Real Sociedad vs AFC Bournemouth Preview

Real Sociedad host Bournemouth at the Reale Arena on Thursday evening as both clubs open their Europa League campaigns off the back of very different midweek results.

Real Sociedad have won 2 of their last 5, drawing one and losing two, and go into this one on the back of a heavy defeat. Most recently, they lost 0-3 at home to Atl. Madrid. Prior to that, they won 3-2 away at Elche and were held 0-0 at home by Celta Vigo. Before that beat Espanyol 2-1 at home and lost 4-1 away at Real Madrid in the first fixture in this run.

Bournemouth have won just 1 of their last 5, drawing three, and have lost 1 of their last 5. Most recently, they drew 2-2 at home with Brentford. Prior to that, they beat Lincoln 4-0 at home in the EFL Cup. Before that, they drew 2-2 away at Newcastle, drew 1-1 away at Everton, and before that Manchester City beat them 2-1 at home.

The head-to-head record is level, with Bournemouth and Real Sociedad winning 1 apiece from the last three meetings, and 1 draw. Most recently, Bournemouth drew 0-0 at home in a friendly. In the previous encounter, the sides drew 1-1 at home for Bournemouth in a friendly.

Both sides sit level on zero points from zero games at the top of this table, with the league phase yet to get underway for either club — Thursday’s meeting will be the first result on the board for both. A win here would put either side among the early pacesetters, though with 36 teams still to play, this single fixture is only the opening entry on a table that will take shape over the coming months.

In Great Britain, the match is live on TNT Sports 2 and HBO Max, with the same channels extending to Ireland Republic. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on Paramount+, fuboTV, DAZN USA or CBS Sports Network. The game is also available in Spain via Movistar+ and Movistar Plus+, and in France on myCANAL.

Possible Lineups

Real Sociedad (3-4-2-1)
Remiro, Aramburu, Zubeldia, Marrero, Sucic, Zakharyan, Aihara, Guedes, Kubo, Barrenetxea, Oyarzabal

AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
Petrovic, Truffert, Hill, Smith, Rayan, Silva, Scott, Tavernier, Adams, Kluivert, Evanilson

Real Sociedad Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Real Sociedad	0-3	Atl. Madrid	LL	13.09.26
✅	Elche	2-3	Real Sociedad	LL	07.09.26
🤝	Real Sociedad	0-0	Celta Vigo	LL	03.09.26
✅	Real Sociedad	2-1	Espanyol	LL	29.08.26
❌	Real Madrid	4-1	Real Sociedad	LL	26.08.26

AFC Bournemouth Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Bournemouth	2-2	Brentford	PL	12.09.26
✅	Bournemouth	4-0	Lincoln	EFL	08.09.26
🤝	Newcastle	2-2	Bournemouth	PL	05.09.26
🤝	Bournemouth	1-1	Everton	PL	29.08.26
❌	Manchester City	2-1	Bournemouth	PL	23.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Bournemouth	0-0	Real Sociedad	CF	09.08.25
Bournemouth	1-1	Real Sociedad	CF	09.08.25
Bournemouth	1-2	Real Sociedad	CF	30.07.22

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	TNT Sports 2 / HBO Max
Ireland Republic	TNT Sports 2 / HBO Max
USA	Paramount+ / fuboTV / DAZN USA / CBS Sports Network
Spain	Movistar+ / Movistar Plus+
France	myCANAL / Canal+ Live 8
Portugal	DAZN Portugal
Netherlands	Ziggo Go / Ziggo Sport 3
Canada	DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada
Argentina	Disney+ Premium Argentina
New Zealand	DAZN New Zealand

Table

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Real Sociedad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Celta de Vigo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Salzburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Sturm Graz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Viktoria Plzeň	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Sparta Praha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Anderlecht	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Union Saint-Gilloise	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Olympique Marseille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Rennes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Olympique Lyonnais	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Bayer Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Juventus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Milan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	NEC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Torreense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Levski Sofia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Dinamo Zagreb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Omonia Nicosia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	OFI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Olympiakos Piraeus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Hapoel Be’er Sheva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Lillestrøm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Jagiellonia Białystok	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Lech Poznań	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Benfica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Celtic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Celje	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Beşiktaş	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Ferencváros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Ararat-Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0