Real Sociedad vs Napoli Prediction, Betting Tips & Prediction

Real Sociedad vs Napoli
UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2024
Starts at 21pm UK / 00pm CET
Venue: Estadio Reale Seguros.

These two teams should easily lead the pack. However, the Blues lost their first game, and that too against comparatively weaker opposition. And now they've turned their backs against the wall.

One more defeat this Thursday and Gennaro Gattuso's men are effectively out of Europe. The reason is that a defeat in the next match would put Real at the top of the table with six points and, along with that, AZ are expected to easily beat Rijeka on matchday.

Thus, the Italians would be at the bottom of the table with 0 points, while the Spaniards and AZ would have a six-point lead with four games to go. And that gap would be too much to bridge.

Suffice it to say the Blues are desperate. And that puts them in a delicate place. The men of Apto Imanol Alguacil would know how to take advantage of these desperate Italians, and tip the balance even more in favor of the Spaniards, they are also at home.

We can probably expect Real Sociedad to have a slight lead this Thursday. However, understand that Gattuso's men are not just easy pickings. They are one of the best teams in one of the best leagues on the continent.

They are also coached by the inspirational Gattuso and despite their shortcomings in Europe so far, they have done very well in the rest of the matches.

Count on them to score at least once in this all-important clash.

Real Sociedad vs Napoli: head-to-head (h2h)

• These two teams meet for the first time.

Real Sociedad vs Napoli: Prediction

Sheriff's charges won a 1-0 away from home in the last round, against Rijeka. Meanwhile, the Blues lost 0-1 at home last week against AZ.

As it stands, the Royals have the upper hand. They have the mental advantage in first place as they won the first game and put themselves at the top of the table. In addition, they are also at home and have been in good shape recently.

In fact, they are on a four-game winning streak and are unbeaten in 13 of their previous 15 matches. In the process, they also scored three or more goals in four of their last six games overall.

And at home, they have lost just once all season, and just five times in the past 12 months.

On the other hand, their counterparts have lost two of their four previous meetings overall and four of their previous six away matches.

In this way, Real Sociedad is expected to avoid a defeat at least this Thursday.

Be that as it may, understand that Gattuso's men are currently second in the Serie A table, ahead of Juventus, Inter, Atalanta, etc. In the process, they won all but one of their matches.

Furthermore, the team have scored a total of 26 goals in their last 10 games combined and have not scored away from home just four times since October 2019.

With those stats in mind, Napoli should score at least once at Estadio Reale Seguros.

Real Sociedad vs Napoli: betting tips

• Double chance: Real Sociedad or draw at 1,50 (1/2)

• Both teams scored @ 1,80 (4/5).