Thursday , 2 July 2026

AZ vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AZ
0 – 0
Full Time
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
Thu 26 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Fredrik Midtsjo 26' Y
Jonas Svensson 42' Y
Y 75' Mikel Oiarzabal
Bruno Martins Indi 76' Y
Pantelis Chatzidiakos 79' Y
Myron Boadu 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol — Europe at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Goce Petreski
  • Referee Aleksandar Stavrev
  • Referee Dejan Kostadinov
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AZ 2 games · Avg 0.5 goals Real Sociedad de Fútbol
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-26 AZ 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2020-11-05 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D
22 Nov FC Emmen H 1–0 W
08 Nov SC Heerenveen A 3–0 W
05 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–1 L
01 Nov RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
29 Oct HNK Rijeka H 4–1 W
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov AZ A 0–0 D
22 Nov Cadiz CF A 1–0 W
08 Nov Granada CF H 2–0 W
05 Nov AZ H 1–0 W
01 Nov RC Celta de Vigo A 4–1 W
29 Oct SSC Napoli H 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and Real Sociedad de Fútbol is underway.
  • 5' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Albert Gudmundsson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Teun Koopmeiners has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' Fredrik Midtsjo was booked on 26.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Jonas Svensson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Sociedad de Fútbol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 52' Real Sociedad de Fútbol is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' The travelling Real Sociedad de Fútbol supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' It’s high time Imanol Alguacil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' Zakaria Aboukhlal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jesper Karlsson on 71 minute.
  • 73' Roberto Lopez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adnan Januzaj on 73 minute.
  • 74' The Real Sociedad de Futbol manager makes a substitution. Alexander Isak departs to be replaced by Willian Jose.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mikel Oiarzabal.
  • 76' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 79' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' Another change for Real Sociedad de Futbol made on 82 minute. Portu leaves to be changed by Ander Barrenetxea.
  • 86' Real Sociedad de Futbol manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Martin Merquelanz is hanging Mikel Oiarzabal on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.93 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + AZ or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ36% Draw34% Real Sociedad de Fútbol30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
70%
Draw or Real Sociedad de Fútbol
64%
AZ or Real Sociedad de Fútbol
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ22% Draw58% Real Sociedad de Fútbol20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
14.1%
0 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 0
2.1%
3 – 1
1.9%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 21% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.