PREVIEW | Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth: team news, lineups, predictions (Europa League 17/09)

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·15 September 2026

PREVIEW | Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth: team news, lineups, predictions (Europa League 17/09)

Real Sociedad host Bournemouth this Thursday at the Estadio de Anoeta of the UEFA Europa League. This will be Bournemouth's UEFA Europa League debut. As for Pellegrino Matarazzo's team, this will mark their 14th participation in the competition.

In their last encounter, Real Sociedad were beaten 0-3 by Atlético de Madrid (La Liga 2026/27). In their last outing, Bournemouth drew 2-2 against Brentford (Premier League 2026/27).

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Amine Adli - Injury
Eli Junior Kroupi - Foot Injury
Veljko Milosavljevic - Injury
Julián Araujo - Injury

Last starting XIs

Real Sociedad ( vs Atlético de Madrid 2026-09-13): Álex Remiro, Jon Aramburu, Mamadou Sarr, Luken Beitia, Sergio Gómez, Carlos Soler, Yangel Herrera, Ánder Barrenetxea, Luka Sucic, Gonçalo Guedes, Mikel Oyarzabal

Bournemouth ( vs Brentford 2026-09-12): Djordje Petrovic, Adam Smith, António Silva, James Hill, Adrien Truffert, Tyler Adams, Alex Scott, Rayan, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier, Evanilson

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MANAGERS

Pellegrino Matarazzo has faced Marco Rose on eight occasions, recording one win, two draws and five defeats
Marco Rose has faced Real Sociedad on two occasions, recording one win and one draw

TEAMS

Away from home, Bournemouth come into this match after two consecutive games without a win.
Bournemouth currently have one defeat in their last five games.
Bournemouth have scored in five consecutive games.
Bournemouth come into this match on a run of four consecutive games without defeat.
At home, Real Sociedad come into this match after two consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Real Sociedad and Bournemouth have faced each other zero times, there is no advantage between Real Sociedad and Bournemouth: zero wins for each team in zero games.
In the Europa League, the two teams meet for the first time