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La Liga · 2023

Deportivo Alavés 0–1 Real Sociedad · La Liga

0–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Real Sociedad won 0–1.

Shots
312
Shots on target
03
Expected goals
0.250.95
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Sociedad beat Deportivo Alavés 1–0. Recorded in this match (Deportivo Alavés – Real Sociedad): shots 3–12, shots on target 0–3, expected goals 0.25–0.95, possession 41%–59%. 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.

Deportivo Alavés's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Deportivo Alavés's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.87 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match0.87 goals/match1.2 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.

41.8%PossessionDeportivo Alavés · Real Sociedad● 56.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricDeportivo AlavésReal SociedadBaseline
Possession41.8%56.7%48.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots3 shots12 shotsDeportivo Alavés 3 shots, Real Sociedad 12 shots
  • Shots on target0 shots3 shotsDeportivo Alavés 0 shots, Real Sociedad 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.25 xG0.95 xGDeportivo Alavés 0.25 xG, Real Sociedad 0.95 xG
  • Possession41%59%Deportivo Alavés 41%, Real Sociedad 59%
  • Corners3 corners8 cornersDeportivo Alavés 3 corners, Real Sociedad 8 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls15 foulsDeportivo Alavés 10 fouls, Real Sociedad 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Ander Barrenetxea · Real Sociedad · 54′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHamari Traoré · Real Sociedad · 84′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSheraldo Becker · Real Sociedad · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAndoni Gorosabel · Deportivo Alavés · 40′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAnder Barrenetxea · Real Sociedad · 37′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMikel Oyarzabal · Real Sociedad · 2′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJon Pacheco · Real Sociedad · 24′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAnder Barrenetxea · Real Sociedad · 12′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLuis Rioja · Deportivo Alavés · 36′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedIgor Zubeldia · Real Sociedad · 3′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSheraldo Becker · Real Sociedad · 83′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMikel Oyarzabal · Real Sociedad · 16′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJon Pacheco · Real Sociedad · 54′ · 0.09 xG · on targetJoaquin Panichelli · Deportivo Alavés · 78′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedJon Pacheco · Real Sociedad · 59′ · 0.41 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Deportivo Alavés: 3 shots, 0 on target, 0.24 xG. Real Sociedad: 12 shots, 3 on target, 0.96 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Jon Pacheco · Real Sociedad · 59′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Deportivo Alavés 0.24 xG · Real Sociedad 0.96 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Deportivo Alavés
2Draws
1Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–1
Real Sociedad — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–0
Deportivo Alavés — Real Sociedad · La Liga1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Deportivo Alavés favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Real Sociedad in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés30 matchesReal Sociedad30 matches
0.87 goals/matchGoals scored30/30▲ 1.43 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed30/30▲ 1.03 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals30/30▲ 1.29 xG/match
12.1 shots/matchShots30/3012.7 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target30/30▲ 4.23 shots/match
41.8%Possession30/30● 56.7%
5.07 corners/matchCorners30/30● 5.2 corners/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls30/3016.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 30home / 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, 31 Mar 2024, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsDeportivo AlavésReal Sociedad
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2023/24
Head-to-headDeportivo Alavés — Real Sociedad
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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