Preview: Real Sociedad vs. Dynamo Kyiv – prediction, team news, lineups

Real company will look to continue their good form when they are welcomed Dynamo Kyiv to the Reale Arena for Thursday Europa League Competition.

The Basque side remains seated 16th place in the league phasewhile their Ukrainian guests sink to the bottom of the table.

Game preview

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Real Sociedad recorded mixed results in their European campaign: of their five games in the league phase, they won two, drew one and lost two.

After picking up a point in their first two games, Real Sociedad picked up a much-needed win against Maccabi Tel Aviv before being halted by a 2-1 loss to Viktoria Plzen on matchday four.

However, La Real received a positive response in its next Europa League game Other Barrenetxea And Take Kubo The team scored a goal each in a 2-0 win against Ajax, marking their first European home win of the season and their opponents’ first defeat since August.

This result also started a four-game winning streak that saw Real Sociedad pick up wins over Real Betis and Leganes in the Copa del Rey La Liga and beat Conquense in extra time.

Having kept six clean sheets in their last seven games, La Real will be looking to put in another strong defensive performance in Thursday’s European game to close the two-point gap to the top eight.

They will also be looking to continue their impressive home form, having won each of their last three competitive games at the Reale Arena, starting with a 1-0 league win over Barcelona on November 10.

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Unlike their hosts, Dynamo Kiev are on the verge of early elimination after losing each of their first five games in the league phase.

They lost to Lazio, Hoffenheim, Roma and Ferencvaros without troubling the scorers before finally finding the net in their final European game against Viktoria Plzen.

Unfortunately for Dynamo, Vladyslav Kabaev‘s 95th-minute goal proved to be mere consolation in a 2-1 defeat, leaving them stuck at the bottom of the table as the only team not to have picked up a point in the league phase of the Europa League.

Sitting five points clear of the top 24, the Ukrainian side will need to do something remarkable in their last three games against Real Sociedad, Galatasaray and RFS if they have any hope of reaching the knockout stages of a European competition for the first time since 2020-21.

Oleksandr ShovkovskyiThe Ukrainian side go into Thursday’s game after a 3-0 win over title rivals Oleksandriya, maintaining their unbeaten record in the Ukrainian Premier League this season.

The league leaders will be hoping to carry some of their domestic form onto the European stage as they look to end their nine-game winless away streak in the main draw of UEFA competition (D1, L8).

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Team news

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Head of Real Sociedad Imanol Alguacil remains without the injured trio Aritz Elustondo, Hamari Traore And Arsen Zakharyan.

Orri Oskarsson And Benat Turrientes Both are big doubts due to muscle problems Aihen Munoz, Martin Zubimendi And Sergio Gomez must all be judged after taking a beating in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Leganes.

Barrenetxea could be among those given a starting spot after coming off the bench at the weekend to score his fifth goal of the season.

Visitors are expected to get by without the services of Volodymyr Shepelev, Andriy Yarmolenko And Brayan Ceballos.

defender Vladyslaw Dubinchak is expected to be among the substitutes after serving a one-match ban following his red card against Ferencvaros on matchday five.

Vanat will continue to lead the visitors’ side and the striker is looking to add one more to the 12 competitive goals he has scored this season.

Possible Real Sociedad starting lineup:
Remiro; Aramburu, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Lopez; Kubo, Sucic, Olasagasti, Barrenetxea; Mendez, Oyarzabal

Dynamo Kyiv possible starting lineup:
Bushchan; Tymchyk; Popov, Mykhavko, Vivcharenko; Brashko, Shaparenko; Kabaev, Buyalskyy, Voloshyn; Vanat

We say: Real Sociedad 2-0 Dynamo Kyiv

Real Sociedad will be full of confidence after winning their last four competitive games without conceding a goal and we expect them to put in another strong defensive performance to maximize their chances against a Dynamo side who have struggled in the first phase of the league to get points.

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