LiontipsLeipzig vs Real Sociedad. Predictions and Betting Tips for UEFA Europa League
Command Analysis
Leipzig failed to advance into the playoffs of the Champions League - under then-manager Jesse Marsch, team failed to compete against Manchester City and PSG. Disastrous results in first matches almost left the team without chances even for a 3rd spot, but a 5:0 away victory over Club Brugge and a 2:1 home victory over Manchester City pulled Leipzig up to the 3rd position and team earned a spot in the playoffs of the Europa League.
Bulls also struggled in the first half of Bundesliga season, but after the arrival of Domenico Tedesco results have improved, but there is still room for an improvement. Leipzig are currently 4th in the standings, but Hoffenheim, Freiburg and Union are behind only on tiebreakers, so a race for the Champions League spot is still on.
Real Sociedad started the Europa League campaign in a group with Monaco, PSV and Sturm Graz. Imanol Alguacil's team put up a solid performance in the group stage, but failed to secure a top spot, losing it to Monaco by three points. Real claimed the second position in the ultimate round of the group stage, they crushed PSV by a 3:0 score and eliminated the Eindhoven side from the tournament.
Real Sociedad are struggling in La Liga, they are currently only at the 6th spot in the standings. The White-Blues are only one point adrift from the Champions League zone, they will have a chance to get back in there after the next round. A 2:0 victory over Granada extended Real's unbeaten run to five La Liga matches.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Real Sociedad suffered two out of six most recent away defeats with that score
СтавкаLeipzig to score in each of the halves
This bet played in three out of four most recent home matches of Leipzig
СтавкаReal Sociedad to score in the second half
In each of two most recent home matches Leipzig conceded in the second half
Tip and bets
Leipzig managed to raise the level of performance in few latest months and team rose to the Champions League zone. The Bulls also have some ambitions in the Europa League and they will surely try to earn some handicap in a home game before the flight to Spain - Real Sociedad won only one away match in the current edition of Europa League, team is pretty vulnerable on away, so we offer to place a bet on the favourite.
Our prediction - Leipzig to win the match
Leipzig looks powerful at home recently - they won four latest home matches by a total score of 11:2, leaving no chances to their opponents. But today we are not expecting an easy victory from the Bulls - Real Sociedad are not conceding many goals, they will surely pick a defensive strategy for today match and it won't be easy to break their defense.
Our second bet is on Leipzig to win by one match
