Ace Football previews the Europa League round 2 match between Union St.Gilloise and Real Sociedad and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Union St.Gilloise hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Real Sociedad over to the Stade Joseph Marien for a round 2 match.
Form: Union St.Gilloise vs Real Sociedad
Union St.Gilloise Form
Union St.Gilloise collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-3 and 0-2 winners against Viktoria Plzen and Royal Antwerp, respectively. Against OH Leuven, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Union St.Gilloise won three of their previous six matches at Stade Joseph Marien in the Europa League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring seven goals to six against.
Real Sociedad Form
In their last three matches, Real Sociedad lost against Bournemouth by 1-2, beat Valencia by 2-3 winning 3-2 against Deportivo de A Coruna. 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 for Union St.Gilloise and Real Sociedad
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Union St.Gilloise and Real Sociedad. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 17 Union St.Gilloise matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Union St.Gilloise matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Union St.Gilloise have won the last 6 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Union St.Gilloise have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Union St.Gilloise home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Real Sociedad away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Real Sociedad matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Real Sociedad away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Real Sociedad have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Real Sociedad away matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Union St.Gilloise vs Real Sociedad
Kevin Mac Allister is the most prolific Europa League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Real Sociedad look to Mikel Oyarzabal, hoping he can add to his current total of three Europa League goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Union St.Gilloise vs Real Sociedad
Full-time result
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Stade Joseph Marien, Union St.Gilloise won seven and drew three. Real Sociedad won four of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew zero and lost six. Union St.Gilloise are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 8 matches without defeat. Union St.Gilloise are on an amazing streak of now 22 games at home in a row without defeat. Real Sociedad conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.
Both teams to score
Union St.Gilloise scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Real Sociedad scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Real Sociedad managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Union St.Gilloise were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Union St.Gilloise saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 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 1.3 times goals per game themselves. Real Sociedad conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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