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Europa League | Round of 16 | 2nd Leg
Mar 13, 2025 at 8pm UK
Old Trafford
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Man Utd
4 - 1
Real Sociedad

Fernandes (16' pen., 50' pen., 87'), Dalot (90+1')
de Ligt (9'), Collier (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Oyarzabal (10' pen.)
Zubeldia (14'), Marin (39'), Zubimendi (51'), Oyarzabal (64'), Elustondo (69'), Barrenetxea (74'), Aguerd (89')
Aramburu (63')

The Match

Match Report

Manchester United book their spot in the quarter-finals of the Europa League courtesy of a 5-2 aggregate success over Real Sociedad in the last-16 stage of the competition.

Team News

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim names Ayden Heaven in his starting side for Thursday's Europa League last-16 second leg with Real Sociedad.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Manchester United and Real Sociedad, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Real Sociedad could line up for Thursday's Europa League clash with Manchester United.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester United

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal
Sunday, March 9 at 4.30pm in Premier League

Real Sociedad

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: Real Sociedad 0-1 Sevilla
Sunday, March 9 at 8pm in La Liga

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 50.75%. A win for Real Sociedad had a probability of 25.79% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.21%) and 2-0 (8.11%). The likeliest Real Sociedad win was 1-2 (6.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.95%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawReal Sociedad
50.75% (1.244 1.24)23.46% (-0.437 -0.44)25.79% (-0.808 -0.81)
Both teams to score 57.61% (0.716 0.72)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.56% (1.295 1.3)43.43% (-1.297 -1.3)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.17% (1.261 1.26)65.83% (-1.262 -1.26)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.8% (0.95999999999999 0.96)17.19% (-0.961 -0.96)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.54% (1.668 1.67)47.46% (-1.668 -1.67)
Real Sociedad Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.57% (0.060000000000002 0.06)30.42% (-0.059999999999999 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.37% (0.069000000000003 0.07)66.63% (-0.069999999999993 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 50.76%
    Real Sociedad 25.79%
    Draw 23.45%
Manchester UnitedDrawReal Sociedad
2-1 @ 9.65% (0.077999999999999 0.08)
1-0 @ 9.21% (-0.233 -0.23)
2-0 @ 8.11% (0.051 0.05)
3-1 @ 5.66% (0.219 0.22)
3-0 @ 4.76% (0.177 0.18)
3-2 @ 3.37% (0.136 0.14)
4-1 @ 2.49% (0.171 0.17)
4-0 @ 2.1% (0.141 0.14)
4-2 @ 1.48% (0.104 0.1)
Other @ 3.93%
Total : 50.76%
1-1 @ 10.95% (-0.26 -0.26)
2-2 @ 5.74% (0.055000000000001 0.06)
0-0 @ 5.23% (-0.304 -0.3)
3-3 @ 1.34% (0.056 0.06)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 23.45%
1-2 @ 6.52% (-0.143 -0.14)
0-1 @ 6.22% (-0.35 -0.35)
0-2 @ 3.7% (-0.202 -0.2)
1-3 @ 2.59% (-0.053 -0.05)
2-3 @ 2.28% (0.026 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.47% (-0.077 -0.08)
Other @ 3.01%
Total : 25.79%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Real Sociedad

Manchester United
76.4%
Draw
9.2%
Real Sociedad
14.4%
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