Real Sociedad hosts Sturm Graz in round 4 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, November 4th at Reale Arena (San Sebastian)
Real Sociedad is so good this season that it shares the 1st place in the LaLiga standings with Real Madrid. Both teams have 24 points each. In the Europa League, Imanol Alguacil's charges also look convincing. They didn’t suffer a single defeat in three rounds (one victory and two draws). Having five points, the team is on the 2nd line in the Group B standings, and the leading Monaco is only two points ahead. The gap from the 3rd PSV is one point. Even though Real Sociedad looks strong in the Europa League home matches, its home results in LaLiga are far from the most impressive. In the last seven matches, the White and Blues gained one victory and three draws and suffered three defeats. It is noteworthy that they conceded at least one goal in all games, except for the won ones.
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Sturm Graz does not have a single point after three matches played in the Europa League. Yes, the Austrians lost all of them. The difference between goals scored and conceded is 1-6. In theory, the Blackies can still make it to the playoffs of the Europa League and the Conference League, but I strongly doubt that this will happen in reality. Interesting fact: Sturm Graz remains the only team in the current UEL that has not yet managed to score a single point. In the last ten games in this tournament, the Austrians showed themselves like this: two victories, three draws, and five defeats. Another important point: Ilzer's charges conceded at least one goal in each of the last five games on foreign pitches.
In the first match, the Basques beat Sturm Graz on the cheap. I think we will see about the same thing in San Sebastian. Still, the main tournament for Real Sociedad is Spanish LaLiga. This is where the White and Blues spend all their strength. In the UEL, Alguacil regularly resorts to lineup rotation. I am sure that the coach will again field some reservists in the upcoming match. But this is unlikely to prevent the team from winning. Real Sociedad is just stronger. Even if all the reservists take the field, they are obliged to beat Sturm Graz. Moreover, the Austrians look very bad in the current Europa League. I bet on W1 with a -1.5 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Real Sociedad to win with -1.5 handicap
