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Real Sociedad vs Lyon prediction

International · UEFA Europa League
Real Sociedad badgeReal Sociedad#20 · 5 ptsLWWWD
1 - 1Full time
Lyon badgeLyon#13 · 7 ptsWLLWW

Pre-match probabilities

⚽ Orri Steinn Óskarsson 28'⚽ Corentin Tolisso 54'

Thursday, November 5 · 12:45 (Peru time) · Anoeta Stadium · Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou

Picky
🎯 Model pick

Real Sociedad or draw

82%
Partial data

⚡ Summary

@ = fair odds (no margin). If the bookmaker pays more, there's value.

Minuto a minuto

90'+1🟨 Abner ViniciusLyon
89'🟨 Yangel HerreraReal Sociedad
89'🔁 Sub: Kail Boudache · Nicolás TagliaficoLyon
89'🔁 Sub: Khalis Merah · Alejandro Gomes RodríguezLyon
87'🟨 Dominik GreifLyon
82'🟨 Julien DuranvilleLyon
79'🔁 Sub: Orri Steinn Óskarsson · Luka SučićReal Sociedad
79'🔁 Sub: Ander Barrenetxea · Pablo MarinReal Sociedad
77'🟨 Ander BarrenetxeaReal Sociedad
75'🔁 Sub: Mads Bidstrup · Noah Teye NarteyLyon
67'🔁 Sub: Keito Nakamura · Julien DuranvilleLyon
66'🔁 Sub: Gonçalo Guedes · Job OchiengReal Sociedad
61'🟨 Gonçalo GuedesReal Sociedad
54'⚽ Corentin Tolisso assist Tanner TessmannLyon
45'🔁 Sub: Mamadou Sarr · Jon MartinReal Sociedad
38'🟨 Kail BoudacheLyon
28'⚽ Orri Steinn Óskarsson assist Ander BarrenetxeaReal Sociedad

Win probability minute by minute

Real SociedadDrawLyon
At kick-off56%27%18%Full time0%100%0%
0%25%50%75%100% ⚽⚽0'45'90'

Calculated with the PickMania model: each team's expected goals are spread over the time remaining and recalculated after every goal.

Probabilities

Calculated before the match.

56%Real Sociedad to win@1.80
27%Draw@3.73
18%Lyon to win@5.67
Over 1.5 goals88%
Over 2.5 goals70%
Over 3.5 goals52%
Both teams to score71%
Real Sociedad or draw82%
Lyon or draw44%
Real Sociedad to score90%
Lyon to score76%

Most likely scores

1-110%2-19%2-28%3-16%2-06%

Expected goals per the model: Real Sociedad 2.36 · Lyon 1.47

How many goals will there be?

2%0 goals8%1 goals16%2 goals20%3 goals19%4 goals34%5+ goals

Pink: 2 goals or fewer (under 2.5) · Orange: 3 or more (over 2.5) · Total expected goals: 3.83.

Corners, cards and first half

🚩 Corners

Expected: 10.6 in total · Real Sociedad 6.0 · Lyon 4.6

67%Over 8.5@1.49
57%Over 9.5@1.74
47%Over 10.5@2.11
45678910111213141516+

Grey: 9 or fewer · orange: 10 or more.

🟨 Cards

Expected: 4.6 · el árbitro Anastasios Papapetrou saca 5.8 por partido

63%Over 3.5@1.58
47%Over 4.5@2.15
32%Over 5.5@3.14

⏱️ First half

44% of these teams' goals come before half-time · expected in the 1st half: 1.70

82%Goal in the 1st half@1.22
51%Over 1.5 in the 1st half@1.98
88%Goal in the 2st half@1.13

⚽ Goals per team

68%Real Sociedad +1.5@1.46
43%Lyon +1.5@2.31
19%Real Sociedad to win to nil@5.19

Estimates based on each team's (and the referee's) season averages, not the goals model. @ = fair odds: the odds matching that probability with no margin. If the bookmaker pays more, there's value.

Match stats

1.40Expected goals (xG)1.05
4Shots on target4
3Saves3
1Offsides4
11Shots12
3Yellow cards4
5Corners6
23Fouls10
0Red cards0
47Possession %53

Goals in the last 10 matches

Real Sociedad · last 10 matches
7/10+2.5 goals8/10both teams to score3.7goals per match
2.5vs Bournemouth: 1-2 1-2 ambosen Valencia: 3-2 3-2 ambosvs Deportivo La Coruna: 3-2 3-2 ambosen Unión St. Gilloise: 1-1 1-1 ambosen Málaga: 5-2 5-2 ambosen Lillestrom: 6-0 6-0 vs Levante: 2-1 2-1 ambosen Athletic Club: 1-2 1-2 ambosvs Lyon: 1-1 1-1 ambosvs Rayo Vallecano: 1-0 1-0

Pink bar = over 2.5 goals · dot = result (green W, grey D, red L) · "BTTS" = both teams scored · oldest to newest.

Lyon · last 10 matches
6/10+2.5 goals5/10both teams to score2.9goals per match
2.5en Anderlecht: 2-1 2-1 ambosvs Rennes: 4-0 4-0 en Lens: 1-2 1-2 ambosvs Crystal Palace: 3-2 3-2 ambosvs Nice: 2-1 2-1 ambosen 1899 Hoffenheim: 0-3 0-3 en Paris Saint Germain: 0-2 0-2 vs Angers: 2-0 2-0 at Real Sociedad: 1-1 1-1 ambosen Stade Brestois 29: 0-2 0-2

Pink bar = over 2.5 goals · dot = result (green W, grey D, red L) · "BTTS" = both teams scored · oldest to newest.

Season comparison

Real SociedadLyon
2.0Goals scored per match1.6
1.6Goals conceded per match1.1
86%Matches with over 1.5 goals94%
79%Matches with over 2.5 goals63%
71%Both teams to score56%
14%Clean sheet31%
21%Matches without scoring19%
6.3Corners won per match4.8
2.0Yellow cards per match1.1

Real Sociedad: 14 matches · Lyon: 16 matches (all competitions with data).

Real Sociedad at home · Lyon away

Real Sociedad at home
3G1E2P
WWLLD
Lyon away
2G2E4P
LLLWD

When do they score and concede?

Real Sociedad · goals by minute in 14 matches scored conceded
420-157216-304331-454346-605761-754676-90
Lyon · goals by minute in 16 matches scored conceded
300-154316-307331-452346-604561-756476-90

The first goal

Real Sociedad

Scores first in 8 of 13 matches and wins 7 of them.

Concedes first in 5 and avoids defeat in 0.

Lyon

Scores first in 9 of 15 matches and wins 7 of them.

Concedes first in 6 and avoids defeat in 2.

Players in form

Real Sociedad

Mikel Oyarzabal · 2 goles, 3 assists in 5 matches

Luka Sučić · 3 goles, 0 assists in 4 matches

O. Oskarsson · 3 goles, 0 assists in 5 matches

Lyon

Corentin Tolisso · 2 goles, 1 assists in 5 matches

Pavel Šulc · 2 goles, 0 assists in 2 matches

Ernest Nuamah · 2 goles, 0 assists in 4 matches

Head to head

2Real Sociedad to win
0Draws
0Lyon to win

2 matches · 2.0 goals per match

Recent meetings
2013-08-28Real Sociedad 2-0 LyonUEFA Champions League
2013-08-20Lyon 0-2 Real SociedadUEFA Champions League

Standings

UEFA Europa League standings
#TeamPGDPts
1Benfica4+1012
2Bournemouth4+912
3Ferencvarosi TC4+812
4Unión St. Gilloise4+810
5Juventus4+710
6Olympiakos Piraeus4+310
7Bayer Leverkusen4+79
8Beşiktaş4+37
9Dinamo Zagreb4+17
10Levski Sofia4+17
11Sunderland407
12NEC Nijmegen4-17
13Lyon4-17
14AZ Alkmaar4+36
15Anderlecht4+36
16OFI4+16
17Rennes4+16
18Omonia Nicosia4-16
19Torreense4-26
20Real Sociedad4+55
21Crystal Palace4+35
22Sparta Praha404
231899 Hoffenheim404
24Sturm Graz4-34
25Celje4-44
26Red Bull Salzburg4-54
27Celta Vigo4-23
28AC Milan4-33
29Jagiellonia4-33
30Plzen4-43
31Marseille4-43
32Celtic4-53
33Hapoel Beer Sheva4-71
34Lillestrom4-81
35Lech Poznan4-101
36Ararat-Armenia4-100

More stats

Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou

14 matches · 5.3 yellows and 0.50 reds per match · 0.00 penalties

Half-time

Real Sociedad: 3 days since last match · Lyon: 4 days

Real Sociedad absences

A. Odriozola, L. Beitia, A. Zakharyan

Lyon absences

S. Kango, L. Openda, M. Ouedraogo, P. Sulc, T. Morton

Probabilities calculated by the PickMania model (Poisson + Dixon–Coles with team data and market odds). Updated: 2026-11-06 00:30 UTC.

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