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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	Barcelona	Real Sociedad
Shots	33 shots/match▲	0 shots/match
Shots on target	10 shots/match▲	0 shots/match
Expected goals	2.85 xG/match▲	0 xG/match
Possession	76%●	24%
Corners	12 corners/match●	0 corners/match
Fouls	15 fouls/match	6 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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Barcelona: 33 shots, 10 on target, 2.87 xG. Real Sociedad: 0 shots, 0 on target, 0.00 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: Barcelona 2.87 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Real Sociedad's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Barcelona'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 above their season average.

1.2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.88 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	1.2 goals/match	0.88 goals/match	1.16 goals/match

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

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

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

17.2 shots/match▲ShotsBarcelona · Real Sociedad10.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Barcelona	Real Sociedad	Baseline
Shots	17.2 shots/match	10.3 shots/match	11 shots/match
Shots against	8.19 shots/match	12 shots/match	11.3 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.5 corners/match●CornersBarcelona · Real Sociedad5.54 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Barcelona	Real Sociedad	Baseline
Corners	6.5 corners/match	5.54 corners/match	4.75 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

History

Head-to-head

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

3Barcelona

0Draws

2Real Sociedad

10 Nov 2024Real Sociedad — Barcelona · La Liga1–0

13 May 2024Barcelona — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–0

4 Nov 2023Real Sociedad — Barcelona · La Liga0–1

20 May 2023Barcelona — Real Sociedad · La Liga1–2

21 Aug 2022Real Sociedad — Barcelona · La Liga1–4

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

Barcelona favored in 9 of 13 directional metrics · Real Sociedad in 1 · 3 too close

2.73 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 26/260.88 goals/match

0.96 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 26/261.04 goals/match

2.48 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 26/261.1 xG/match

1.1 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 26/261.15 xG/match

17.2 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 26/2610.3 shots/match

8.19 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 26/2612 shots/match

6.58 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 26/263.38 shots/match

3.12 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 26/263.58 shots/match

67.8%●Possessionseason · 26/2654.7%

6.5 corners/match●Cornersseason · 26/265.54 corners/match

4.35 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 26/264.73 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

9.08 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 26/2613.2 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—

31%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/26▲46%

92%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 26/2654%

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.

Barcelona97.5

Real Sociedad82.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Barcelona97.5

Real Sociedad25.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Barcelona85

Real Sociedad58.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Barcelona67.5

Real Sociedad7.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Barcelona7.5

Real Sociedad67.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Barcelona97.5

Real Sociedad87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Barcelona75

Real Sociedad54.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Barcelona26 matchesReal Sociedad26 matches

2.73 goals/match▲Goals scored26/260.88 goals/match

0.96 goals/match▲Goals allowed26/261.04 goals/match

2.48 xG/match▲Expected goals26/261.1 xG/match

17.2 shots/match▲Shots26/2610.3 shots/match

6.58 shots/match▲Shots on target26/263.38 shots/match

67.8%●Possession26/2654.7%

6.5 corners/match●Corners26/265.54 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

9.08 fouls/matchFouls26/2613.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Barcelona12 matchesReal Sociedad13 matches

2.75 goals/match▲Goals scored12/130.62 goals/match

0.75 goals/match▲Goals allowed12/131.08 goals/match

2.72 xG/match▲Expected goals12/130.89 xG/match

19.3 shots/match▲Shots12/138.77 shots/match

7.25 shots/match▲Shots on target12/132.54 shots/match

70.8%●Possession12/1352.3%

8.08 corners/match●Corners12/134.85 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

8.92 fouls/matchFouls12/1312.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.8 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples26 / 26home / 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: Sun, 2 Mar 2025, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4