Saturday , 22 August 2026

FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Real Sociedad de Futbol, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
FC Red Bull Salzburg
0 – 2
Full Time
Real Sociedad de Futbol
Tue 3 Oct 2023 · 16:45 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Mikel Oyarzabal
0–2 27' Brais Mendez
Y 15' Robin Le Normand
Oumar Solet 41' Y
Y 59' Brais Mendez
Strahinja Pavlovic 76' Y
Gerhard Struber 77' Y
Samson Baidoo 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Real Sociedad de Futbol — Champions League at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bartosz Frankowski
  • Assistant 1 Marcin Boniek
  • Assistant 2 Jakub Winkler

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Red Bull Salzburg 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Real Sociedad de Futbol
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-03 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Real Sociedad de Futbol

Recent Form

FC Red Bull Salzburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Real Sociedad de Futbol H 0–2 L
20 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–0 W
23 Feb AS Roma A 0–2 L
16 Feb AS Roma H 1–0 W
02 Nov AC Milan A 0–4 L
25 Oct Chelsea FC H 1–2 L
Real Sociedad de Futbol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–0 W
30 Sep Athletic Club H 3–0 W
27 Sep Valencia CF A 1–0 W
24 Sep Getafe CF H 4–3 W
20 Sep FC Internazionale Milano H 1–1 D
17 Sep Real Madrid CF A 1–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Red Bull Arena will turn into a battlefield for FC Red Bull Salzburg and Real Sociedad de Fútbol.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 7' GOAL! Mikel Oyarzabal fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Robin Le Normand picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Red Bull Salzburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' Against the run of play, Brais Mendez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 32' FC Red Bull Salzburg are deployed in a 4-1-2-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Real Sociedad de Fútbol's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Sociedad de Fútbol is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for FC Red Bull Salzburg. Oumar Solet will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' FC Red Bull Salzburg make a change. Oumar Solet trudges off to be replaced by Samson Baidoo on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Alex Remiro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' Takefusa Kubo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Red Bull Salzburg so far.
  • 58' 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.
  • 59' Real Sociedad de Futbol receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 63' The Real Sociedad de Futbol bench stirs into life. Takefusa Kubo is withdrawn and Mohamed Cho gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Nicolas Capaldo is replacing Mads Bidstrup for the FC Red Bull Salzburg side.
  • 70' Real Sociedad de Fútbol fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' FC Red Bull Salzburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' Strahinja Pavlovic was booked on 76.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gerhard Struber.
  • 78' Another substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg to replace Oscar Gloukh by Luka Sucic on 78 minute.
  • 82' Benat Turrientes is replacing Brais Mendez for the Real Sociedad de Futbol side.
  • 84' Real Sociedad de Futbol manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aritz Elustondo is hanging Hamari Traore on the field on 84 minute.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Samson Baidoo.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Red Bull Salzburg.

Lineups

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

Real Sociedad de Futbol Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brais Mendez 1
Mikel Oyarzabal 1

Head to Head

2023-10-03 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Real Sociedad de Futbol

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

2023-10-03 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2023-09-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2023-02-23 AS Roma 2–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2023-02-16 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 AS Roma W 2022-11-02 AC Milan 4–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2022-10-25 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 Chelsea FC L

Real Sociedad de Futbol Form

2023-10-03 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2023-09-30 Real Sociedad de Futbol 3–0 Athletic Club W 2023-09-27 Valencia CF 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2023-09-24 Real Sociedad de Futbol 4–3 Getafe CF W 2023-09-20 Real Sociedad de Futbol 1–1 FC Internazionale Milano D 2023-09-17 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.8 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Real Sociedad de Futbol xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Red Bull Salzburg24% Draw30% Real Sociedad de Futbol46%
Actual: Real Sociedad de Futbol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
54%
Draw or Real Sociedad de Futbol
76%
FC Red Bull Salzburg or Real Sociedad de Futbol
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Red Bull Salzburg15% Draw51% Real Sociedad de Futbol34%
Actual: Real Sociedad de Futbol win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.5%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
4.8%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Red Bull Salzburg

Handicap FC Red Bull Salzburg covers Push Real Sociedad de Futbol covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 14% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 25% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Real Sociedad de Futbol keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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