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Real Sociedad vs Leipzig: prediction for the Europa League game
In the second leg of Europa League round of 16 Real Sociedad will host Leipzig, after a thrilling first leg. Will clubs put up another high-scoring performance in the reverse fixture and who will advance into the next round on February 24? You can find out from our prediction.
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Real Sociedad
SpainAfter a draw against Leipzig (2:2), Real Sociedad have suffered a heavy away defeat to Athletic (0:4). Imanol Alguacil's men are still unable to rise higher than the 7th spot in La Liga, but they still have one game in hand to get over Villarreal.
As for the Europa League, the White-Blues put up a great performance in Germany, all shots on target were converted into goals. But they were lucky to not concede more.
RB Leipzig
GermanyLeipzig are looking great since the start of 2022, they are crushing all of their opponents. Domenico Tedesco's men have destroyed Hertha in the latest round of Bundesliga (6:1), they put on a wonderful offensive performance. The Bulls chose the offensive approach for the home match against the Basques, just like always, but an awkward defensive performance created problems for them.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Leipzig recorded three out of 11 victories with that score
СтавкаLeipzig to score in the first half
In each of five latest away games club scored a goal before the half-time
СтавкаSecond half: total over 1.5
This bet played in three out of five most recent matches of Real Sociedad
Tip and bets
Opponents are worthy of each other and we are expecting another closely contested game, just like in the first leg. Basques are extremely aggressive on the offense, so they will try to gain comfortable advantage at home as soon as possible.
But German side surely won't stand still - Bulls' forwards are in a great physical shape and Spaniards were lucky to not concede more goals in the first leg. We offer to place a bet on total over.
Our prediction - total over 2.5 goals
Leipzig look solid even on away matches. German side need to work on their defensive performance, but talent on the offense help them to win even when they are unable to keep a clean sheet. Visitors will probably try to weather the storm at the start, but after that they will rush forward in an attempt to advance into the next round. We think that Leipzig have a chance to win the battle, so we offer to place a bet on a zero handicap for them.
Our second bet - Asian handicap (0) on Leipzig
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