimed a leading role with two assists, although there is a good chance that trainer Imanol Alguacil will give his 34-year-old playmaker a rest on Thursday evening.
SSC Napoli:
With a second place in Serie A, Napoli has also started the new season strongly, although the Italians will have to work to achieve European wintering. Last week, the Neapolitans in their own San Paolo let themselves eat the cheese from the bread by a stripped AZ: 0-1. Napoli can therefore absolutely not afford another defeat in the Spanish Basque Country on Thursday evening, so it is expected that trainer Gennaro Gattuso will bring a strong starting eleven within the lines.
Napoli recovered well last weekend in any case by winning 1-2 at Benevento. The Nigerian record purchase Victor Osimhen has yet to get started with just one goal in five official games, but Hirving Lozano, Matteo Politano, Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne have it on their hips with a combined total of eight goals. In addition, Gattuso is one of the few trainers to be lucky enough to have access to his entire selection, which is almost unique in this corona era. Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas have just returned from a period in quarantine.