It's time for episode two of the Real Sociedad - RB Leipzig Knockout Round Play-offs battle

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 24.February
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Reale Arena (32076 seats)

The first leg ended RB Leipzig-Real Sociedad 2-2. All is set for the decider in this Europa League Knockout Round Play-offs fixture!

These teams have little in common geographically as RB Leipzig have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Real Sociedad and RB Leipzig.

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Real Sociedad form and stats

This is not the first game this season in the Europa League for Sociedad, as the manager Barrenetxea led his troops to eliminate PSV, Sturm Graz and Monaco, and reach the Knockout Round Play-offs. Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals against Manchester United.

6-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Real Sociedad so far this season. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in this competition.

Real Sociedad faced defeat in their previous match, away at Athletic Club (0-4). Midfield player Zubimendi got a match rating of 7.02 in that game, the max score being 10. Zubimendi hit one key pass and had 41 successful passes (of 47 total).

This is expected to be a close game, with Real Sociedad perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Real Sociedad as a small favourite), we find seven games. Real Sociedad has won zero of these, drawn four and lost three.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Osasuna are coming to town in three days.

Sociedad aren't scoring a lot here at Reale Arena in the league, with only 9 goals from 12 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Real Sociedad have conceded only 6 goals.

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RB Leipzig form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for RB Leipzig so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose).

RB Leipzig play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 6-1 victory visiting Hertha BSC. Nkunku, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.04. Nkunku scored two goals, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 29 successful passes (of 31 total).

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Bundesliga trip to Bochum.

Leipzig find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by RB Leipzig in these games.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled before this season: RB Leipzig - Real Sociedad 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

RB LeipzigC. Nkunku
C. Nkunku
13 goals
RB LeipzigA. Valente Silva
A. Valente Silva
9 goals
Real SociedadM. Oyarzabal Ugarte
M. Oyarzabal Ugarte
8 goals

Real Sociedad missing players

RB Leipzig missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Sociedad RB Leipzig
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   11 25
10 4   Won W   4 13
8 4   Drew D   3 5
7 3   Lost L   4 7
32 11   Scored S   22 53
29 11   Conceded C   14 32
88% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
76% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 96%
44% 27%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 64%
32% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 44%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   36% 28%
32% 27%   BTTS BTTS   64% 72%
48% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 20%
32% 36%   Failed to Score F T   9% 8%
 
5.8 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5
4.3 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.4
1.7 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
2 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12.6 13.3   Shots (avg) S (   14.2 14
4.6 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.6 5.7
28% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 38%
 
11.6 10.8   Shots against (avg) S A   13.5 10.2
4.1 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 3.7

  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 25 17 6 2 51 20 13 9 4 0 28 8 12 8 2 2 23 12 31 57
2 Sevilla 25 14 9 2 37 17 12 9 3 0 26 10 13 5 6 2 11 7 20 51
3 Real Betis 25 14 4 7 47 30 13 7 2 4 25 15 12 7 2 3 22 15 17 46
4 Barcelona 24 11 9 4 42 28 11 7 2 2 23 13 13 4 7 2 19 15 14 42
5 Atlético Madrid 25 12 6 7 45 34 12 7 3 2 21 12 13 5 3 5 24 22 11 42
6 Villarreal 25 10 9 6 42 24 13 7 4 2 29 13 12 3 5 4 13 11 18 39
7 Real Sociedad 24 10 8 6 24 25 12 6 4 2 9 6 12 4 4 4 15 19 -1 38
8 Athletic Club 25 9 10 6 29 21 12 6 2 4 19 13 13 3 8 2 10 8 8 37
9 Osasuna 25 8 8 9 25 30 13 2 6 5 10 19 12 6 2 4 15 11 -5 32
10 Celta de Vigo 24 8 7 9 28 25 12 4 2 6 15 15 12 4 5 3 13 10 3 31
11 Rayo Vallecano 24 9 4 11 28 29 12 8 2 2 20 8 12 1 2 9 8 21 -1 31
12 Valencia 25 7 9 9 37 42 13 4 6 3 19 17 12 3 3 6 18 25 -5 30
13 Espanyol 25 7 8 10 30 35 13 6 4 3 19 16 12 1 4 7 11 19 -5 29
14 Elche 25 7 8 10 28 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 13 2 3 8 13 22 -6 29
15 Getafe 25 6 8 11 24 28 12 6 2 4 17 11 13 0 6 7 7 17 -4 26
16 Mallorca 24 6 8 10 23 38 12 4 6 2 13 11 12 2 2 8 10 27 -15 26
17 Granada 25 5 9 11 27 40 12 4 3 5 17 21 13 1 6 6 10 19 -13 24
18 Cadiz 25 3 11 11 21 39 13 0 8 5 9 18 12 3 3 6 12 21 -18 20
19 Deportivo Alaves 25 5 5 15 19 42 13 4 3 6 10 15 12 1 2 9 9 27 -23 20
20 Levante 24 2 8 14 24 50 12 1 6 5 13 21 12 1 2 9 11 29 -26 14
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 23 18 1 4 74 26 12 10 0 2 37 11 11 8 1 2 37 15 48 55
2 Borussia Dortmund 23 16 1 6 63 36 12 10 0 2 39 18 11 6 1 4 24 18 27 49
3 Bayer Leverkusen 23 12 5 6 60 39 11 6 2 3 30 19 12 6 3 3 30 20 21 41
4 RB Leipzig 23 11 4 8 49 28 12 9 0 3 34 14 11 2 4 5 15 14 21 37
5 Hoffenheim 23 11 4 8 45 35 11 7 2 2 25 12 12 4 2 6 20 23 10 37
6 Freiburg 23 10 7 6 36 26 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 3 4 18 14 10 37
7 Köln 23 9 8 6 35 37 12 7 3 2 20 15 11 2 5 4 15 22 -2 35
8 Mainz 05 23 10 4 9 34 26 12 8 3 1 24 7 11 2 1 8 10 19 8 34
9 Union Berlin 23 9 7 7 29 31 11 6 3 2 14 12 12 3 4 5 15 19 -2 34
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 23 8 7 8 33 35 11 3 4 4 14 15 12 5 3 4 19 20 -2 31
11 Bochum 23 8 5 10 25 33 11 6 3 2 17 10 12 2 2 8 8 23 -8 29
12 Wolfsburg 23 8 3 12 24 35 12 4 2 6 13 17 11 4 1 6 11 18 -11 27
13 Borussia M'gladbach 23 7 5 11 30 46 11 5 2 4 19 19 12 2 3 7 11 27 -16 26
14 Arminia Bielefeld 23 5 10 8 22 29 12 2 7 3 12 16 11 3 3 5 10 13 -7 25
15 Hertha BSC 23 6 5 12 25 51 12 4 3 5 16 23 11 2 2 7 9 28 -26 23
16 Augsburg 23 5 7 11 25 40 11 4 3 4 16 18 12 1 4 7 9 22 -15 22
17 Stuttgart 23 4 7 12 27 43 12 3 3 6 19 24 11 1 4 6 8 19 -16 19
18 Greuther Furth 23 3 4 16 21 61 11 3 3 5 11 17 12 0 1 11 10 44 -40 13

Real Sociedad:
RB Leipzig:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 23 18 1 4 74 26 12 10 0 2 37 11 11 8 1 2 37 15 48 55
2 Borussia Dortmund 23 16 1 6 63 36 12 10 0 2 39 18 11 6 1 4 24 18 27 49
3 Bayer Leverkusen 23 12 5 6 60 39 11 6 2 3 30 19 12 6 3 3 30 20 21 41
4 RB Leipzig 23 11 4 8 49 28 12 9 0 3 34 14 11 2 4 5 15 14 21 37
5 Hoffenheim 23 11 4 8 45 35 11 7 2 2 25 12 12 4 2 6 20 23 10 37
6 Freiburg 23 10 7 6 36 26 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 3 4 18 14 10 37
7 Köln 23 9 8 6 35 37 12 7 3 2 20 15 11 2 5 4 15 22 -2 35
8 Mainz 05 23 10 4 9 34 26 12 8 3 1 24 7 11 2 1 8 10 19 8 34
9 Union Berlin 23 9 7 7 29 31 11 6 3 2 14 12 12 3 4 5 15 19 -2 34
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 23 8 7 8 33 35 11 3 4 4 14 15 12 5 3 4 19 20 -2 31
11 Bochum 23 8 5 10 25 33 11 6 3 2 17 10 12 2 2 8 8 23 -8 29
12 Wolfsburg 23 8 3 12 24 35 12 4 2 6 13 17 11 4 1 6 11 18 -11 27
13 Borussia M'gladbach 23 7 5 11 30 46 11 5 2 4 19 19 12 2 3 7 11 27 -16 26
14 Arminia Bielefeld 23 5 10 8 22 29 12 2 7 3 12 16 11 3 3 5 10 13 -7 25
15 Hertha BSC 23 6 5 12 25 51 12 4 3 5 16 23 11 2 2 7 9 28 -26 23
16 Augsburg 23 5 7 11 25 40 11 4 3 4 16 18 12 1 4 7 9 22 -15 22
17 Stuttgart 23 4 7 12 27 43 12 3 3 6 19 24 11 1 4 6 8 19 -16 19
18 Greuther Furth 23 3 4 16 21 61 11 3 3 5 11 17 12 0 1 11 10 44 -40 13

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.