Real Sociedad v Manchester United Betting Tips [6 March 2025]

Two sides coming from domestic defeats, Real Sociedad and Manchester United, will be glad to switch gears to continental action. The two sides meet in the Europa League last 16 this Thursday, Sociedad hosting the opening leg. We have a prediction for this match below.

The winner from the two legs of this tie will meet either FCSB or Lyon in the quarters. Real Sociedad will not have it easy after back-to-back defeats to Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Desperate to get back to winning ways, Real Sociedad will be banking on home form. Before falling to Real, they had posted five straight home wins. Sociedad are also on four straight home wins in the Europa League.

Manchester United’s hopes for any silverware this season rest on their performance in Europe. The Red Devils’ FA Cup defence came crashing at the fifth round stage at the hands of Fulham on Sunday.

They were earlier in the season dumped out of the League Cup and their league campaign has been disastrous. Their unfortunate turn against Fulham has United on just two wins in their last six matches.

Ruben Amorim’s side hasn’t won in the last two away matches but has five straight wins in the Europa League. In six meetings with Real Sociedad, Manchester United only lost once.

Manchester United might have fallen only once against Real Sociedad, but their run of form coming into this game isn’t great. They will hope to build on their run in the Europa League, but here they face a solid home team. Real Sociedad have posted four straight wins at home in the Europa League.

Generally, their home form is impressive, with seven wins out of 10. Meanwhile, Manchester United are winless in the last two away matches. Our prediction for Real Sociedad v Manchester United is for Real Sociedad to win.