Plzen vs Real Sociedad

This the first ever meeting between Viktoria Plzen and Real Sociedad – the Czech side have lost eight of their 10 previous meetings with Spanish opponents (W1 D1).

This will be Real Sociedad’s first meeting with Czech opponents since the 1998-99 UEFA Cup, winning home (1-0) and away (4-2) against Sparta Prague in the first round.

Viktoria Plzen have completed the second fewest passes (706) and have the second lowest passing accuracy (73%) in the UEFA Europa League this season.

Only 27% of the passes Real Sociedad have made in the UEFA Europa League this season have been forward passes – only Roma (24%) have played a lower percentage of their passes forward.

No player has more UEFA Europa League assists this season than Brais Mendez for Real Sociedad (2), who now has as many assists in three games this season as he managed in his first 15 major European games for the club.