Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth - prediction, team news, lineups

Real Sociedad and Bournemouth volition statesman their respective Europa League league signifier campaigns with an intriguing clash astatine Anoeta Stadium connected Thursday night.

Bournemouth volition participate the lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-2 gully with Brentford successful the Premier League, portion Real Sociedad mislaid 3-0 to Atletico Madrid successful La Liga past clip out.

Match preview

Real Sociedad had an underwhelming 2025-26 La Liga campaign, finishing down successful 10th spot successful the division, but they qualified for the league signifier of the Europa League courtesy of their Copa del Rey success, truthful the squad are contiguous successful Europe this term.

La Real person a grounds of 2 wins, 1 gully and 3 defeats from their six La Liga matches this season, and they volition participate this crippled disconnected the backmost of a 3-0 location decision to Atletico.

Pellegrino Matarazzo's broadside are 12th successful the La Liga table connected 7 points, but their absorption has present switched to the Europa League, wherever they volition besides instrumentality connected Royale Union SG, Lillestrom, Lyon, Crystal Palace, Torreense, Plzen and Juventus successful the league stage.

Real Sociedad past played successful the Europa League successful 2024-25, reaching the last-16 signifier of the contention earlier being eliminated by Manchester United.

La Real besides reached the last-16 signifier of the Champions League successful 2023-24, and they person a coagulated European pedigree, having played 120 times successful Europe passim their history.

Bournemouth, connected the different hand, are preparing to play successful Europe for the archetypal time, with the Cherries finishing sixth successful the Premier League past play to suffice for the Europa League league stage.

Marco Rose's broadside person played 5 times crossed 2 competitions this play and person lone managed to station 1 triumph - a 4-0 occurrence implicit Lincoln City successful the EFL Cup.

In the Premier League, the Cherries person a grounds of 3 draws and 1 defeat, with 3 points leaving them successful in 15th spot successful the division connected 3 points.

Bournemouth volition besides instrumentality connected Sturm Graz, AC Milan, Sparta Prague, Celta Vigo, Plzen, Lillestrom and Hapoel Be'er Sheva successful the league signifier of this season's Europa League, and it volition beryllium fascinating to spot however Rose's squad execute successful the tournament.

The Cherries volition participate Thursday's lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-2 gully with Brentford successful the Premier League.

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Team News

Real Sociedad stay without the services of semipermanent absentee Alvaro Odriozola, portion Igor Zubeldia is besides unavailable for enactment done injury.

The hosts volition beryllium incapable to telephone upon Jon Aramburu, with the defender suspended owed to the reddish paper that helium picked up successful the 2024-25 contention against Man United.

Mikel Oyarzabal, who helped Spain triumph the 2026 World Cup, volition beryllium the standout sanction successful the Real Sociedad XI, portion determination is besides acceptable to beryllium a spot astatine right-back for Hector Fort, who made the determination to the Basque nine from Barcelona astatine the extremity of August.

As for Bournemouth, Julian Araujo, Amine Adli, Veljko Milosavljevic and Eli Junior Kroupi are retired of the Europa League contention done injury.

There are not expected to beryllium immoderate existent surprises successful the Bournemouth XI for this match, with Rayan, Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier acceptable to run down centre-forward Evanilson.

Alex Scott volition beryllium looking to marque an content successful the Europa League this season, with a fig of high-profile clubs perchance targeting him during adjacent summer's transportation window.

Real Sociedad imaginable starting lineup:

Marrero; Fort, Sarr, Pacheco, Gomez; Ochieng, Herrera, Soler, Guedes; Oyarzabal, Sucic

Bournemouth imaginable starting lineup:

Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson

We say: Real Sociedad 2-2 Bournemouth

This could beryllium a truly entertaining Europa League contest, with some teams having prime successful the last 3rd of the field, and we tin spot the points being shared successful a 2-2 draw.

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