In the Moldovan National Division, Sheriff Tiraspol have already built a healthy lead over their rivals at the top of the table.
Real Sociedad will be hoping to continue their winning run in the Europa League when they travel to Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday. The contest at the Zimbru Stadium will have the Spaniards as the favourites on paper. However, the Moldovan champions cannot be taken lightly. They are on an impressive domestic run and have also shown signs of what they are truly capable of in the Europa League. The home support will also give them added boost to do well against the fancied Spanish opposition.
Sheriff Tiraspol vs Real Sociedad | Key details |
Date | October 6th |
Venue | Zimbru Stadium |
Kickoff time in India | 10:15 pm |
Kickoff time in Spain | 6:45 pm |
Kickoff time in Moldova | 7:45 pm |
In the Moldovan National Division, Sheriff Tiraspol have already built a healthy lead over their rivals at the top of the table. They have 21 points from nine games – six more than the second-placed side. Sheriff are unbeaten in their respective league and have won three of their last four matches. On the other hand, Real Sociedad are sitting seventh in the La Liga table with 13 points from seven games. They won their weekend goal-fest against Girona 5-3. Sociedad have won both their group stage matches in Europa League till now, including a 1-0 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
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There are not many injury concerns for both sides to worry about ahead of this clash. It is Real Sociedad who have the majority of injury doubts. A close eye will be kept on Carlos Fernandez to see if he can return from his injury fully recovered for this clash. One thing is sure though young forward Mohamed-Ali Cho and defender Robin Le Normand are definitely out of this fixture with injuries. On the other hand, Sheriff Tiraspol seem to have more or less everyone fit and available for this match. They could go with the same team that played in their other Europa League matches.
Sheriff Tiraspol possible line-up: Koval, Zohouri, Radeljic, Kiki, Kpozo, Diop, Badolo, Kyabou, Ouattara, Atiemwen, Rasheed
Real Sociedad possible line-up: Remiro, Rico, Elustondo, Pacheco, Munoz, Merino, Guevara, Illarramendi, Kubo, Silva, Navarro
The UEFA Europa League match between Sheriff Tiraspol and Real Sociedad will take place at Zimbru Stadium on Thursday at 10:15 pm IST.
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the UEFA Europa League is available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website. Besides, the supporters can watch the match between Sheriff Tiraspol and Real Sociedad on Movistar+, GOL PLAY in Spain; and Paramount+, ViX in the United States.