Lazio vs Real Sociedad Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

The Biancazzurri will take on La Real on matchday seven in the UEFA Europa League.

Lazio will lock horns against the Spanish giants Real Sociedad on Thursday night in the UEFA Europa League. They are comfortably sitting at the top of the table in the Europa League with 16 points on board. They will have to get a win against Sociedad to stay at the top, but in Serie A they are in fourth place and have 39 points.

Even though they are 11 points behind league leaders Napoli they can be optimistic of getting high up in the table. They do have very good home support and surely their fans will make things difficult for the away team.

Real Sociedad suffered a shocking defeat against Valencia who are sitting in the relegation zone in LaLiga. Even though this was an away game, losing against Valencia will surely have consequences on the player’s confidence. Lazio are unbeaten in the Europa League and Sociedad will have a great chance to beat them at home.

They have 10 points from six games and surely Sociedad will be aiming to qualify for the knockout stages directly. This will be a mouthwatering clash for sure.

Kick-Off:

Thursday, 23 Jan 2025 at 08:00 PM UK

Friday, 24 Jan 2025 at 01:30 AM IST

Location: Stadio Olimpico

🍍 REALA pic.twitter.com/AE1yEkwOxl

— Real Sociedad 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 (@RealSociedadEN) January 16, 2025

Form

Lazio (in all competitions): W-D-L-D-W

Real Sociedad (in all competitions): L-W-W-W-L

Players to Watch

Matteo Guendouzi (Lazio)

He can be most often found playing as a central midfielder, and he has proven to be a very useful creative outlet for Real Sociedad. Guendouzi is a very competent passer of the ball. He is an incredibly progressive player, who always looks to move the ball forward. In 21 games, he has scored one goal and provided three assists.

Nicolò #Rovella 🎙 "Since Matteo #Guendouzi arrived the "battle" never stopped. You have all seen our duels with Italy vs France well in the weekly training sessions it's not different. Everybody finds it normal by now." #Lazio #SerieA pic.twitter.com/VonSojlDVE

— LazioLand (@Lazio_Land) December 12, 2024

Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad)

With the ball, the Spaniard can control the tempo and rhythm of deeper build-up, where he is comfortable receiving against pressure. The key to his passing success has been consistent, small readjustments to his movements, always looking to make angles, supportive movements and subtle runs to help maintain possession. In 19 games, he has scored once and provided one assist.

Since the start of the 22/23 LaLiga season, no player has won possession in middle third of the pitch more times than Martín Zubimendi (292 times) 💪 pic.twitter.com/jwKUolkdnz

— LiveScore (@livescore) January 14, 2025

Match Facts

• The winner of the last meeting were Lazio
• When Real Sociedad lead 0-1 away, they win in 85% of their matches
• In the UEFA Europa League, Lazio have a better performance than Real Sociedad.

Lazio vs Real Sociedad: Betting Tips & Odds

• Tip 1 – Lazio to win this fixture – 5/4 by bet365
• Tip 2 – Both teams to score
• Tip 3 – Goals scored over 1.5

Injury and Team News

For Lazio, Martin Frese, Juan Cruz and Abdou Harroui are unavailable due to injuries.

For Real Sociedad, Alvaro Odriozola and Hamari Traore will miss due to injuries. The rest of the players are fit to play.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 1

Lazio: 1

Real Sociedad: 0

Draws: 0

Predicted Lineups

Lazio Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Provodel (GK); Hysaj, Gigot, Gila, Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella; Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni; Castellanos

Real Sociedad Predicted Lineup (3-5-2):

Remiro (GK); Zubeldia, Aguerd, Pacheco; Elustondo, Mendez, Zubimendi, Gomez, Lopez; Becker, Oskarsson

Match Prediction

Lazio started the season well, but recently, their performance has been inconsistent. Meanwhile, Sociedad suffered a shocking loss against Valencia. Although the Spanish side has the quality to get a good result, they will have to be at their best to give a home team a tough challenge. Most probably, the team from Rome will win this fixture.

Prediction: Lazio 3-1 Real Sociedad

Telecast

India: Sony Sports Network, SonyLiv

UK: TNT Sports

USA: fubo TV, Paramount+

Nigeria: DStv Now

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