Manchester United FC vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Europe 2024-25 LAST 16

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UEFA Europa League · 2024-25

Manchester United FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Thu 13 Mar 2025 · 20:00 UTC Old Trafford HT 45' · FT 45'

Matthijs de Ligt 9' Y

Y 15' Igor Zubeldia

Y 39' Pablo Marin

Y 49' Martin Zubimendi

R 63' Jon Aramburu

Y 64' Mikel Oyarzabal

Y 69' Aritz Elustondo

Y 75' Ander Barrenetxea

Y 89' Nayef Aguerd

Toby Collyer 90' Y

Overview

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

Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Benoit Bastien

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 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	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

2025-03-13 Manchester United FC 4–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2025-03-06 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 Manchester United FC 2022-11-03 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–1 Manchester United FC 2022-09-08 Manchester United FC 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2021-02-25 Manchester United FC 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	4–1	W
09 Mar	Arsenal FC	H	1–1	D
06 Mar	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–1	D
02 Mar	Fulham FC	H	3–4	L
26 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	H	3–2	W
22 Feb	Everton FC	A	2–2	D

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	Manchester United FC	A	1–4	L
09 Mar	Sevilla FC	H	0–1	L
06 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	FC Barcelona	A	0–4	L
23 Feb	CD Leganes	H	3–0	W
20 Feb	FC Midtjylland	H	5–2	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Fútbol this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Sergio Gomez

1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Old Trafford!
5' Manchester United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
9' Manchester United FC player sees a card in front of him.
10' Mikel Oyarzabal puts Real Sociedad de Futbol on the lead.
15' That looks like a foul for a card for Igor Zubeldia.
16' GOAL! Bruno Fernandes fires home to make it 1-1!
21' Manchester United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
26' Manchester United FC have won 686 goals from 415 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
31' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
39' Pablo Marin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 39.
44' 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.
49' A moment of madness from Martin Zubimendi on 49 minutes earns him a card. Real Sociedad de Futbol will be frustrated.
50' Bruno Fernandes makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Manchester United FC are in front.
55' Another substitution for Real Sociedad de Futbol to replace Igor Zubeldia by Jon Aramburu on 55 minute.
60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
63' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jon Aramburu on 63 minutes.
64' Mikel Oyarzabal is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
69' Aritz Elustondo is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' It’s a booking for Real Sociedad de Futbol player. Ander Barrenetxea gets a card.
75' The crowd applauds Takefusa Kubo as he leaves the pitch. Orri Oskarsson steps in for Real Sociedad de Futbol.
78' Toby Collyer is replacing Casemiro for the Manchester United FC side.
80' Another change for Real Sociedad de Futbol made on 80 minute. Aritz Elustondo leaves to be changed by Hamari Traore.
85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Igor Zubeldia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Sociedad de Fútbol.
87' Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bruno Fernandes makes no mistake. 3-1!
88' The crowd applauds Joshua Zirkzee as he leaves the pitch. Christian Eriksen steps in for Manchester United FC.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Nayef Aguerd is booked for Real Sociedad de Futbol — card on 89.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Toby Collyer is booked for Manchester United FC — card on 90.
Another three points for Manchester United FC.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Diogo Dalot
24
Andre Onana
4
Matthijs de Ligt
3
Noussair Mazraoui
18
Casemiro ↓ Toby Collyer 78'
8
Bruno Fernandes
11
Joshua Zirkzee ↓ Christian Eriksen 88'
9
Rasmus Hojlund
17
Alejandro Garnacho
13
Patrick Dorgu
26
Ayden Heaven

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

Starting XI

11
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Ander Barrenetxea 55'
21
Nayef Aguerd
23
Brais Mendez
6
Aritz Elustondo ↓ Hamari Traore 80'
5
Igor Zubeldia ↓ Jon Aramburu 55'
1
Alex Remiro
14
Takefusa Kubo ↓ Orri Oskarsson 75'
3
Aihen Munoz
4
Martin Zubimendi
10
Mikel Oyarzabal
28
Pablo Marin ↓ Benat Turrientes 55'

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Manchester United FC Form

2025-03-13 Manchester United FC 4–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2025-03-09 Manchester United FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2025-03-06 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-03-02 Manchester United FC 3–4 Fulham FC L 2025-02-26 Manchester United FC 3–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-02-22 Everton FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form

2025-03-13 Manchester United FC 4–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2025-03-09 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–1 Sevilla FC L 2025-03-06 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-03-02 FC Barcelona 4–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2025-02-23 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–0 CD Leganes W 2025-02-20 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 5–2 FC Midtjylland W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.97 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG

I would bet for: Manchester United FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC58% Draw23% Real Sociedad de Fútbol19%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Real Sociedad de Fútbol

42%

Manchester United FC or Real Sociedad de Fútbol

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC41% Draw43% Real Sociedad de Fútbol16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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