2025-01-23 20:00
Lawrence Visser, Belgium
Stadio Olimpico - Roma
Lazio have won just one of their last 13 meetings with Spanish sides in all competitions (D4 L8), losing six of their last seven (D1). This is their first ever meeting with Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad are winless in their last eight meetings with Italian sides in all competitions (D5 L3) and have never won away against a Serie A side before (D2 L3).
Lazio have won five of their six UEFA Europa League games this season (D1) and are looking to win more games in a single major European campaign for the first time since the 2017-18 Europa League (7).
Real Sociedad have won eight of their last 14 UEFA Europa League matches (D2 L4) and have won the last two by an aggregate score of 5-0 (2-0 vs. Ajax, 3-0 vs. Dynamo Kyiv).
No player has more goals and assists combined in the UEFA Europa League this season than 37-year-old Pedro (4 goals, 2 assists). In only two European campaigns has he scored more than four goals – in 2010-11 for Barcelona (5) and 2018-19 for Chelsea (5).