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La Liga · 2026

Real Sociedad 2–1 Espanyol · La Liga

2–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Real Sociedad won 2–1.

Shots
1711
Shots on target
103
Expected goals
1.660.76
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Sociedad beat Espanyol 2–1. Recorded in this match (Real Sociedad – Espanyol): shots 17–11, shots on target 10–3, expected goals 1.66–0.76, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Real Sociedad.

2.92 days ▲Rest daysReal Sociedad · Espanyol6.9 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricReal SociedadEspanyolBaseline
Rest days2.92 days6.9 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots11 shotsReal Sociedad 17 shots, Espanyol 11 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots3 shotsReal Sociedad 10 shots, Espanyol 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.66 xG0.76 xGReal Sociedad 1.66 xG, Espanyol 0.76 xG
  • Possession51%49%Real Sociedad 51%, Espanyol 49%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersReal Sociedad 7 corners, Espanyol 3 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls14 foulsReal Sociedad 19 fouls, Espanyol 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsReal Sociedad 2 cards, Espanyol 4 cards
  • Passes411 passes402 passesReal Sociedad 411 passes, Espanyol 402 passes
  • Pass accuracy82%78.6%Real Sociedad 82%, Espanyol 78.6%
  • Shots inside box13 shots6 shotsReal Sociedad 13 shots, Espanyol 6 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks2 blocksReal Sociedad 4 blocks, Espanyol 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves7 savesReal Sociedad 2 saves, Espanyol 7 saves

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 4′Ander BarrenetxeaGoal · Real Sociedad
  2. 17′Beñat TurrientesYellow card · Real Sociedad
  3. 22′Urko GonzálezYellow card · Espanyol
  4. 45′Roberto FernándezGoal · Espanyol
  5. Half-time
  6. 61′Orri ÓskarssonGoal · Real Sociedad
  7. 75′Marcos FernándezYellow card · Espanyol
  8. 82′Roger HinojoYellow card · Espanyol
  9. 88′Rafael BauzàYellow card · Espanyol
  10. 90′Igor ZubeldiaYellow card · Real Sociedad
  11. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Espanyol · 1 player changeGabriel Moscardo
  • 62′Real Sociedad · 1 player changeYangel Herrera
  • 63′Real Sociedad · 1 player changeAlex Marchal
  • 70′Espanyol · 2 player changesRafael Bauzà · Marcos Fernández
  • 78′Real Sociedad · 2 player changesGonçalo Guedes · Takefusa Kubo
  • 83′Espanyol · 2 player changesPere Milla · Jofre Carreras
  • 90′Real Sociedad · 1 player changeJon Gorrotxategi

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Real Sociedad
2Draws
0Espanyol
Espanyol — Real Sociedad · La Liga1–1
Real Sociedad — Espanyol · La Liga2–2
Real Sociedad — Espanyol · La Liga2–1
Espanyol — Real Sociedad · La Liga0–1
Espanyol — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Real Sociedad favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Espanyol in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Sociedad3 matchesEspanyol3 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 1.67 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.21 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/31.14 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots3/311.7 shots/match
5.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/34 shots/match
50.7% ●Possession3/346.7%
6.33 corners/match ●Corners3/31 corner/match
13 fouls/matchFouls3/316.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsReal SociedadEspanyol
CompetitionLa Liga
Head-to-headReal Sociedad — Espanyol
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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