Real Sociedad vs. AFC Bournemouth in the Group Stage of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League kicks off at 20:00 GMT on 2026-09-17.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Pellegrino Matarazzo and Marco Rose.
Real Sociedad have 3 players out: J. Aramburu (Red Card), A. Odriozola (Knee Injury), I. Zubeldia (Injury) but AFC Bournemouth have 10 players missing: M. Aarons (Off the roster), A. Adli (Calf Injury), J. Araujo (Thigh Injury), F. Forster (Off the roster), B. Gannon-Doak (Off the roster), D. Jebbison (Off the roster), E. J. Kroupi (Foot Injury), V. Milosavljevic (Injury), J. Sanchez (Off the roster), T. Adams (Injury).
Our forecast has Real Sociedad in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with AFC Bournemouth set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw M. Oyarzabal lead Real Sociedad with a 6.6 TheyScored rating, and R. Christie top-rating for AFC Bournemouth at 10.
Real Sociedad suffered a 0-3 defeat to Atletico Madrid, while AFC Bournemouth managed a 2-2 draw versus Brentford.
Neither side is flying – Real Sociedad 2-1-2 and AFC Bournemouth 1-3-1 over the last 5 matches.
Dominance for Real Sociedad: across 1 clash, they've won 1 game and only lost 0 games to AFC Bournemouth, with 0 stalemates.
Real Sociedad is going head to head with Bournemouth on 17/9/2026 19:00 GMT for the Eurocups UEFA Europa League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Real Sociedad v Bournemouth H2H statistics!