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Maccabi Tel Aviv host Real Sociedad at the Partizan Stadium in the Europa League on Thursday. Both sides are winless in their opening two games.
The hosts maintained their unbeaten start to the Israeli Premier League campaign on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa at the Teddy Stadium. Zarko Lazetic’s men, who hold a five-point lead atop the league table, now turn their attention to the Europa League, where they have lost their opening two matches.
Maccabi kicked off their European campaign with a 2-1 loss to Braga at the Estadio Braga Municipal before losing 2-0 at home to Midtjylland. Sociedad, meanwhile, continued their push to the top half of the La Liga table with a 1-0 victory over Girona at the weekend.
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Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea’s men are unbeaten in four league games — winning two — to surge to 12th in the points table. Sociedad now turn their focus to the Europa League, where they drew 1-1 with OGC Nice in the opene before suffering a 2-1 home loss to Anderlecht.
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Real Sociedad Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two side.
- Sociedad have won two of last 10 matches across competitions, losing four, since August.
- Maccabi have 11 wins in their last 14 games, losing twice, since August.
- Sociedad have lost one of their six away matches across competitions this season, winning twice.
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Real Sociedad Prediction
Both sides have stumbled into the new Europa League campaign as they look for their first win. After a mediocre few weeks, Sociedad picked up a morale-boosting win over Girona last time out should come away with a narrow victory at the Partizan Stadium.
Prediction: Maccab 1-2 Sociedad
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Sociedad to win
Tip 2: First to score - Sociedad (The La Liga outfit have opened the scoring in four of their last five games.)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in four of Sociedad's ’ last five outings.)
