Manchester United v Real Sociedad Betting Tips [13 March 2025]

Manchester United will be at home seeking to secure a quarter-final slot in the Europa League when Real Sociedad visit. The two sides face off on Thursday with this tie balanced at 1-1 from the first leg. Ahead of this match, we have the prediction below.

Manchester United remain unbeaten in Europe this season despite their struggles. Psychologically, five wins and four draws place them at the top coming into this game.

They are coming off a solid performance in the Premier League and will be disappointed to have only taken a 1-1 draw at home against Arsenal. The Red Devils will be happy to parade a run of just one loss in 28 Europa League matches at home.

Real Sociedad were the only team to beat Manchester United at home in the Europa League in the last 28 matches. Actually, the last two teams to beat United at Old Trafford were Spanish sides, the other one being Athletic Bilbao.

In their last two visits to Old Trafford, Real Sociedad avoided defeat, winning once. However, having failed to win any of their last four matches will not give them the needed confidence for this encounter.

They are coming from a 1-0 home loss to Sevilla, a result that means they’ve only scored once in their last four games. In the Europa League they are unbeaten in the last four matches and will be banking on this.

Manchester United have had an inconsistent season, but things have been rather stable in the Europa League. One area they’ve struggled in is in defence. While United managed one clean sheet in seven Europa League matches at home, they rarely failed to score.

Real Sociedad share almost similar qualities and we may have goals in this game too. Our prediction for Manchester United v Real Sociedad is for both teams to score.