This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Monaco at Stade Louis II. when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Real Sociedad with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the La Liga.
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Sociedad have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Monaco form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round.The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Monaco at their home stadium (Stade Louis II.) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Monaco has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Lille in the Ligue 1 last time out and are looking for a win here. Late drama in the game against Lille as Monaco were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Wissam Ben Yedder popped out and made it level in the 83rd minute. The Monaco goalkeeper Alexander Nübel was crucial in the match against Lille last time out, making six saves. Wissam Ben Yedder was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Lille after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfield player Krépin Diatta got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Diatta scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Reims that finished 0-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Monaco perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Monaco as a small favourite), we find three games. Monaco has won one of these, drawn one and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Monaco, as the Ligue 1 home game vs Strasbourg is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Monaco in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. Monaco have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Sociedad was sent out of Europa League in the 16th finals last season, when Manchester United turned out to be too strong.Real Sociedad have an excellent away record in the La Liga so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games. Total Europa League statistics for Real Sociedad: 1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses. In general it has been a productive period now for Sociedad as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
The Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro Gargallo is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Sociedad played 0-0 against Valencia in their previous match. Robin Le Normand was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.72. The defender Normand won 7 of 9 duels.
Prior to that result Sociedad won their away game at Osasuna in the La Liga. The scoreline was 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Real Sociedad playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Real Sociedad win, two draws and three defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Espanyol.
Sociedad have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 7 away matches. Sociedad have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other before this match year: Real Sociedad - Monaco 1-1. Monaco-Real Sociedad H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Monaco zero wins, Real Sociedad one win, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  W. Ben Yedder 7 goals |   M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 6 goals |  S. Diop 3 goals |
Monaco missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Monaco | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 4.9 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.4 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 33% | ||
| 9.2 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monaco | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | PSV | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Nice | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Rennes | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Lens | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Angers SCO | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Monaco | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Nantes | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Lille | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Brest | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Lorient | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Reims | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Troyes | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Clermont | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 13 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Metz | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Valencia | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Mallorca | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Granada | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Elche | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 19 | Getafe | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 | Levante | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 7 |