Rijeka hosts Real Sociedad in round 1 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, October 22nd at Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka)
Rijeka is returning to the Europa League group stage after a three-year hiatus. In the qualifying rounds, the Croats managed to eliminate the Ukrainian Kolos (2:0) and Danish Copenhagen (1:0). As for the local championship, Rijeka is in second place in terms of points lost, lagging four points behind Dynamo Zagreb. Currently, Simon Rozhman's team is on a 4-match winning streak. Last Saturday, the Whites beat Varazdin at home (2:1).
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Real Sociedad is an infrequent guest in European Cups. Three years ago, the Basques played in the Champions League group stage, and it was their last performance in the European arena. They finished sixth in the national championship last season. After six rounds of the new La Liga, Real Sociedad is in the lead with 11 points, but several teams can outrank it if they win the postponed matches. In the last two matches in October, the Basques won with the same 3: 0 score. They beat Getafe at home and hammered Betis on the road.
Rijeka and Real Sociedad show an excellent game in the defensive line. The teams will probably act very pragmatically in a head-to-head match of the first round, so you shouldn't expect a large number of goals scored here.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
