PSV and Real Sociedad get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a La Liga game only four days ago. That game, against Cadiz, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Real Sociedad.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
PSV form and stats
Last season, PSV's Europa League journey ended in the 16th finals against Olympiakos Piraeus.As mentioned below, PSV are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Eredivisie games. PSV has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the AZ defeat 179 days ago.
A good away victory last time out for PSV, who won 3-0 against AZ. Midfield player Olivier Boscagli got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Boscagli scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, PSV won a home game hosting FC Groningen (5-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how PSV have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost one.
The match schedule is unforgiving for PSV as they have a new game in only three days, a Eredivisie match thankfully also at home. Feyenoord are visiting.
Early season league goal statistics from PSV's 2 home games: 9 goals, 3 conceded.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals against Manchester United.Things could have gone better for Real Sociedad in their La Liga away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
270 minutes! That's how long the Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro Gargallo and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Real Sociedad, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Cadiz in the La Liga last time out. Midfield player Mikel Oyarzabal was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.71/10. Oyarzabal scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, Sociedad secured a home win against Levante with the score 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Real Sociedad in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Sociedad, one draw and three defeats.
A new game in only three days for Sociedad, the La Liga home match versus Sevilla. Busy days.
It's early days yet, but Real Sociedad has scored 4 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 4 goals |   O. Boscagli 2 goals |  E. Zahavi 2 goals |
PSV missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| PSV | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 66 | 35 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.2 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.7 | ||
| 6.8 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | PSV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Ajax | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Willem II | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | NEC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | AZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Heracles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Valencia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | FC Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Mallorca | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Levante | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Elche | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 17 | Granada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Getafe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Deportivo Alaves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |