This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Real Sociedad at Reale Arena when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Rijeka with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
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 Sociedad and Rijeka.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Rijeka, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Overall La Liga stats at home this season for Real Sociedad are 3-2-1 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Villarreal in the La Liga last time out and are looking for a win here. Preceding that game was the away draw at AZ Alkmaar that finished 0-0.
The manager I. Alguacil Barrenetxea will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Deportivo Alaves in only three days.
Sociedad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Reale Arena with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Sociedad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Rijeka form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the play-offs.It's not happening yet for Rijeka on their 1. HNL travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? Total Europa League statistics for Rijeka: 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Rijeka's last three away games as they have all been lost.
There were no winners in Rijeka's previous match, a 1. HNL home game that ended 1-1 vs Osijek. A 0-2 defeat away at Napoli before that.
The schedule is very tough for Rijeka now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. HNL game at Hajduk Split is waiting in only three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Rijeka's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 3 matches. For Rijeka, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Rijeka - Sociedad 0-1, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 7 goals |  C. Portugués Manzanera 4 goals |   F. Andrijašević 4 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Real Sociedad | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 35 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 18% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.3 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 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 Sociedad | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Cadiz | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 8 | Granada | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Elche | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Getafe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Eibar | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Deportivo Alaves | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Valencia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 12 |
| 16 | Osasuna | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 19 | Levante | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 20 | Huesca | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 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 | Osijek | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 26 |
| 3 | Gorica | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Rijeka | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 9 |
| 9 | Varazdin | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -11 | 9 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 9 |