Union SG vs Real Sociedad - prediction, team news, lineups

Real Sociedad volition beryllium bidding to instrumentality to winning ways successful the Europa League erstwhile they proceed their league signifier run distant to Union SG connected Thursday evening.

The visitors opened their European situation with a 2-1 decision to Bournemouth, portion Union SG recorded a 3-0 triumph implicit Viktoria Plzen successful their archetypal lucifer of the 2026-27 competition.

Match preview

Union SG mislaid to Bodo/Glimt successful the 3rd qualifying circular of this season's Champions League, which saw them driblet into the Europa League, and the Belgian outfit are competing astatine this level for the archetypal clip since 2024-25, erstwhile they reached the knockout circular playoffs earlier losing to Ajax.

The Old Lady recorded a 3-0 triumph implicit Viktoria Plzen successful their opening lucifer of this season's Europa League, and they volition present beryllium looking to determination onto six points successful the section.

David Hubert's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-1 gully with Leuven, which has near them successful 4th spot successful Belgium's apical flight, picking up 20 points from 8 matches.

Union SG are unbeaten successful their past 8 matches successful each competitions, signaling six wins successful the process.

Real Sociedad, meanwhile, volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 3-2 triumph implicit Deportivo La Coruna successful Spain's apical flight, which has near them successful sixth spot successful the array connected 13 points.

The Basque outfit had a disappointing commencement to their 2026-27 Europa League league stage, suffering a 2-1 location decision to Bournemouth, truthful they are nether unit to bounce backmost here.

The White and Blues finished down successful 10th spot successful Spain's apical formation past season, but they secured qualification for the Europa League courtesy of their Copa del Rey success.

Pellegrino Matarazzo's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of successive wins, and it would beryllium a large stroke if they were to suffer different European crippled here.

Real Sociedad reached the last-16 signifier of the Europa League successful their past information successful the tourney successful 2024-25, portion they person won 37, drawn 19 and mislaid 27 of their 83 erstwhile matches successful this contention passim history.

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Team News

Union SG volition beryllium without the services of Kevin Mac Allister, Ross Sykes, Adem Zorgane, Ondrej Kricfaulusi, Rob Schoofs, Kevin Rodrigues and Ilan Hurtevent for Thursday's lucifer done injury.

Meanwhile, Raul Florucz, who is the team's starring goalscorer this play with six successful each competitions, is unavailable for enactment done suspension.

Relebohile Mofokeng has scored 4 times successful 10 appearances this season, and determination should beryllium different spot successful the last 3rd of the tract for the 21-year-old.

As for Real Sociedad, Alvaro Odriozola and Jon Aramburu are retired of the lucifer done injury, but the visitors are different successful beardown signifier for the European fixture.

Luka Sucic is really the team's starring goalscorer this season, uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 3 occasions, and the 24-year-old is acceptable to beryllium a notable starter.

Mikel Oyarzabal is incredibly inactive waiting for his archetypal extremity of the campaign, but the Spain planetary volition again diagnostic successful the last 3rd of the tract for La Real.

Union SG imaginable starting lineup:

Koffi; Havenaar, Sylla, Kricfalusi; Van De Perre; Patris, Zeneli, Olaru, Guilherme Smith; Mofokeng, Biondic

Real Sociedad imaginable starting lineup:

Marrero; Fort, Martin, Sarr, Gomez; Turrientes, Herrera, Sucic; Guedes, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea

We say: Union SG 2-2 Real Sociedad

Union SG person been fantabulous successful the aboriginal stages of the campaign, and we came adjacent to backing a constrictive location win, but Real Sociedad person capable astir them to assertion a constituent here.

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