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La Liga · Matchweek 3 · Aug 29

Real Sociedad - Espanyol

Real Sociedad beat Espanyol 2-1 in La Liga (Matchweek 3). Goals: Ander Barrenetxea 4'; Orri Steinn Óskarsson 61'; Roberto Fernández Jaén 45'.

Real SociedadHOME Real Sociedad
2 - 1
FT
EspanyolAWAY Espanyol
Ander Barrenetxea 4'Orri Steinn Óskarsson 61'
⚽
Roberto Fernández Jaén 45'
🏟 Anoeta Stadium San Sebastian 👤 Referee: Manuel Jesus Orellana Cid
Key events
4' ⚽ Ander Barrenetxea(1 - 0) · Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal Real Socieda
17' 🟨 Benat TurrientesYellow card Real Socieda
22' 🟨 Urko GonzalezYellow card Espanyol
45' ⚽ Roberto Fernández Jaén(1 - 1) · Assist: Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa Espanyol
61' ⚽ Orri Steinn Óskarsson(2 - 1) · Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal Real Socieda
75' 🟨 Marcos FernándezYellow card Espanyol
82' 🟨 Roger HinojoYellow card Espanyol
88' 🟨 Rafel BauzàYellow card Espanyol
90+3' 🟨 Igor ZubeldiaYellow card Real Socieda
90+4' 🟥 Pellegrino MatarazzoRed card Real Socieda
Quick stats
%51 Possession %49
2.12 Expected goals (xG) 1.08
17 Total shots 11
10 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 6
4 Shots outside box 5
2 Saves 7
Match timeline
First half
Ander Barrenetxea(1 - 0) · Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal⚽
4'
Benat TurrientesYellow card🟨
17'
22'
🟨Urko GonzalezYellow card
45'
⚽Roberto Fernández Jaén(1 - 1) · Assist: Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa
45'
🔁Urko Gonzalez ↔ Gabriel MoscardoSubstitution
HT 1 - 1
Orri Steinn Óskarsson(2 - 1) · Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal⚽
61'
Benat Turrientes ↔ Yangel HerreraSubstitution🔁
62'
Ander Barrenetxea ↔ Alex Marchal GarcíaSubstitution🔁
63'
70'
🔁Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa ↔ Marcos FernándezSubstitution
70'
🔁Eduardo Expósito Jaén ↔ Rafel BauzàSubstitution
75'
🟨Marcos FernándezYellow card
Orri Steinn Óskarsson ↔ Gonçalo GuedesSubstitution🔁
78'
Luka Sučić ↔ Takefusa KuboSubstitution🔁
78'
82'
🟨Roger HinojoYellow card
83'
🔁Tyrhys Dolan ↔ Jofre Carreras PagèsSubstitution
83'
🔁Roberto Fernández Jaén ↔ Pere MillaSubstitution
88'
🟨Rafel BauzàYellow card
Mikel Oyarzabal ↔ Jon GorrotxategiSubstitution🔁
90'
Igor ZubeldiaYellow card🟨
90+3'
Pellegrino MatarazzoRed card🟥
90+4'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsReal Sociedad · Espanyol
Key stats
%51 Possession %49
2.12 Expected goals (xG) 1.08
Shots
17 Total shots 11
10 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 6
4 Shots outside box 5
2 Saves 7
Attacking
108 Attacks 77
48 Dangerous attacks 23
Passing
411 Total passes 402
337 Accurate passes 316
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 3
19 Fouls 14
14 Free kicks 19
14 Throw-ins 17
7 Goal kicks 6
Cards
2 Yellow cards 4
1 1st-half cards 1
1 2nd-half cards 3
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Real Sociedad▼ Espanyol90'
Shot map29 shots
Ander Barrenetxea 4' · xG 0.11 Edu Expósito 25' · xG 0.07 Mikel Oyarzabal 26' · xG 0.02 Orri Óskarsson 26' · xG 0.12 Beñat Turrientes 29' · xG 0.02 Mikel Oyarzabal 40' · xG 0.04 Mikel Oyarzabal 42' · xG 0.04 Edu Expósito 43' · xG 0.02 Roberto Fernández 45' · xG 0.21 Luka Sucic 45' · xG 0.05 Carlos Soler 50' · xG 0.06 Ander Barrenetxea 50' · xG 0.02 Jon Martín 52' · xG 0.06 Javi Hernández 56' · xG 0.10 Edu Expósito 57' · xG 0.06 Orri Óskarsson 61' · xG 0.22 Gabriel Moscardo 69' · xG 0.05 Orri Óskarsson 72' · xG 0.39 Orri Óskarsson 72' · xG 0.49 Álex Calatrava 72' · xG 0.05 Álex Marchal 74' · xG 0.11 Roberto Fernández 74' · xG 0.07 Gonçalo Guedes 79' · xG 0.18 Mikel Oyarzabal 79' · xG 0.06 Gonçalo Guedes 82' · xG 0.11 Gonçalo Guedes 82' · xG 0.06 Jofre Carreras 86' · xG 0.03 Álex Calatrava 90' · xG 0.03 Marcos Fernández 90' · xG 0.10
Real Sociedad Espanyol Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD8 meetings · 2021–2026
Real Sociedad 5
Nov 28who was on topMay 23
Espanyol 1
5 Real Sociedad 2 draw 1 Espanyol
Last 2 meetings drawn
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.5goals / match
12–8total goals
2/1clean sheets
2-1Real Sociedad best win · Feb 9
1-0Espanyol best win · Nov 28
%62 Over 1.5 5/8
%50 Over 2.5 4/8
%25 Over 3.5 2/8
%62 BTTS 5/8
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Real Sociedad at home4 matches
3W 1D 0L 7:4
Espanyol at home4 matches
1W 1D 2L 4:5
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
8Real Sociedadin the table10pts
7matches 3-1-3W-D-L 9:13goals -4diff
WLWDW
11Espanyolin the table8pts
8matches 2-2-4W-D-L 11:11goals +0diff
DLLWD
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 23 Espanyol 1-1 Real Sociedad La Liga
Aug 24 Real Sociedad 2-2 Espanyol La Liga
Feb 9 Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol La Liga
Aug 24 Espanyol 0-1 Real Sociedad La Liga
Feb 13 Espanyol 2-3 Real Sociedad La Liga
Sep 18 Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol La Liga
Apr 4 Real Sociedad 1-0 Espanyol La Liga
Nov 28 Espanyol 1-0 Real Sociedad La Liga
xG difference & finishing
Real Sociedad2 gol · 2.12 xG -0.12
Espanyol1 gol · 1.08 xG -0.08
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Real Sociedad took more shots17 - 11
Espanyol struggled to stay disciplined4 yellow
Real Sociedad committed more fouls19 - 14
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Real Sociedad1.30 Espanyol1.15
0'25'45'70'90'
Real Sociedadpeak 45-50' Espanyolpeak 70-75'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Real Sociedad Espanyol
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
6.9 PPDA 8.3
611 Touches 618
43.0m Defensive height 35.1m
93 Progressive passes 88
%65.0 Final-third accuracy %75.0
%39.1 Verticality %37.5
%77.0 Pass accuracy %78.0
18 Shots 11
141 Defensive actions 144
31.7m Block depth 31.3m
%48 In opposition half %34
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Real Sociedad2.13xG Espanyol0.77xG
4' Ander Barrenetxea 61' Orri Óskarsson 45' Roberto Fernández
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Real Sociedad Espanyol
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Real Sociedad731 touches
Espanyol727 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
58% REA 54% REA 58% ESP 72% REA 52% ESP 75% ESP 56% REA 52% REA 51% ESP
Real Sociedadown half →Espanyol
BY THIRD
Defensive %64 %36
Middle %52 %48
Attacking %37 %63
BY FLANK
Left %52 %48
Centre %46 %54
Right %52 %48
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Real Sociedad141 actions
average height 43.0m
Espanyol144 actions
average height 35.1m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Real Sociedad456 passes · %77
31 Jon Martín — 47/65 passes · %87 17 Sergio Gómez — 45/75 passes · %68 18 Carlos Soler — 45/59 passes · %88 5 Igor Zubeldia — 41/62 passes · %79 8 Beñat Turrientes — 34/47 passes · %89 2 Jon Aramburu — 30/65 passes · %73 1 Álex Remiro — 25/42 passes · %62 24 Luka Sucic — 22/34 passes · %81 10 Mikel Oyarzabal — 18/50 passes · %67 7 Ander Barrenetxea — 15/34 passes · %83 9 Orri Óskarsson — 13/30 passes · %68 21 Yangel Herrera — 8/19 passes · %80 29 Alex Marchal — 5/11 passes · %83 11 Gonçalo Guedes — 4/11 passes · %80
Espanyol437 passes · %78
16 Vanja Drkusic — 46/68 passes · %81 21 Roger Hinojo — 46/71 passes · %77 14 Unai Núñez — 42/68 passes · %78 23 Omar El Hilali — 41/65 passes · %79 8 Edu Expósito — 33/53 passes · %82 22 Cala — 22/51 passes · %69 13 Marko Dmitrovic — 22/41 passes · %73 4 Urko González de Zárate — 19/31 passes · %95 20 Gabriel Moscardo — 18/32 passes · %86 24 Tyrhys Dolan — 16/39 passes · %94 9 Roberto Fernández — 14/37 passes · %70 28 Javi Hernández — 8/28 passes · %67 26 Rafel Bauzà — 8/16 passes · %67 18 Marcos Fernández — 4/7 passes · %100 17 Jofre Carreras — 3/8 passes · %60
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Real Sociedad93 progressive · map shows 60
Left%30Centre%28Right%42
Espanyol88 progressive · map shows 49
Left%35Centre%31Right%35
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
6.9 PPDA 8.3
%39.1 Verticality %37.5
%65 Final third pass %75
%77 Pass accuracy %78
43.0m Defensive height 35.1m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE25 matches on record
Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid
Strictness55 TEMPO35
Cards: StrictFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Low
This match vs his average
Cards 66.0 +0.0
Fouls 3329.8 +3.2
Goals 32.2 +0.8
Corners 108.5 +1.5
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.2 +0.8
Shots 17.012.7 +4.3
On target 10.04.0 +6.0
Possession %51%49 +2.0
Corners 7.06.8 +0.2
Cards 2.02.0
Conceded 1.02.0 -1.0
this matchseason average · 6 matches
Goals 1.01.5 -0.5
Shots 11.011.5 -0.5
On target 3.03.7 -0.7
Possession %49%49 +0.3
Corners 3.01.8 +1.2
Cards 4.03.0 +1.0
Conceded 2.01.2 +0.8
this matchseason average · 6 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ M. Dmitrović 7.94
Starting XI
10 Mikel Oyarzabal F · 90' 7.62
Assist2On target2/4Key pass2Blocks2Duels won5/10Fouls won4Fouls1Passes25 · %16
9 O. Óskarsson F · 78' 7.58
Goals1On target3/3Tackles1Duels won6/11Fouls won2Fouls3Passes15 · %11
7 Barrenetxea M · 63' 7.42
Goals1On target1/2Key pass1Fouls1Passes17 · %15
31 Jon Martín D · 89' 7.17
Key pass1Tackles3Blocks1Duels won9/11Fouls won1Fouls1Passes53 · %47
18 Carlos Soler M · 89' 7.06
Key pass3Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/6Passes46 · %41
29 Alex Garcia F · 26' 7.04
On target1/1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/3Passes5 · %5
11 Gonçalo Guedes F · 11' 6.96
On target3/3Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/3Passes4 · %3
17 Sergio Gómez D · 89' 6.76
Key pass1Dribbles2/2Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes45 · %39
24 L. Sučić M · 78' 6.67
Key pass2Dribbles1/3Tackles2Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes28 · %24
5 Zubeldia D · 89' 6.65
Key pass1Interceptions2Fouls1Passes47 · %40
2 J. Aramburu D · 89' 6.51
Dribbles2/3Tackles3Interceptions3Duels won9/18Fouls won3Fouls8Passes33 · %27
14 T. Kubo F · 11' 6.48
Tackles1Duels won1/3Passes1
21 Y. Herrera M · 27' 6.33
Tackles2Duels won4/6Fouls won2Fouls1Passes10 · %8
8 Beñat Turrientes M · 62' 6.25
Key pass1Tackles3Blocks1Duels won4/6Fouls won1Passes38 · %34
1 Álex Remiro G · 89' 6.12
Saves2Passes35 · %22
Unused: Aihen MuñozGorka CarreraJon GorrotxategiJ. OchiengM. SarrLuken BeitiaA. ZakharyanUnai Marrero
Starting XI
13 M. Dmitrović G · 89' 7.94
Saves7Interceptions1Passes20 · %14
9 Roberto Fernández F · 83' 7.66
Goals1On target1/2Interceptions1Duels won6/11Fouls won3Fouls1Passes19 · %14
28 Javier Hernandez M · 70' 6.71
Assist1Key pass2Tackles1Duels won4/12Fouls won3Fouls2Passes12 · %8
20 Gabriel Moscardo M · 43' 6.57
On target1/1Tackles3Duels won4/6Passes18 · %16
18 Marcos Fernández F · 19' 6.46
Tackles1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes4 · %4
24 T. Dolan M · 83' 6.44
Key pass1Dribbles2/5Interceptions1Duels won5/12Fouls won3Fouls1Passes17 · %15
23 O. El Hilali D · 89' 6.35
Dribbles2/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won5/8Fouls1Passes39 · %32
14 Unai Núñez D · 89' 6.32
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/4Fouls won2Passes50 · %39
4 Urko González M · 46' 6.25
Tackles1Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes21 · %19
8 Edu Expósito M · 70' 6.15
Tackles2Duels won4/10Fouls won1Fouls1Passes38 · %32
16 V. Drkušić D · 89' 6.13
Tackles1Duels won4/7Fouls won2Fouls2Passes54 · %43
21 Roger Hinojo D · 89' 6.10
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won6/10Fouls1Passes50 · %37
22 Álex Calatrava M · 89' 6.03
On target1/1Dribbles1/3Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won6/11Fouls won1Passes31 · %23
17 Jofre Carreras F · 6' 5.89
Blocks1Passes3 · %2
26 Rafel Bauzà M · 19' 5.76
Fouls won1Fouls2Passes9 · %7
11 Pere Milla M · 6' 5.67
Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes1 · %1
Unused: Llorenç SerredAdama TimeraJosé ÁngelQ. HartmanC. RiedelPol LozanoÁngel Fortuño
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%60) ✓
Real Sociedad %60 Draw %16 Espanyol %24
1.96Real Sociedad xPuan
0.88Espanyol xPuan
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