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Ace Football previews the Europa League clash between Man Utd and Real Sociedad and offers team stats, fixture history, betting tips and the latest odds.

Real Sociedad will visit Old Trafford this coming Thursday for a Europa League fixture with home side Man Utd.

Man Utd have their target aimed at getting one over Real Sociedad this coming Thursday, but the latter are highly motivated of showing their skills in front of the crowd at Old Trafford.

Position in the Europa League table: Man Utd vs Real Sociedad

In the opening round of the Europa League, Man Utd and Real Sociedad will battle for their first points this campaign. Since Man Utd emerge as favorites, they are expected to only be satisfied with all three points from this match. However, Real Sociedad will surely not make it easy for them and might as well want to grab a point in their first game of the season. The opening round of the Europa League will bring us several matches to be excited about and we believe that this clash is one of them.

Latest form and previous Europa League encounters between Man Utd and Real Sociedad

Man Utd in good shape

Manchester United swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-1 against Southampton. They went on to defeat Leicester 0-1 and made it three on the spin against Arsenal in a 3-1 victory.

Real Sociedad in decent shape

It is difficult to point a finger on recent results for Real Sociedad, as they have performed according to their level.In their last three matches, Real Sociedad lost 1-4 against Barcelona, won 0-1 against Elche, and drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid.

Latest encounters between Man Utd and Real Sociedad

With Real Sociedad having spent a stint in a lower division than Man Utd this will be the first time in 2 seasons they take on each other. Depending on your betting strategy, you could do worse than adding the team showing the most stable results to your accumulator.

Man Utd vs Real Sociedad Stats

Here are some facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Man Utd and Real Sociedad. The facts are based on stats from the recent games that the teams played out across all tournaments.

  • In 8 of the last 10 home matches Manchester United played, both teams scored
  • Manchester United have conceded in 11 of the last 12 home matches
  • Manchester United have scored in 9 of the last 10 home matches
  • Manchester United have not lost 8 of the last 10 home matches
  • Manchester United have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
  • Real Sociedad have scored in 13 of the last 15 matches
  • Real Sociedad have scored in 10 of the last 12 away matches
  • Real Sociedad have not lost 8 of the last 10 away matches
  • Real Sociedad have conceded in 7 of the last 9 away matches
  • Real Sociedad have won 3 of the last 4 away matches

Man of the Moment

As the new Europa League campaign hasn’t started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Man Utd and Real Sociedad this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Match predictions: Man Utd vs Real Sociedad

To summarise, the upcoming match between Man Utd and Real Sociedad appears to be a good chance to place some bets. Therefore, we have come up with the recommended betting suggestion for this game. However, we also present some lower and higher risk alternatives.

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