Real Sociedad vs Zenit St. Petersburg
UEFA Europa League – Group-stage 2017/18
Date: Thursday, 7th December 2017
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: Estadio Anoeta (San Sebastian).

With qualification already confirmed, Real Sociedad and Zenit lock horns in the penultimate tie that decides the group winner.

Zenit start the match sitting at top of the group with 13 points, while Sociedad are at a 1-point distance. The Russian outfit need to avoid defeat, while the La Liga side must win to finish as group winners.

Both teams won 4 of their 5 games, but Zenit are unbeaten after earning a draw in one of those games. Meanwhile, Sociedad lost 3-1 on matchday 2 at Zenit.

Also, the teams showed plenty of promise in front of goal with Zenit scoring 14 goals and Sociedad 15. Their defense also came in handy with them letting in 3 and 4 goals respectively.

Real Sociedad vs Zenit St. Petersburg: Head-to-head

Zenit’s 3-1 win at St Petersburg on 28th September is their lone meeting with Real Sociedad.

The La Real won 3 and lost 2 of their 5 meetings with Russian clubs so far. They are unbeaten at home with wins in all 2 previous fixtures.

Zenit have plenty of experience of playing in Spanish soil. However, they had won just 1 of their 7 matches and lost in all of the remaining 6. Overall records stand at 5 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses from 19 games.

Real Sociedad vs Zenit St. Petersburg: Prediction

We need to consider a couple of points before making the picks for this game. The most important of which is Sociedad’s home record in European competitions. If you add up both UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League, they are won 12 games on the bounce at the San Sebastian. Also, they kept clean sheets in 6 of the last 7. This is something that adds massive boost to the team confidence.

On the other hand, Zenit are having a dismal run in away games off-late. They are win-less in the last five, however 4 of those are draws. Therefore, we have enough reasons to bank of the La Liga side to win in this ultimate battle.

Real Sociedad vs Zenit St. Petersburg: Bet Tips

• FT – Sociedad to win @ 2.00


• Under 2.5 goals @ 2.05.