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February 18 2025, 16:00 · Alex Lawes

Real Sociedad vs Midtjylland Preview: Team News & Prediction

Real Sociedad vs Midtjylland Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Real Sociedad are enduring a difficult and topsy turvy season domestically but they come into this second-leg having defeated Midtjylland by two goals to one in Denmark last week.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 20th February, 2025: UK – 5:45pm / US ET – 12:45pm / US PT – 9:45am

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – CBS Sports

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Key Stats

  • Real Sociedad have lost their last six UEFA club competition two-legged ties, since a 5-2 aggregate victory against Aberdeen in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
  • Real Sociedad have won four of their last five UEFA Europa League matches (L1).
  • Real Sociedad have won their last three home UEFA Europa League matches without conceding a goal.
  • Real Sociedad have won nine of their last 11 home matches in all competitions (D1 L1).
  • Midtjylland have lost four of their last six UEFA Europa League matches (W1 D1).
  • Midtjylland have only failed to score in two of their last 18 UEFA competition matches.
  • Midtjylland have lost all the previous six UEFA club competition two-legged ties when they have been beaten in the first leg at home.

Real Sociedad vs Midtjylland Prediction

Imanol Aguacil is a little under pressure in charge of Real Sociedad and the Basque coach has been criticised by members of his own La Real squad. They do, though, look in a good position to head into the Round of 16 after a 2-1 win last week.

In that game, Brais Mendez and Takefusa Kubo gave La Real a 2-0 lead before Adam Buksa pulled one back before half-time. However, that was backed up by a 3-0 defeat to Real Betis in La Liga as they slip into the bottom-half of the table domestically, having scored just 20 goals in their 24 matches in the league.

Midtjylland returned to Danish Superliga action after their long winter break by edging past Lyngby by a goal to nil at the MCH Arena at the weekend thanks to a 38th minute winning penalty scored by the aforementioned Poland international Buksa. They sit second in the league, behind Copenhagen on goal difference.

Real Sociedad have struggled to score consistently for a while now and Midtjylland’s eight UEFA Europa League league phase matches consisted of just 18 goals so a low-scoring game is likely.

Real Sociedad vs Midtjylland Tip: Under 3.5 goals