RB Leipzig will travel to Spain this Thursday to face Sevilla in the second leg of the 2021/22 Europa League knockout round.
Venue: Reale Arena (San Sebastian)
Key Statistics
Real Sociedad have failed to score in four of their last six competitive outings.
They have lost just one of their last five home games in all competitions (W3, D1).
The hosts have kept four clean sheets from their last five home games.
RB Leipzig have lost just one of their last eight games (Ww6, D1).
The German side have scored 2+ goals in their last eight competitive games.
They also recorded 2+ goals in six of their seven European outings so far this season.
Head to head
This will be the second-ever meeting between the sides. Their first encounter came in the first leg when they drew 2-2.
Latest performances in all competitions
Real Sociedad: L-D-W-D-L
RB Leipzig: W-D-W-L-W
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad will look to put up a better performance in the Europa League when they welcome German side, RB Leipzig, to San Sebastian this Thursday.
The Spanish side gave up a two-goal lead in the first leg, allowing Leipzig to go home with a point. They will now look to make amends in this game as they attempt to book their place in the quarter-finals round of the competition.
Meanwhile, the Spanish outfit’s struggles continued in La Liga as they fell to a humbling 4-0 defeat against Athletic Bilbao in the Basque derby last time out.
The loss leaves them currently sitting seventh in the La Liga table. They have won just one of their last six games in all competitions, losing two and claiming three draws in that time.
Possible Real Sociedad starting line-up
Alex Remiro; Joseba Zaldúa, Aritz Elustondo, Robin Le Normand, Aihen Muñoz; Portu, Martín Zubimendi, David Silva; Mikel Oyarzabal, Alexander Sorloth, Carlos Fernandez.
Injured: Ander Barrenetxea, Nacho Monreal, Diego Rico
Doubtful: Alexander Isak, Mikel Merino, Adnan Januzaj
Suspended: None
RB Leipzig
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig followed up their 2-2 draw with Sociedad with arguably their best performance this season.
The German side turned in a performance of the highest quality last time out as they claimed a 6-1 win over Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga.
The win keeps their hopes of a top-four finish in the league alive and will have given them enough confidence coming into this tie.
The Red Bulls are now unbeaten in all but one of their last eight games in all competitions, claiming six wins and one draw in that period.
After their early-season struggles under Jesse Marsch, the visitors have found their feet under Domenico Tedesco. And so, they will come into this tie looking to continue their impressive run.
Possible RB Leipzig starting line-up
Peter Gulacsi; Nordi Mukiele, Mohamed Simakan, Josko Gvardiol; Emil Forsberg, Kevin Kampl, Konrad Laimer, Benjamin Henrichs; Dominik Szoboszlai, Yussuf Poulsen, Dani Olmo.
Injured: Marcel Halstenberg
Doubtful: Angelino
Suspended: None
Prediction
Real Sociedad 1-3 RB Leipzig
