Bournemouth travel to Real Sociedad to start their first European campaign on the back of yet another draw. The Cherries set a Premier League record after drawing a remarkable 18 matches last season, and they have added another three in their opening four games this campaign.
They now face a Sociedad side who won the Copa del Rey last season to secure a return to European football but who otherwise haven’t had the greatest of success in recent years. The Basque side had been a top-six regular in LaLiga but finished 11th in 2025 and 10th last term, while they have picked up only seven points from a possible 18 so far this season.
Only one of their six matches has finished in a draw but we think that’s what the outcome will be at the Anoeta on Thursday, at odds of 12/5 , which is our opening Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth prediction .
Betting Odds
Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth Betting Odds – Europa League 2026-27
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Real Sociedad | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Bournemouth | 5/4 | 44.4% |
Draw | 12/5 | 29.4% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Bournemouth are slight 5/4 favourites to beat Real Sociedad , who are 13/8 for the win, with the draw at 12/5.
How to Watch
How to watch Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth
The Europa League league-stage match is scheduled to begin at 20:00 BST on Thursday and will be shown live on TNT Sports 2.
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Form Guides
Real Sociedad form guide
Sociedad were handed a tough start and it was little surprise to see them return pointless from trips to Real Betis (1-0) and Real Madrid (4-1), who finished fifth and second respectively last season. They found greater comfort at home as they took four points off Espanyol (2-1) and Celta Vigo (0-0), before Elche were edged out 3-2 in a thriller to earn a first away win since February.
Pellegrino Matarazzo’s men surrendered a 2-0 lead in that match after having Jon Martin sent off in the 64th minute but rallied to snatch a stoppage-time winner through Luka Sucic . La Real were on the receiving end in another dramatic finish on Sunday as Atletico Madrid struck three times in the final six minutes to earn a 3-0 win at Anoeta , avenging April’s Copa del Rey final penalty shoot-out defeat to Sociedad in the process.
Sociedad now turn their attention to the Europa League , where they reached the last 16 in 2024-25 before being knocked out by Manchester United following a 5-2 aggregate loss. The first leg of that match finished 1-1 in San Sebastian with Mikel Oyarzabal on the scoresheet, and we could see something similar happening tomorrow. A 1-1 draw is 6/1 while Spain’s World Cup-winning striker Oyarzabal is 13/8 to get on the scoresheet.
Bournemouth form guide
Bournemouth lost influential coach Andoni Iraola to Liverpool over the summer but his replacement Marco Rose seems to have picked up where the Spaniard left off - including a habit of drawn matches. The Cherries are 15th in the Premier League after picking up three points from their opening four matches, but they can consider themselves unfortunate, or perhaps careless, not to have got a lot more.
They were leading 1-0 with six minutes remaining at Manchester City only to end up empty-handed, while they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Everton after conceding a stoppage-time James Tarkowski equaliser. It was a similar story at St James’ Park, where an 88th-minute Jacob Ramsay strike salvaged a 2-2 draw for Newcastle from a match Bournemouth had been 2-0 up in. The Cherries also led against Brentford on Saturday only for the Bees to fight back for a 2-2 draw.
Goalscoring has not been a problem, evidenced by last week’s 4-0 Carabao Cup rout of Lincoln , and Marcus Tavernier has been in good touch so far. He has three goals in four league games and is 11/4 to add another in Spain, while Ryan Christie is 4/1 to build on his Lincoln hat-trick.
Betting Tips
Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth Betting Tips – Europa League 2026-27
Mikel Oyarzabal to score at any time @ 13/8
Marcus Tavernier to score at any time @ 11/4
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