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Real Sociedad vs Manchester United Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League
by Steve Ashfield | in Europa League Predictions
The Europa League is Manchester United’s last chance of silverware this season. They travel to Real Sociedad for the first leg of this Europa League last 16 tie. Can United maintain their unbeaten record in this competition? Here’s our match prediction.
United were knocked out of the FA Cup at the weekend by Fulham. Winning the Europa League is now their best chance of playing in European football next season. They have struggled in domestic football this term but in the Europa League are yet to be defeated and finished third in the league phase. The winner of this tie between United and Sociedad will face either Lyon or FCSB in the quarter-finals.
That’s ten places ahead of Real Sociedad who then defeated Midtjylland in the play-off round. They are ninth in La Liga but only four points behind the European qualification positions. It’s 36 years since they last reached the quarter-finals of a European competition. They’ll hope that the long wait to again reach a quarter-final will end this season.
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The Best Betting Odds for Real Sociedad v Manchester United Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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2.05 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
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2.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
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2.05 | 3.25 | 3.7 |
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2.16 | 3.38 | 3.89 |
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2.16 | 3.38 | 3.89 |
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2.05 | 3.25 | 3.7 |
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2.1 | 3.22 | 3.74 |
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2.1 | 3.22 | 3.74 |
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2.11 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
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2.1 | 3.2 | 3.74 |
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2.12 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
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2.4 | 3.25 | 3.2 |
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2.15 | 3.25 | 3.6 |
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2.12 | 3.25 | 3.9 |
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2.05 | 3.2 | 3.75 |
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2.07 | 3.25 | 3.85 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Real Sociedad and Manchester United?
Our prediction for the Real Sociedad vs Manchester United match is: both teams to score.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 06/03/2025 between Real Sociedad and Manchester United in Europa League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 42.87% for a win of Real Sociedad against Manchester United with odds of 2.4 at Betsson.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Real Sociedad vs Manchester United is 25.1% with odds of 3.4 at Bet365.
- Our prediction model gives a 32.02% chance ⭐ for a win of Manchester United vs Real Sociedad with odds of 3.9 at Vbet.
Real Sociedad vs Manchester United Form
Real Sociedad and Manchester United Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
2 Mar 2025 - LaLiga
26 Feb 2025 - Copa del Rey
23 Feb 2025 - LaLiga
20 Feb 2025 - Europa League
16 Feb 2025 - LaLiga
13 Feb 2025 - Europa League
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Feb 2025 - Copa del Rey
23 Feb 2025 - LaLiga
20 Feb 2025 - Europa League
9 Feb 2025 - LaLiga
6 Feb 2025 - Copa del Rey
30 Jan 2025 - Europa League
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
2 Mar 2025 - LaLiga
16 Feb 2025 - LaLiga
13 Feb 2025 - Europa League
2 Feb 2025 - LaLiga
23 Jan 2025 - Europa League
19 Jan 2025 - LaLiga
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
2 Mar 2025 - FA Cup
26 Feb 2025 - Premier League
22 Feb 2025 - Premier League
16 Feb 2025 - Premier League
7 Feb 2025 - FA Cup
2 Feb 2025 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
2 Mar 2025 - FA Cup
26 Feb 2025 - Premier League
7 Feb 2025 - FA Cup
2 Feb 2025 - Premier League
23 Jan 2025 - Europa League
19 Jan 2025 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
22 Feb 2025 - Premier League
16 Feb 2025 - Premier League
30 Jan 2025 - Europa League
26 Jan 2025 - Premier League
12 Jan 2025 - FA Cup
5 Jan 2025 - Premier League
Real Sociedad vs Manchester United Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
25 %
25 %
50 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
3 Nov 2022 - Europa League
8 Sep 2022 - Europa League
25 Feb 2021 - Europa League
18 Feb 2021 - Europa League
Real Sociedad - Manchester United: Form Analysis
Neither of these clubs are setting the world alight at the moment. Real Sociedad have lost their last two matches without scoring. A Copa del Rey home loss to Real Madrid was followed by a 4-0 thrashing at Barcelona. That defeat has left them ninth in La Liga.
The defeat to Real ended a run of five successive home wins for The White and Blues. The La Liga side finished 13th in the league phase and then beat Midtjylland 7-3 on aggregate in the play-off round. Both teams have scored in three of their last four Europa League matches.
Manchester United are under pressure to win.
All the pressure is on Manchester United. Failing to win the Europa League will almost certainly see them missing out on European football next season. That will be very costly for the club. United lost on penalties in the FA Cup at the weekend after drawing 1-1 at home to Fulham.
The Red Devils have only won one of their last four games. That was a 3-2 home win over Ipswich and boy was that a struggle. Despite their problems in the Premier League (currently in 14th place), United finished third in the league phase of this competition with five wins and three draws.
A bet on both teams scoring is our tip.
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Real Sociedad vs Manchester United last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Missing players
J. Pacheco
A. Odriozola
A. Bayindir
DefenderL. Shaw
J. Evans
L. Martinez
MidfielderM. Mount
A. Diallo
T. Collyer
K. Mainoo
Real Sociedad & Manchester United Squad Analysis
Real Sociedad will want a lead to take to Old Trafford, though that's not as fearsome an arena as it used to be. The La Liga club will be without Jon Pachecho and Arsen Zakharyan for this first leg.
Maguire is doubtful for United.
Manchester United have a doubt over whether Harry Maguire will be able to play on Thursday. He's not just important for them in defence, he can also score the occasional goal for them too so would be missed.
United are still without several key players including Mason Mount and Luke Shaw. Their squad is nowhere near as strong as their coach would like and again they look like fielding a squad that has an inexperienced bench. That was shown at the weekend when Maguire was replaced by Ayden Heaven.
Patrick Dorgu will make his return after being suspended for their last two matches. Rasmus Hojlund has scored for United in this competition but United are running out of options with promising 17-year-old Chido Obi not registered for European games.
Most goals and assists
Real Sociedad
Manchester United
T. Kubo
(7 Goals)
, 
O. Oskarsson
(7 Goals)
, 
M. Oyarzabal
(7 Goals)
A. Diallo
(9 Goals)
, 
B. Fernandes
(9 Goals)
B. Mendez
(4 Assists)
,
S. Gomez
(4 Assists)
B. Fernandes
(12 Assists)
Real Sociedad and Manchester United Stats in Europa League
Real Sociedad - Manchester United Key Points
- Both teams have scored in four of Manchester United's last five games.
- Three of United's four away games in the league phase saw both teams score.
- Both teams have scored in three of Sociedad's last four Europa League matches.
- Manchester United have scored in 12 of their last 15 away games. Sociedad have found the back of the net in ten of their last 13 home fixtures.
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Our Real Sociedad vs Manchester United Prediction
Both clubs are struggling to make it into European football next season. Real Sociedad have a good home record with the only recent loss being to Real Madrid. They are particularly strong at home in the Europa League.
For United, it looks like either being no European football at all next season or a place in the Champions League after winning this competition. They are unbeaten in this season's Europa League but are so hard to back to win matches.
Our main Real Sociedad v Manchester United prediction is both teams to score.
Real Sociedad vs Manchester United - Other Interesting Predictions
Bruno Fernandes to score
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