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Real Madrid

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Real Sociedad

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Real Madrid	Real Sociedad
Shots	16 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	8 shots/match▲	1 shots/match
Expected goals	2.49 xG/match▲	0.8 xG/match
Possession	62%●	38%
Corners	11 corners/match●	4 corners/match
Fouls	5 fouls/match	7 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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Real Madrid: 16 shots, 8 on target, 3.11 xG. Real Sociedad: 9 shots, 1 on target, 0.79 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Real Madrid 3.11 xG · Real Sociedad 0.79 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Real Sociedad's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Real Madrid's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Real Sociedad's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Real Sociedad's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.92 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.6 goals/match	0.92 goals/match	1.13 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Real Madrid show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Real Madrid's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

16.7 shots/match▲ShotsReal Madrid · Real Sociedad10.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Real Madrid	Real Sociedad	Baseline
Shots	16.7 shots/match	10.2 shots/match	11.2 shots/match
Shots against	10.7 shots/match	11.6 shots/match	11.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Real Sociedad have a visible away split

moderate

Real Sociedad's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.42 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season10.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	8.42 shots/match	10.2 shots/match	11.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

3Real Madrid

1Draws

1Real Sociedad

14 Sept 2024Real Sociedad — Real Madrid · La Liga0–2

26 Apr 2024Real Sociedad — Real Madrid · La Liga0–1

17 Sept 2023Real Madrid — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–1

2 May 2023Real Sociedad — Real Madrid · La Liga2–0

29 Jan 2023Real Madrid — Real Sociedad · La Liga0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Real Madrid favored in 10 of 13 directional metrics · Real Sociedad in 0 · 3 too close

2.05 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 38/380.92 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 38/381.21 goals/match

2.03 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 38/381.13 xG/match

1.16 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 38/381.16 xG/match

16.7 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 38/3810.2 shots/match

10.7 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 38/3811.6 shots/match

6.55 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 38/383.45 shots/match

3.37 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 38/383.79 shots/match

60.5%●Possessionseason · 38/3854%

6.39 corners/match●Cornersseason · 38/385.68 corners/match

4.24 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 38/384.71 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

8.74 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 38/3813.2 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

39%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 38/3834%

95%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 38/3850%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Real Madrid92.5

Real Sociedad82.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Real Madrid92.5

Real Sociedad24.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Real Madrid78.3

Real Sociedad60

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Real Madrid87.5

Real Sociedad7.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Real Madrid2.5

Real Sociedad75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Real Madrid92.5

Real Sociedad87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Real Madrid70

Real Sociedad55.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Real Madrid38 matchesReal Sociedad38 matches

2.05 goals/match▲Goals scored38/380.92 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed38/381.21 goals/match

2.03 xG/match▲Expected goals38/381.13 xG/match

16.7 shots/match▲Shots38/3810.2 shots/match

6.55 shots/match▲Shots on target38/383.45 shots/match

60.5%●Possession38/3854%

6.39 corners/match●Corners38/385.68 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

8.74 fouls/matchFouls38/3813.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Real Madrid19 matchesReal Sociedad19 matches

2.37 goals/match▲Goals scored19/190.79 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed19/191.37 goals/match

2.48 xG/match▲Expected goals19/190.99 xG/match

19.3 shots/match▲Shots19/198.42 shots/match

7.63 shots/match▲Shots on target19/192.68 shots/match

62.5%●Possession19/1950.3%

8.42 corners/match●Corners19/194.63 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

8.21 fouls/matchFouls19/1912.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5.89 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.89 days

3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples38 / 38home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

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 fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 24 May 2025, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4