Match Report
Real Sociedad (13th, 13 pts) visited Manchester United (3rd, 18 pts) with 5 points between them. Real Sociedad ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Manchester United 2 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Real Sociedad 1.63 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.42.
Manchester United's last three games had all finished level.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 3 for Manchester United, 1 for Real Sociedad and 3 drawn, at 1.29 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 14% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 14% of the meetings.
Old Trafford, capacity 74,879, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes (16'), Bruno Fernandes (87'), Bruno Fernandes (50'), Diogo Dalot (90') · Real Sociedad: Mikel Oyarzabal (10')
Key stats
Possession: Manchester United 60% · Real Sociedad 40% · Total shots: 25-8 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 6-4