Manchester United FC vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 32

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UEFA Europa League · 2020-21

Manchester United FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Thu 25 Feb 2021 · 20:00 UTC Old Trafford HT 45' · FT 45'

Fred 40' Y

Fred 41' Y

Brandon Williams 49' Y

Brandon Williams 50' Y

Victor Nilsson-Lindelof 65' Y

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Manchester United FC vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol — Europe at Old Trafford.

Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Lawrence Visser
Referee Rien Vanyzere
Referee Thibaud Nijssen
Referee Jochem Kamphuis
Referee Allard Lindhout
Referee Kevin Blom

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Olympique Lyonnais	8	21
2	Aston Villa FC	8	21
3	FC Midtjylland	8	19
4	Real Betis Balompié	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	Ferencvárosi TC	8	15
13	Nottingham Forest FC	8	14
14	FC Viktoria Plzeň	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	Fenerbahçe 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

Manchester United FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-25 Manchester United FC 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2021-02-18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–4 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	0–0	D
21 Feb	Newcastle United FC	H	3–1	W
18 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	4–0	W
14 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
09 Feb	West Ham United FC	H	1–0	W
06 Feb	Everton FC	H	3–3	D

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Manchester United FC	A	0–0	D
21 Feb	Deportivo Alavés	H	4–0	W
18 Feb	Manchester United FC	H	0–4	L
14 Feb	Getafe CF	A	1–0	W
07 Feb	Cadiz CF	H	4–1	W
30 Jan	Villarreal CF	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Manchester United FC host Real Sociedad de Fútbol — let the battle begin!
5' Mikel Merino has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester United FC and Real Sociedad de Fútbol are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Sociedad de Fútbol that had 348 games and scored 435 goals.
20' The travelling Real Sociedad de Fútbol supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Real Sociedad de Fútbol fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' The referee calls foul for Fred. He receives a Yellow card.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fred on 41 minutes.
46' A tactical swap from Manchester United FC — Brandon Williams on, Aaron Wan-Bissaka off on 46 minutes.
49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Brandon Williams.
50' Brandon Williams was booked on 50.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' The whistle greets Daniel James as he departs to be replaced by Amad Diallo.
64' Manchester United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
65' Martin Merquelanz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adnan Januzaj on 65 minute.
65' Victor Nilsson-Lindelof has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
66' Real Sociedad de Futbol make a change. Adnan Januzaj trudges off to be replaced by Martin Merquelanz on 66 minutes.
71' Real Sociedad de Futbol ring the changes. Ander Guevara has done his job and it is now time for Jon Guridi to step up.
72' Fresh legs for Real Sociedad de Futbol! Jon Guridi comes on to replace Ander Guevara.
76' Shola Shoretire is replacing Mason Greenwood for the Manchester United FC side.
81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might look to freshen things up shortly.
86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
It finishes all square. Manchester United FC and Real Sociedad de Fútbol share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka ↓ Brandon Williams 46'
21
Daniel James ↓ Amad Diallo 59'
17
Fred ↓ Axel Tuanzebe 46'
9
Anthony Martial
31
Nemanja Matic
2
Victor Nilsson-Lindelof
3
Eric Bailly
26
Dean Henderson
18
Bruno Fernandes C ↓ Marcus Rashford 46'
27
Alex Telles
11
Mason Greenwood ↓ Shola Shoretire 76'

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

Starting XI

15
Modibo Sagnan
19
Alexander Isak ↓ Portu 46'
10
Mikel Oiarzabal C ↓ Ander Barrenetxea 46'
5
Igor Zubeldia
8
Mikel Merino
11
Adnan Januzaj ↓ Martin Merquelanz 65'
18
Andoni Gorosabel ↓ Jon Bautista 46'
16
Ander Guevara ↓ Jon Guridi 71'
1
Alex Remiro
12
Aihen Munoz
36
Martin Zubimendi

Bench

20
Nacho Monreal
25
Jon Bautista ↑ 46'
14
Jon Guridi ↑ 71'
17
Martin Merquelanz ↑ 65'
28
Roberto Lopez
7
Portu ↑ 46'
22
Ander Barrenetxea ↑ 46'
37
Urko Gonzalez
44
Unai Marrero
46
Unai Ruiz Zeberio

Coach Imanol Alguacil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fernandes	5
Mikel Oyarzabal	2
Diogo Dalot	1
Daniel James	1
Marcus Rashford	1
Brais Mendez	1
Alejandro Garnacho	1
Joshua Zirkzee	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.34 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.74 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC51% Draw29% Real Sociedad de Fútbol20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Real Sociedad de Fútbol

49%

Manchester United FC or Real Sociedad de Fútbol

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC33% Draw53% Real Sociedad de Fútbol14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.6%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.2%

2 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

8.1%

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.7%

1 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.7%

0 – 2

3.2%

2 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	25%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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

Manchester United FC vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 32

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Manchester United FC Form

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Clean Sheet