On Thursday, starting with 17:55, the Rijeka – Sociedad match will be played, within the Europa League group stage. The two teams have never met in European cups, thus being a duel for the first time. Rijeka and Sociedad are part of group F, along with Naples (Italy) and Alkmaar (Netherlands).
Rijeka has 4 appearances in the Europa League groups, the last one in the 2017/2018 season, when it took the 3rd place, with opponents like AC Milan, Austria Vienna and AEK Athens. The Croatian team ticks the qualification in the group stage after the victories with Kolos Kovalivka (Ukraine), score 2-0 after extra time in the 3rd preliminary round and 1-0 with FC Copenhagen (Denmark), in the play-off. Rijeka has a series of 5 consecutive victories in all competitions and occupies the 4th place in the ranking of the Croatian first league, 7 points away from the leader Dinamo Zagreb.
After a two-season break, Sociedad also returns to the Europa League groups, at the end of an excellent season in La Liga. The excellent game of Imanol Alguacil’s students continues in the 2020/2021 season, Sociedad being the surprise leader in the Spanish championship. The Basques have a goal difference of 10-2 in the first 6 stages, have accumulated 11 points (tied with Villarreal) and come after clear successes without a goal conceded, 3-0 with Getafe and 3-0 with Betis.
For the dispute in Croatia, Sociedad has an important list of unavailable, and betting odds have begun to vary sharply. Rijeka usually plays quite defensively in European cups, and a duel with less than 2.5 goals will double our initial stake!
Rijeka has 4 appearances in the Europa League groups;
Sociedad returns to the Europa League groups after a two-season break;
Meeting for the first time between the two bands;
PREDICTION: Real Sociedad to win @ 1,62
