Europa League: Lillestrom vs Real Sociedad – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 3 match between Lillestrom and Real Sociedad and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Lillestrom will look to justify their title credentials this coming Thursday when they take on Real Sociedad for a round 3 match in the Europa League.

Form: Lillestrom vs Real Sociedad

Lillestrom Form

Lillestrom went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 2-2 with Molde. Another draw followed, this time 1-1 against Sparta Prague, before they beat Sandefjord by 0-2. Lillestrom just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Europa League matches at the Aaraasen Stadion. They also drew zero and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded six goals.

Real Sociedad Form

Real Sociedad look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Deportivo de A Coruna by 3-2, before drawing 1-1 with Union St.Gilloise. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Malaga by a 2-5 scoreline. In their last six away matches in the Europa League, Real Sociedad won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Lillestrom and Real Sociedad

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Lillestrom and Real Sociedad played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Lillestrom vs Real Sociedad

With two goals in six matches Thomas Lehne Olsen has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Real Sociedad and their defence. The visitors hope Mikel Oyarzabal adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Popular betting markets: Lillestrom vs Real Sociedad

Full-time result

Lillestrom won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing six as well. Real Sociedad won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Real Sociedad conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Lillestrom scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Real Sociedad got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Real Sociedad played. Of the previous 10 outings, Lillestrom scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Lillestrom’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Real Sociedad, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Real Sociedad conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.