On Feb 24th, Real Sociedad will host RB Leipzig in a meeting of these two Europa League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Real Sociedad is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Athletic Club. Dani Vivian struck first for Athletic Club in the 68th minute on a feed from Alex Berenguer, then Oihan Sancet added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Muniain In the end, Real Sociedad couldn’t muster any offence and Athletic Club ran away with the shutout win. Real Sociedad is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while rB Leipzig is fresh off their 6-1 blowout win against Hertha BSC. Benjamin Henrichs struck first for RB Leipzig in the 20th minute, but Stevan Jovetić got the equalizer for Hertha BSC in the 48th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, RB Leipzig and Real Sociedad battled to a 2-2 draw. Robin Le Normand struck first for Real Sociedad in the 8th minute on a feed from Diego Rico, then Christopher Nkunku tied it up for RB Leipzig in the 30th minute on a feed from Angeliño .
Christopher Nkunku has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 5 goals for RB Leipzig. Real Sociedad’s most prolific scorer has been Mikel Oyarzabal. The Spanish attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.