Offside.win Europa League Real Sociedad v Olympique Lyonnais
Real Sociedad v Olympique Lyonnais
Our call
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Real Sociedad v Olympique Lyonnais is one to leave alone. The likely outcome is priced too short to be worth taking, and nothing else is sure enough to call.
Preview
Real Sociedad should take control here because their recent form is built on a clear upward trend of creating better openings. The hosts dominate possession in most of their matches and turn that control into threat, though their finishing is currently running hot by scoring 22 goals from a lower volume of quality. Meanwhile, the visitors are missing a massive chunk of their attacking output through absences up front and in midfield, stripping them of key contributors like the injured Ernest Nuamah who provides six goals and one assist. Without those vital scoring boots, the visitors lack the firepower to punish a home defense that misses three players at the back. Expect the hosts to dictate the tempo and capitalize on their superior chance creation to secure the win.
Form
- Real Sociedad have won four, drawn one and lost one of their last six.
- Olympique Lyonnais have won three, drawn none and lost three of their last six.
Head to head
Four meetings between them: Real Sociedad won two, Olympique Lyonnais won two. Last time: Real Sociedad 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais, August 2013.
The table
Real Sociedad are 14th and Olympique Lyonnais 13th.
Expected line-ups
Real Sociedad: Álex Remiro, Sergio Gómez, Jon Martin, Mamadou Sarr, Jon Aramburu, Luka Sučić, Carlos Soler, Yangel Herrera, Jon Gorrotxategi, Mikel Oyarzabal, Gonçalo Guedes.
Olympique Lyonnais: Rémy Descamps, Abner Vinícius, Felix Bacher, Ruben Kluivert, Zachary Athekame, Tanner Tessmann, Corentin Tolisso, Mads Bidstrup, Keito Nakamura, Dominik Greif, Kaïl Boudache.
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