Real Sociedad de Fútbol vs AZ, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Real Sociedad de Fútbol vs AZ — Europe at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta.
- Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee John Beaton
- Referee Steven McLean
- Referee Alan Mulvanny
- Referee Daniel McFarlane
4 games this season
🟨 6.0/game
⚽ 8.3 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 25 Oct | SD Huesca | H | 4–1 | W |
| 22 Oct | HNK Rijeka | A | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Oct | Real Betis Balompié | A | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 25 Oct | ADO Den Haag | A | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Oct | SSC Napoli | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Oct | VVV Venlo | H | 2–2 | D |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Fútbol this season
Real Sociedad de Fútbol this season
0%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ 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' The ball is rolling at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta. Real Sociedad de Fútbol are looking to make home advantage count against AZ.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Calvin Stengs suffering a number of foals already.
- 7' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 7.
- 12' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
- 17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 22' Jesper Karlsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 32' Portu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
- 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' The referee has no hesitation. David Silva is booked for Real Sociedad de Futbol — Yellow card on 45.
- 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 58' A stunning finish from Portu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 62' Real Sociedad de Futbol ring the changes. Alexander Isak has done his job and it is now time for Willian Jose to step up.
- 63' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zakaria Aboukhlal is hanging Albert Gudmundsson on the field on 63 minute.
- 68' Spain international Ander Guevara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 70' Timo Letschert has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pantelis Chatzidiakos on 70 minute.
- 71' Another substitution for AZ to replace Calvin Stengs by Tijs Velthuis on 71 minute.
- 72' Ferdy Druijf picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 76' Another change for Real Sociedad de Futbol made on 76 minute. Portu leaves to be changed by Adnan Januzaj.
- 81' Robin Le Normand, a France , has 59 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 86' It’s high time Arne Slot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 89' A tactical swap from Real Sociedad de Futbol — Ander Barrenetxea on, Mikel Oiarzabal off on 89 minutes.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonas Svensson.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1-0 AZ.
Lineups
Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 21
- 15
- 19
- 10
- 6
- 13
- 8
- 16
- 7
- 24
Bench
- 9
- 25
- 5
- 11
- 14
- 17
- 28
- 1
- 12
- 22
- 36
- 34
Coach
Imanol Alguacil
AZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 1
- 3
- 5
-
7
Calvin Stengs ↓ Tijs Velthuis 71'
- 2
- 8
- 6
-
9
Myron Boadu ↓ Hakon Evjen 62'
-
10
Dani de Wit ↓ Ferdy Druijf 63'
-
11
Jesper Karlsson ↓ Ferdy Druijf 63'
Bench
- 24
-
14
Ferdy Druijf ↑ 63'
-
22
Timo Letschert ↑ 70'
- 16
- 26
- 27
- 56
-
17
Zakaria Aboukhlal ↑ 63'
-
18
Hakon Evjen ↑ 62'
- 55
-
51
Tijs Velthuis ↑ 71'
- 40
Coach
Arne Slot
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Portu | 1 |
Head to Head
Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form
2020-11-05
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
1–0
AZ
W
2020-11-01
RC Celta de Vigo
1–4
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
W
2020-10-29
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
0–1
SSC Napoli
L
2020-10-25
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
4–1
SD Huesca
W
2020-10-22
HNK Rijeka
0–1
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
W
2020-10-18
Real Betis Balompié
0–3
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.25
Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Sociedad de Fútbol win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 2.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Real Sociedad de Fútbol or Draw
79%
Draw or AZ
51%
Real Sociedad de Fútbol or AZ
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
1.4%
Asian Handicap — Real Sociedad de Fútbol
| Handicap | Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 25% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 14% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet
47%
✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.