Real Sociedad vs RB Leipzig Evenly Poised Following First Leg
Real Sociedad vs RB Leipzig - 24/02/2022
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We have reached the second leg of the Europa League knockout round play-offs and on Thursday the 24th of February we have a meeting between Real Sociedad and RB Leipzig to enjoy.The match will be played at the Reale Arena in Spain and the tie is evenly poised at 2-2.
In the first leg in Germany, Real Sociedad opened the scoring after only 8 minutes but RB Leipzig scored the equalising goal before half time.
Real Sociedad once again took the lead in the 64th minute but the German club scored their second goal with only 8 minutes remaining of the match.
Real Sociedad will be happy enough to begin the second leg of the tie level but they come into the game on the back of a disappointing 4-0 loss in the derby against Athletic Club on the weekend.
The score was 0-0 with just over 20 minutes remaining of the game and Real Sociedad collapsed as the hosts scored 4 goals without reply.
That result means Real Sociedad have recorded only one victory from their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
They have won just 1 of their last 4 matches in the Europa League and 1 of their last 5 at home in the competition.
Trends show Real Sociedad have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 3 Europa League games and both teams have scored in 3 of their last 5 on home soil.
RB Leipzig make the trip to the Reale Arena on the back of a fantastic 6-1 win at Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on the weekend.
With the score level at 1-1 just after half-time, RB Leipzig kicked into gear and scored 5 goals in the space of 26 minutes to take maximum points. It is worth pointing out Hertha Berlin were down to 10 men for each of the 5 goals.
That result means RB Leipzig are undefeated in 7 of their 8 most recent games in all competitions. They have recorded 6 victories in those 8 matches with just one defeat at Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
Form in the Europa League shows RB Leipzig have failed to win any of their 4 most recent games in the competition. However, 3 of those matches were played back in 2018.
Team news and Real Sociedad are hoping both Nacho Monreal and Carlos Fernández could make a return to the squad for this game. Mikel Merino, Diego Rico Salguero, Adnan Januzaj, and Ander Barrenetxea are injured.
RB Leipzig travel without the injured duo of Angeliño and Marcel Halstenberg.
This should be a great game to watch, with plenty of goalmouth action. We expect to see both teams find the back of the net and the game could end level, meaning extra-time and the possibility of penalties to find a winner.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
UEL
285022
X
2 - 2
2.80
12°
3.40
2.45
3.40
2.75
no
no
no
1 - 3(0 - 1)
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