Real Sociedad vs RB Leipzig Match Analysis and Prediction

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Following a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League playoff tie, Real Sociedad and RB Leipzig get back to action in the second leg at the Anoeta Stadium on Thursday.

It was a tale of two penalties at the Red Bull Arena in the first leg last Thursday, one that was correctly awarded to Sociedad and one that the Spanish outfit would have felt aggrieved to see go against them.

After Le Normand and Christopher Nkuku scored for their respective sides, Oyarzabal restored the lead for Sociedad from 12 yards after Josko Gvardiol’s handball, but Leipzig rescued a draw through Forsberg’s spot kick after a foul on Dominik Szoboszlai.

Sociedad have now won just one of their six matches, and they have failed to score in four of those encounters, with the Spanish outfit have never made it as far as the last-16 of the Europa League in its current format.

On the positive side, Imanol Alguacil’s side have managed to keep four clean sheets in their last five matches on the home turf and went through the group stage unbeaten at home.

Leipzig’s star man Christopher has been described by many in a positive way, as he followed up his impressive showing in the first leg with another goal-laden display against Hertha Berlin.

The former PSG star contributed two goals to his side’s 6-1 victory over Tayfun Korkut’s side, his 21st and 22nd of the season in all competitions, as Leipzig continue their impressive scoring streak since the turn of the year.

A record of just two wins from their nine away games in the Europa League so far is not particularly positive, but Domenico Tedesco’s side have not failed to score away from home in any competition since November and will arguably be the favourites on Spanish turf this week.

Real Sociedad vs RB Leipzig head to head

The two sides have met on one occasion in their first leg of the Europa League where the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

RB Leipzig 2-2 Real Sociedad 17/02/22

Real Sociedad latest home form

Real Sociedad have recently been on a good form at home, having lost just one of their last five matches. They recently lost 4-0 to Real Betis in the Copa del Rey. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one, scoring 5 goals and conceding 4.

Real Sociedad 1-0 Celta Vigo 08/01/22

Real Sociedad 2-0 Atletico Madrid 19/01/22

Real Sociedad 0-0 Getafe 23/01/22

Real Sociedad 0-4 Real Betis 03/02/22

Real Sociedad 2-0 Granada 13/02/22

Real Sociedad latest away form

Real Sociedad lost their last league away game 4-0 to Athletic Bilbao. However, they have recently been on a good form on the road, having been unbeaten in five matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn three and lost one in the process.

Alaves 1-1 Real Sociedad 02/01/22

Leganes 2-3 Real Sociedad 05/01/22

Valencia 0-0 Real Sociedad 06/02/22

RB Leipzig 2-2 Real Sociedad 17/02/22

Athletic Bilbao 4-0 Real Sociedad 20/02/22

RB Leipzig latest home form

Leipzig have recently been in a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on December 18 when they lost 2-0 to Arminia Bielefeld. They recently managed to defeat Hansa Rostock 2-0 in the DFB Pokal on January 19.

RB Leipzig 4-1 Mainz 08/01/22

RB Leipzig 2-0 Hansa Rostock 19/01/22

RB Leipzig 2-0 Wolfsburg 23/01/22

RB Leipzig 3-1 FC Koln 11/02/22

RB Leipzig 2-2 Real Sociedad 17/02/22

RB Leipzig latest away form

Leipzig have recently been on a relatively good form on the road, having lost just one of their four most recent away matches. They lost 3-2 to Bayern Munich in the league. In their last five matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost two, scoring 12 goals and conceding 8.

Union Berlin 2-1 RB Leipzig 03/12/21

Augsburg 1-1 RB Leipzig 15/12/21

Stuttgart 0-2 RB Leipzig 15/01/22

Bayern Munich 3-2 RB Leipzig 05/02/22

Hertha 1-6 RB Leipzig 20/02/22

Real Sociedad news

Martin Zubimendi is expected to be back from a ban he served in the first leg, which is timely after Mikel Merino left the field with a head injury against Bilbao at the weekend.

Ander Barrenetxea, Diego Rico and Nacho Monreal are sidelined, while Adnan Januzaj and Alexander Isak are unlikely to feature.

RB Leipzig news

Willi Orban recovered from illness in time to face Hertha Berlin at the weekend, but Angelino was absent due to his own bout of infection and is a doubt for the second leg.

Mohamed Simakan was taken off at half time at the weekend, while Marcel Halstenberg is absent with his knee issue.

Prediction and Odds

Leipzig have enjoyed a free-scoring mode all season long, and will enter the contest knowing the importance of this game.

With a nearly fully-fit squad to select from and good morale, we see the visitors overcoming Real Sociedad with a victory to proceed to the next round of the competition.

Odds: 1 2.50 X 2.05 2 2.10