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Real Sociedad

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Espanyol

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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 Sociedad	Espanyol
Shots	13 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Shots on target	3 shots/match▲	1 shots/match
Expected goals	1.49 xG/match▲	0.87 xG/match
Possession	70%●	30%
Corners	6 corners/match●	0 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	17 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 Sociedad: 13 shots, 3 on target, 1.65 xG. Espanyol: 4 shots, 1 on target, 0.90 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 Sociedad 1.65 xG · Espanyol 0.90 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Espanyol's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Real Sociedad have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Espanyol's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Espanyol's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.96 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	0.96 goals/match	1.17 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Real Sociedad have recorded the higher season possession share.

57%●PossessionReal Sociedad · Espanyol38.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Real Sociedad	Espanyol	Baseline
Possession	57%	38.7%	49.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Real Sociedad show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

10.9 shots/match▲ShotsReal Sociedad · Espanyol9.26 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Real Sociedad	Espanyol	Baseline
Shots	10.9 shots/match	9.26 shots/match	11.2 shots/match
Shots against	10.7 shots/match	15 shots/match	11 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

4Real Sociedad

0Draws

1Espanyol

24 Aug 2024Espanyol — Real Sociedad · La Liga0–1

13 Feb 2023Espanyol — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–3

18 Sept 2022Real Sociedad — Espanyol · La Liga2–1

4 Apr 2022Real Sociedad — Espanyol · La Liga1–0

28 Nov 2021Espanyol — Real Sociedad · La Liga1–0

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 Sociedad favored in 9 of 13 directional metrics · Espanyol in 2 · 2 too close

0.87 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 23/23▲0.96 goals/match

0.87 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 23/231.52 goals/match

1.2 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 23/230.86 xG/match

1.06 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 23/231.63 xG/match

10.9 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 23/239.26 shots/match

10.7 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 23/2315 shots/match

3.57 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 23/232.39 shots/match

3.17 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 23/235.17 shots/match

57%●Possessionseason · 23/2338.7%

5.91 corners/match●Cornersseason · 23/233.65 corners/match

4.48 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 23/235.43 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

13.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 23/2314.1 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—

48%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 23/2313%

57%Scoring frequencyseason · 23/23▲65%

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 Sociedad82.5

Espanyol2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Real Sociedad35.8

Espanyol15.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Real Sociedad75

Espanyol15.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Real Sociedad7.5

Espanyol62.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Real Sociedad77.5

Espanyol82.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Real Sociedad92.5

Espanyol17.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Real Sociedad63.8

Espanyol30

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Real Sociedad23 matchesEspanyol23 matches

0.87 goals/matchGoals scored23/23▲0.96 goals/match

0.87 goals/match▲Goals allowed23/231.52 goals/match

1.2 xG/match▲Expected goals23/230.86 xG/match

10.9 shots/match▲Shots23/239.26 shots/match

3.57 shots/match▲Shots on target23/232.39 shots/match

57%●Possession23/2338.7%

5.91 corners/match●Corners23/233.65 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.4 fouls/matchFouls23/2314.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Real Sociedad12 matchesEspanyol11 matches

1 goals/match▲Goals scored12/110.55 goals/match

1.08 goals/match▲Goals allowed12/112 goals/match

1.36 xG/match▲Expected goals12/110.62 xG/match

11.8 shots/match▲Shots12/118 shots/match

4.17 shots/match▲Shots on target12/111.45 shots/match

57.3%●Possession12/1137.5%

6.5 corners/match●Corners12/112.91 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.9 fouls/matchFouls12/1114.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.9 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples23 / 23home / 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, 9 Feb 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4