Manchester United v Real Sociedad result

Full-time · Manchester United 4–1 Real Sociedad

UEFA Europa League · Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:00 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester United 4–1 Real Sociedad — Manchester United won this UEFA Europa League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United beat Real Sociedad 4–1 at Old Trafford in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday 13 March. Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Real Sociedad are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Real Sociedad: Mikel Oyarzabal (10’ pen); Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes (16’ pen; 50’ pen; 87’, assisted by A. Garnacho) and Diogo Dalot (90’, assisted by Rasmus Højlund). J. Aramburu (63’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Manchester United 4.25, Real Sociedad 1.05, from 25 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

B. Bastien showed nine yellow cards and one red — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 19 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Manchester United: M. de Ligt (9’) and Tobias Christopher Collyer (90+4’); Real Sociedad: Zubeldia (14’), Pablo Marín (39’), Martín Zubimendi (51’), Mikel Oyarzabal (64’), Elustondo (69’), Barrenetxea (74’) and Nayef Aguerd (89’).

What it changes

Manchester United have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) 19.3, Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) 7.6 and Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Real Sociedad next travel to Lillestrom on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Real Sociedad: Lillestrom v Real Sociedad, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 4–1 Real Sociedad · UEFA Europa League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: B. Bastien
Head-to-head (last 5): Manchester United 2 · draws 2 · Real Sociedad 1 · 1.6 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 1W 4D 0L · Real Sociedad 1W 1D 3L

Manchester United 4–1 Real Sociedad (UEFA Europa League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 4.75

Corners

against 5.88 / 5.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 March 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 March 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Real Sociedad for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.5 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.88 for · 15.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.13 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.5 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Heaven n 3	28.3	2.1 2/0	1.1 1/0	Elustondo
N. Mazraoui n 8	83.1	2 7/5	1.2 8/1	Elustondo
Tobias Christopher Collyer n 8	32	1.8 3/2	1.8 5/0	—
P. Dorgu n 8	78.5	1.7 8/4	2.9 8/7	—
M. Ugarte n 8	70.8	1.7 7/3	1.9 6/4	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Martin n 3	24.3	3.7 1/1	1.2 1/0
A. Garnacho n 8	66.6	3.2 6/5	1.5 4/4
Bruno Fernandes n 8	93.8	1.3 5/4	1.2 5/3
A. Diallo n 8	78.1	1.3 5/2	0.6 2/1
J. Zirkzee n 8	74.9	1.2 6/2	0.5 3/0

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	93.8	0.4 3/0	0.2 2/0
Lisandro Martínez n 8	87.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
A. Diallo n 8	78.1	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
K. Mainoo n 8	54.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
H. Maguire n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Casemiro n 8	53.1	6.8 6/5
P. Dorgu n 8	78.5	3.2 8/6
M. Ugarte n 8	70.8	3.2 6/6
Bruno Fernandes n 8	93.8	2.8 8/6
N. Mazraoui n 8	83.1	2.7 6/5

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Barrenetxea n 8	47.6	2.8 7/3	0.7 2/1	—
J. Aramburu n 8	72.1	2.3 6/5	1.6 5/4	—
H. Traoré n 8	66.9	2.2 6/4	0.5 2/1	—
Elustondo n 8	64.6	2.1 7/3	1.2 5/1	N. Mazraoui
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 8	38	2.1 5/1	1.5 4/1	—

Real Sociedad — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Zakharyan n 8	28.9	3.1 3/2	1.6 3/1
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	50.8	2 5/2	1.1 3/2
Brais Méndez n 8	64.4	1.7 6/4	1.4 6/2
Barrenetxea n 8	47.6	1.4 3/2	0.7 2/1
L. Sučić n 8	69	1.3 5/2	0.5 2/1

Real Sociedad — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Brais Méndez n 8	64.4	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
A. Zakharyan n 8	28.9	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 8	38	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
S. Becker n 8	37.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
T. Kubo n 8	63.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Real Sociedad — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Aramburu n 8	72.1	3.6 7/5
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 8	38	3.6 6/4
Aihen Muñoz n 8	61.6	2.6 7/4
H. Traoré n 8	66.9	2.4 6/4
Martín Zubimendi n 8	71.9	2 7/5

Real Sociedad — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Álex Remiro n 8	90.8	3 6/5
Unai Marrero n 7	85.1	2.7 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Real Sociedad
60%	Possession	40%
4.25	Expected goals (xG)	1.05
25	Shots	8
10	Shots on target	3
10	Shots off target	0
5	Blocked shots	5
16	Shots inside the box	4
6	Corners	4
1	Offsides	2
6	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	7
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	6
475	Passes	325
84%	Pass accuracy	75%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Onana	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Mazraoui	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
M. de Ligt	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
A. Heaven	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Diogo Dalot	90	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	7.9
Bruno Fernandes	90	3	0	5	4	4	3	0	10
P. Dorgu	90	0	0	4	1	0	3	0	8
A. Garnacho	90	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	7.3
R. Højlund	90	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	7.9
J. Zirkzee	89	0	0	3	2	3	0	0	7.6
Casemiro	79	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
Tobias Christopher Collyer sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
C. Eriksen sub	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	–

Real Sociedad player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Álex Remiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
N. Aguerd	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6
Aihen Muñoz	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.3
Brais Méndez	90	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.7
Martín Zubimendi	90	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
Mikel Oyarzabal	90	1	1	1	1	0	Y	7.3
Elustondo	80	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
T. Kubo	76	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
Zubeldia	56	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.6
Pablo Marín	56	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
S. Becker	55	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Barrenetxea sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Beñat Turrientes sub	34	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
O. Óskarsson sub	14	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
H. Traoré sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Aramburu sub	7	0	0	0	0	0	R	4.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Real Sociedad — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedDWDDD

Last 5: 1W 4D 0L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Real SociedadWLLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Manchester United 2 · 2 draws · Real Sociedad 1 · 1.6 goals/game

2025-03-06 Real Sociedad 1–1 Manchester United
2022-11-03 Real Sociedad 0–1 Manchester United
2022-09-08 Manchester United 0–1 Real Sociedad
2021-02-25 Manchester United 0–0 Real Sociedad
2021-02-18 Real Sociedad 0–4 Manchester United

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#3 pos18 pts8 pl+7 GD

Real Sociedad#13 pos13 pts8 pl+4 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored2

Real Sociedad scored1.63

Manchester United conceded1.13

Real Sociedad conceded1.13

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Real Sociedad?: In their last 5 meetings, Manchester United won 2, Real Sociedad won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.6 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Real Sociedad?: Recent form — Manchester United 1W 4D 0L; Real Sociedad 1W 1D 3L.

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