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UEFA Europa League - Real Sociedad VS Midtjylland Prediction
UEFA Europa League - Real Sociedad VS Midtjylland
Match Time:21-02-2025 04:00 Friday (GMT+8)
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Real Sociedad
The Basques managed to secure a crucial victory against "Midtjylland" last week with a semi-reserve squad, making an important step toward the Round of 16 in the Europa League. Just 11 minutes into the match, Brais Mendez earned a penalty at the edge of the box and confidently converted it himself. Later, Takefuso Kubo doubled the lead with a magnificent shot from distance, showcasing the quality of Imanol Alguacil's team. Recently, "La Real" has been performing well in the Europa League and the Copa del Rey; however, the upcoming opponents are only going to get tougher, making it challenging to rest players without losing quality.
Meanwhile, domestically, "" has struggled lately, securing only two wins in six matches since the winter break. They initially triumphed at home against a relatively strong "Villarreal" in the final match of the first round and a fortnight ago managed to overcome "Espanyol", who are desperately battling to survive. The other four encounters ended in defeats – narrowly against "Valencia" and "Osasuna", and with heavier losses of 0:3 against "Getafe" at home and "Betis" last weekend. Despite these setbacks, "La Real" is only three points off the European qualification zone, hence the situation in the league is not critical, with plenty of matches remaining in the season.
Midtjylland
Thomas Thomasberg's team lost to the Basques in the crucial aspect – goals scored – during their home encounter. In every other regard, the Danish side even enjoyed a slight edge. Early in the game, center-back Usman Dabo hit the post, and with the score at 0:2, forward Adam Buks reduced the deficit for "The Wolves". They had several other promising opportunities to level the score but failed to take advantage. It's unlikely that "Midtjylland" will play as boldly in San Sebastián; thus, their European campaign may come to an end. The Danish championship resumed over the weekend, with Thomas Thomasberg's team narrowly securing a win against one of the bottom teams, "Ljungby" (with Adam Buks scoring the only goal from a penalty), continuing their title chase alongside "Copenhagen", with whom they currently share the same points but trail on goal difference.
Real Sociedad possible starting lineup:
Marrero; Odriozola, Elustondo, Aguerd, Balda; Sucic, Marin; Kubo, Mendez, Becker; Oskarsson
FC Midtjylland possible starting lineup:
Lossl; Andersson, Diao, Bech Sorensen, Paulinho; Castillo, Silva, Andreasen, Franculino, Buska, Simsir
Real Sociedad vs Midtjylland Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The two teams met for the first time last week. It was the first meeting against a Danish team for Sociedad and the first one against a Spanish team for the visitors.
The visitors have conceded two goals apiece in five of their last six games in the Europa League.
The hosts have seen conclusive results in their 12 games across all competitions in 2025, recording seven wins.
Real Sociedad have suffered one loss in their last 11 home games in all competitions while recording nine wins.
Midtjylland have won two of their last eight away games in all competitions and have failed to score in five games during that period.
The visitors have lost two of their last three away games in the Europa League. They have failed to score in these games as well.
Prediction: Real Sociedad 2-1 FC Midtjylland (Real Sociedad to win 4-2 on aggregate)
Real Sociedad's recent domestic form leaves little to be desired, but they have looked relatively strong in the Europa League and will be regarded as favourites to win Thursday's contest, even without the presence of key midfielder Zubimendi. Midtjylland will be keen to begin on the front foot and score an early goal in Spain, but they face a Real outfit who have scored six goals in the opening 45 minutes across their last four Europa League games, while only Galatasaray (13) and Lazio (11) have score more first-half goals than Alguacil's side.
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