Real Sociedad vs Salzburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th November 2023

We have reached the penultimate round of the Champions League group stage. Ahead of us here is an exciting clash between Real Sociedad and Salzburg this coming Wednesday at Reale Arena.

With the fourth round of the group stage done and dusted Real Sociedad rank as number one on ten points, while Salzburg have three points as number three.

Real Sociedad scored eight times in the last ten games, averaging 0.8 goals a match in this tournament. They conceded 12 and kept three clean sheets over this period.

Salzburg are currently not the most scoring team in the Champions League, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches in this tournament. This is an average of just 0.8 a game in which they conceded 14 times, an average of 1.4 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring twice.

Salzburg are fighting to secure qualification to the Europa League by not losing in San Sebastián on Wednesday evening. Dependent on the outcome of Benfica's home match against Inter, a point here for the Austrians could be enough to see them through, while the home side has booked a place in the top two.

Real Sociedad vs Salzburg Prediction

Real Sociedad Form

In their last three outings, Real Sociedad won 3-1 against Benfica, beat Almeria by 1-3 and hammered Sevilla 2-1. Real Sociedad managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Champions League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded five goals.

Salzburg Form

Salzburg gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 0-1 against Inter, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Austria Wien. Their latest match brought a 3-2 win in their encounter with Hartberg. Salzburg claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to six.

Real Sociedad are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Reale Arena against visitors Salzburg.

Real Sociedad vs Salzburg Team News

Real Sociedad might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Salzburg. Igor Zubeldia gets a day off from the Real Sociedad squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Due to various ailments Carlos Fernandez, Aritz Elustondo and Martin Merquelanz will be absent from the squad, Real Sociedad are able to field against Salzburg this coming Wednesday.

Real Sociedad vs Salzburg H2H

Salzburg were knocked out cold when Real Sociedad took a 2-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Salzburg handed out in the game before. As Real Sociedad go into their match against Salzburg at Reale Arena, they put 1-1-1 record in their previous three encounters on display.

Both teams found the back of the net in two of the last three matches between Real Sociedad and Salzburg.

Real Sociedad vs Salzburg Results

Real Sociedad vs Salzburg Betting Tips

Oscar Gloukh shows decent form right now for Salzburg, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Real Sociedad, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Brais Mendez also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Champions League matches.

Real Sociedad were able to win six of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing three of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings. Salzburg won five of their last 10 games away, drew four and suffered defeat in one of them. Salzburg have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches away. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games at home.

In the past three encounters between Real Sociedad and Salzburg over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Real Sociedad scoring an average of 1.67 goals per game. Salzburg averaged 1.34 goals, while both teams scored two times. In Real Sociedad's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in five of them. They managed to average 1.6 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Salzburg, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.