Real Sociedad vs Lyon - prediction, team news, lineups

The Anoeta Stadium volition play big to a fascinating Europa League contention connected Thursday, arsenic Real Sociedad invited Lyon successful the league signifier of the tournament.

Real Sociedad are presently 14th successful the wide table, picking up 4 points from 3 matches, portion Lyon are 12th, collecting six points from 3 games.

Match preview

Real Sociedad were outstanding successful their past Europa League fixture connected October 22, signaling a 6-0 triumph implicit Lillestrom, with that effect pursuing a 2-1 location nonaccomplishment to Bournemouth and a 1-1 gully with Union SG successful this season's league stage.

Four points from 3 games has near them successful 14th spot successful the division, and they person matches aft this 1 against Crystal Palace, Torreense, Viktoria Plzen and Juventus.

Pellegrino Matarazzo's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-1 decision to Athletic Bilbao successful the Basque derby, truthful they volition beryllium fired-up to bounce backmost connected Thursday.

The White and Sky Blues 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 incapable to beforehand heavy into this season's contention fixed their quality.

Real Sociedad person won 3 of their past 4 matches successful each competitions, portion their nonaccomplishment successful the Basque derby connected Sunday was their archetypal decision of immoderate benignant since September 17.

Lyon, meanwhile, volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-0 triumph implicit Angers successful Ligue 1, with that effect pursuing back-to-back defeats for the French club.

One of those losses came successful the team's past European fixture, going down 3-0 against Hoffenheim connected October 22, with that effect coming aft a 3-2 occurrence implicit Crystal Palace.

Paulo Fonseca's broadside besides won their opening lucifer successful this season's Europa League league stage, beating Anderlecht 2-1, truthful six points person been gathered from 3 matches, which has near them successful 12th spot successful the part up of the adjacent circular of fixtures.

Lyon reached the last-16 signifier of the 2025-26 Europa League, going retired of the contention to Celta Vigo, portion they made the quarter-finals successful 2024-25, losing to Manchester United.

Les Gones volition besides instrumentality connected Lillestrom, Union SG, Jagiellonia and Bayer Leverkusen earlier the league signifier of the Europa League draws to a close.

Real Sociedad Europa League form:

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Lyon Europa League form:

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Team News

Real Sociedad volition beryllium without the services of Luken Beitia, Alvaro Odriozola and Arsen Zakharyan done wounded connected Thursday night.

Luka Sucic is really the team's starring goalscorer this season, coming up with six goals successful 13 appearances, and helium is acceptable to proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

Meanwhile, determination volition beryllium a commencement successful the onslaught for Spain's World Cup victor Mikel Oyarzabal.

As for Lyon, Nicolas Tagliafico, Mohamed Ouedraogo, Tyler Morton, Pavel Sulc and Lois Openda are retired of the European fixture owed to wounded problems.

Noah Nartey has been a standout performer for Lyon this season, coming up with 2 goals from midfield, and the 21-year-old volition beryllium successful the starting side.

There is besides expected to beryllium a spot successful an attacking country for Keito Nakamura.

Real Sociedad imaginable starting lineup:

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

Lyon imaginable starting lineup:

Greif; Kango, Bacher, Mata, Kluivert; Nartey, Tessmann, Bidstrup; Boudache, Himbert, Nakamura

We say: Real Sociedad 2-1 Lyon

This is simply a hard lucifer to call, but location vantage could assistance Real Sociedad unafraid a invaluable 3 points connected Thursday evening.

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