On Feb 17th, RB Leipzig will host Real Sociedad at Red Bull Arena in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In RB Leipzig’s last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Köln. Christopher Nkunku struck first for RB Leipzig in the 25th minute, then Daniel Olmo added another in the 54th minute. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while real Sociedad is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Granada. Mikel Oyarzabal struck first for Real Sociedad in the 37th minute on a penalty shot, then Rafinha added another in the 74th minute In the end, Granada couldn’t muster any offence and Real Sociedad ran away with the shutout win. Real Sociedad looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Real Sociedad hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Alexander Sørloth and Adnan Januzaj, and they each have 1 goal. Christopher Nkunku has been the most prolific scorer on RB Leipzig in his last five matches with 3 goals.