Real Sociedad and Rijeka meet at Reale Arena, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Real Sociedad :
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 2nd position, with 7 points won. In the last match, they tied (0‑0) in an away match against AZ, after in the previous match, having won (1‑0) at home with AZ. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 13 suffered; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 19 goals scored and 13 suffered. The team comes to this match after a draw at home against Villarreal by (1‑1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Real Sociedad won 5, drew 3 and lost 2. Their defense has been very solid, since they only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.
Real Sociedad enters this match with equality, on the ball, in the reception to Villarreal, in a match counting for the Spanish championship: the only goal of the team was signed by Mikel Oyarzabal. It should be noted that the Spanish won 50% of the matches played in the Europa League. In this match against Rijka, Mr. Imanol Alguacil should play in a tactical system at 4-3-3, to use the side aisles to invest in the offensive process. Even so, it is important to emphasize that the men of Real Sociedad must present a great quality in maintaining possession of the ball and shooting. Asier Illaramendi and Luca Sangalli are out of this game due to physical problems.
Rijeka:
The visiting team is currently in 4th position, without any points won, after 4 defeats. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Napoli by (1‑2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Napoli by (2‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In their last match, for the 1. HNL, they drew with Osijek at home by (1‑1). In their last 10 away matches Rijeka has recorded 4 wins and 6 losses.
For this competition, record a sequence of 4 losses in the last matches. In their away matches there is a tendency to have few goals, since 7 of the last 17 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Rijeka enters this match with a 1-1 draw against Osijek in a match that counts for the Croatian Championship: the only goal for the team was signed by Franko Andrijašević. It should be noted that the Croats have lost all the games played in the Europa League. In this match against Real Sociedad, Mr. Simon Rozman should play a 4-3-3 tactical system to take advantage of the progression on the ground through short passes. Franko Andrijašević is the top scorer of this team with 5 goals scored. For this game the visiting team cannot count on Milan Ristovski, a player who is recovering from an injury.
