Real Sociedad vs FC Midtjylland Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | UEFA Europa League, February 20, 2025

Real Sociedad vs FC Midtjylland Preview

• Tournament: UEFA Europa League
• Date: Thursday, February 20
• Kick-off Time: 08:00 PM GMT
• Venue: Reale Arena

In the second leg of the UEFA Europa League knockout playoffs, Real Sociedad will be hosting FC Midtjylland at the Reale Arena on February 20, 2025. Their last fixture ended 1-2 with the Spanish side taking the lead in this contest. Real Sociedad opened the scoring in the 11th minute of the game with Brais Mendez netting a goal. The Japanese sensation, Takefusa Kubo doubled the lead for his team before the half time. Adam Bukas did score a consolation goal to stay in the game but ultimately lost the first leg, 1-2.

Real Sociedad is coming to this game with a tough defeat against Real Betis in the ongoing La Liga season. Their last 5 games resulted in 3 victories (FC Midtjylland, Espanyol & Osasuna) and 2 defeats (Real Betis & Osasuna), scoring 7 goals, and conceding 7 goals, failing to keep a clean sheet in any game. Meanwhile, FC Midtjylland also had mixed results in their last five games, 3 victories (Lynhby, Vejle Boldklub & Ludogorets Razgrad), 1 defeat (Real Sociedad), and one draw (Fenerbahce).

The Spanish side, Real Sociedad is having a decent domestic season with 31 points in 24 games played, winning 9, losing 11 and drawing out 4 games. On the other side, FC Midtjylland is having a great domestic season, they’re currently tied with the same points in the same number of games with the table topper FC Kobenhavn.

Real Sociedad Team News

Real Sociedad will miss the service of Hamari Traore (Cruciate Ligament Injury) & Jon Pacheco (Muscle Injury), while Jon Aramburu and Martin Zubimendi will be unable to feature due to suspension.

FC Midtjylland Team News

The visitors will have three unavailabilities in their travel squad, Gue-Sung Cho (Knee Injury), Kristoffer Olsson (Illness) & Oliver Sorensen (Injured).

Real Sociedad vs FC Midtjylland Predicted Lineup

Real Sociedad Predicted Lineup (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Alex Remiro

Defenders: Aihen Munoz, Nayef Aguerd, Igor Zubeldia, Alvaro Odriozola

Midfielders: Sergio Gomez, Luka Sucic, Pablo Marin, Sheraldo Becker

Forwards: Mikel Oyarzabal, Brais Mendez

FC Midtjylland Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Elias Olafsson

Defenders: Victor Bak, Mads Bech, Han-Beom Lee, Joel Andersson

Midfielders: Valdemar Byskov, Dani Silva, Dario Osoria

Forwards: Mikel Gogorza, Adam Buksa, Franculino

Real Sociedad vs FC Midtjylland Head-to-Head Record

Both the teams have only met previously only once in their entire history which was too recently. Real Sociedad got the upper hand in their last encounter.

Key Players to Watch in Real Sociedad vs FC Midtjylland

Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad)

Although he may not start the next game, Oyarzabal has shown on several occasions throughout his career how he has a knack of scoring important goals. He has scored four goals this season and they have come from 5.08 xG, meaning he will need to improve his conversion rates a lot.

Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland)

The Polish striker joined the Danish champions last summer from RC Lens and has been impressive with his performances for the Wolves this season despite injury issues. He should be starting for the hosts in attack in the second leg fixture and has already netted six goals in 11 Superliga appearances maintaining an xG of 5.88. He would be eager to open his goal tally in Europe against La Liga rivals in a crucial fixture.

Real Sociedad vs FC Midtjylland Prediction

The Spanish side is favored to claim a win considering their European experience, squad depth, and solidity in midfield, defense, and dazzling recent form. Meanwhile, the visitors will aim to take advantage of the weakness of their opponent due to key players unavailable to feature, however, they were sluggish during the Europa League knockout playoff round 1.

Prediction: Real Sociedad 2-1 FC Midtjylland

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