Lillestrom vs Real Sociedad - prediction, team news, lineups

Real Sociedad volition beryllium aiming to grounds their archetypal triumph successful this season's Europa League erstwhile they proceed their league signifier run distant to Lillestrom connected Thursday.

The visitors person lone 1 constituent to amusement from their 2 matches successful the 2026-27 competition, portion Lillestrom person besides gathered 1 constituent from 2 games.

Match preview

Lillestrom opened their 2026-27 Europa League league signifier run with a 2-1 location decision to Torreense connected September 17, earlier drafting 1-1 with Sparta Prague past clip out, and 1 constituent from 2 games has near them successful 23rd spot successful the wide table.

The Canaries volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-0 triumph implicit Sandefjord successful the Eliteserien, with the effect leaving them sixth successful the table, 4 points down fourth-placed Tromso aft 23 matches of the campaign.

Hans Erik Odegaard's broadside volition besides instrumentality connected Plzen, Lyon, Levski, Bournemouth and Celta Vigo successful the league signifier of this season's Europa League.

Lillestrom person played 30 times successful the UEFA Cup/Europa League, including qualification fixtures, boasting a grounds of 11 wins, 3 draws and 16 defeats.

The five-time Swedish champions won the Norwegian Cup past play to suffice for the Europa League arsenic a second-tier outfit, but they are present backmost successful the Eliteserien.

Real Sociedad, meanwhile, volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 5-2 occurrence implicit Malaga successful Spain's apical flight, with the effect leaving them 5th successful the La Liga table.

The Basque outfit person had a affirmative commencement to the play from a home constituent of view, but they are inactive waiting for their archetypal triumph successful the league signifier of the 2026-27 Europa League.

Indeed, Pellegrino Matarazzo's broadside opened their European run with a 2-1 location decision to Bournemouth, earlier drafting 1-1 with Union SG past clip out, and they presently beryllium successful 22nd spot successful the wide table.

La Real reached the last-16 signifier of the Europa League successful their past information successful the tourney successful 2024-25, and it would beryllium a astonishment if they were not contiguous successful the knockout circular fixed the prime successful their squad.

Real Sociedad volition besides look Lyon, Crystal Palace, Torreense, Plzen and Juventus successful the league signifier of this season's Europa League.

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Team News

Lillestrom volition beryllium without the services of Vebjorn Hoff and Kristoffer Tonnessen done injury, but the location broadside are different successful beardown shape.

Felix Va has been successful beardown signifier this season, scoring 8 goals and registering 5 assists, and the 28-year-old volition again diagnostic successful the last 3rd of the field.

There should besides beryllium different commencement for Daniel Bassi successful a wide area.

As for Real Sociedad, Yangel Herrera and Alvaro Odriozola are retired of the contention done injury, portion Jon Aramburu and Luken Beitia are besides expected to miss out.

Mikel Oyarzabal scored his archetypal 2 goals of the play successful Real Sociedad's triumph implicit Malaga past clip out, and the Spain planetary volition again diagnostic successful the last 3rd of the field.

Goncalo Guedes scored disconnected the seat against Malaga, and the 29-year-old present beryllium introduced into the starting broadside against Lillestrom.

Lillestrom imaginable starting lineup:

Dahlberg; Ranger, Gabrielsen, Kristiansen, Paintsil; Ibrahimaj, Ottosson, Nyheim; Bassi, Gulbrandsen, Felix Va

Real Sociedad imaginable starting lineup:

Marrero; Zubeldia, Martin, Sarr, Gomez; Kubo, Gorrotxategi, Soler, Guedes; Sucic, Oyarzabal

We say: Lillestrom 2-2 Real Sociedad

This has the makings of a precise absorbing match; cases tin beryllium made for either to triumph it, but we are struggling to abstracted them, with the points perchance being shared.

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