La Liga · 2024Wed, 28 Aug 2024, 19:30 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Real Sociedad

1–2Full-time recap

Deportivo Alavés

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Real Sociedad	Deportivo Alavés
Shots	10 shots/match	14 shots/match▲
Shots on target	1 shots/match	5 shots/match▲
Expected goals	1.03 xG/match	1.59 xG/match▲
Possession	53%●	47%
Corners	8 corners/match●	6 corners/match
Fouls	16 fouls/match	13 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Real Sociedad, Deportivo Alavés. A second useful context is: Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Real Sociedad, Deportivo Alavés.

4 days▲Rest daysReal Sociedad · Deportivo Alavés3.09 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Real Sociedad	Deportivo Alavés	Baseline
Rest days	4 days	3.09 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 matches	—

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

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

16 fouls/matchFoulsReal Sociedad · Deportivo Alavés17.7 fouls/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Real Sociedad	Deportivo Alavés	Baseline
Fouls	16 fouls/match	17.7 fouls/match	12.7 fouls/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Real Sociedad have recorded the higher season possession share.

61.7%●PossessionReal Sociedad · Deportivo Alavés40%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 21.7 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Real Sociedad	Deportivo Alavés	Baseline
Possession	61.7%	40%	46%

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

History

Head-to-head

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

2Real Sociedad

2Draws

0Deportivo Alavés

31 Mar 2024Deportivo Alavés — Real Sociedad · La Liga0–1

2 Jan 2024Real Sociedad — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–1

13 Mar 2022Real Sociedad — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–0

2 Jan 2022Deportivo Alavés — Real Sociedad · La Liga1–1

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 0 of 13 directional metrics · Deportivo Alavés in 0 · 13 too close

1 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/31 goals/match

1.33 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/31 goals/match

0.93 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/31.13 xG/match

1.49 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/31.12 xG/match

9.67 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/39.67 shots/match

13 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/310.3 shots/match

2.67 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/32.67 shots/match

4.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/32.67 shots/match

61.7%●Possessionseason · 3/340%

7.33 corners/match●Cornersseason · 3/34 corners/match

6 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/36.33 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

16 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/317.7 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—

33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/333%

100%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/367%

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 Sociedad89.3

Deportivo Alavés7.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Real Sociedad38.1

Deportivo Alavés38.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Real Sociedad35.7

Deportivo Alavés70.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Real Sociedad10.7

Deportivo Alavés53.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Real Sociedad82.1

Deportivo Alavés89.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Real Sociedad96.4

Deportivo Alavés32.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Real Sociedad60.7

Deportivo Alavés46.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Real Sociedad3 matchesDeportivo Alavés3 matches

1 goals/matchGoals scored3/31 goals/match

1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲1 goals/match

0.93 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲1.13 xG/match

9.67 shots/matchShots3/39.67 shots/match

2.67 shots/matchShots on target3/32.67 shots/match

61.7%●Possession3/340%

7.33 corners/match●Corners3/34 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

16 fouls/matchFouls3/317.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Real Sociedad2 matchesDeportivo Alavés2 matches

—Goals scored2/2—

—Goals allowed2/2—

—Expected goals2/2—

—Shots2/2—

—Shots on target2/2—

—Possession2/2—

—Corners2/2—

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.09 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

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

Analysis cutoff: Wed, 28 Aug 2024, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4