La Liga · 2023

Real Sociedad 1–1 Deportivo Alavés · La Liga

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Real Sociedad and Deportivo Alavés drew 1–1.

Shots
167
Shots on target
62
Expected goals
1.250.97
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Sociedad and Deportivo Alavés drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Real Sociedad – Deportivo Alavés): shots 16–7, shots on target 6–2, expected goals 1.25–0.97, possession 53%–47%. 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.

0.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.79 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 for0.2 goals/match0.79 goals/match1.16 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Real Sociedad have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.7% ●PossessionReal Sociedad · Deportivo Alavés42.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricReal SociedadDeportivo AlavésBaseline
Possession54.7%42.3%48.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots7 shotsReal Sociedad 16 shots, Deportivo Alavés 7 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots2 shotsReal Sociedad 6 shots, Deportivo Alavés 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.25 xG0.97 xGReal Sociedad 1.25 xG, Deportivo Alavés 0.97 xG
  • Possession53%47%Real Sociedad 53%, Deportivo Alavés 47%
  • Corners6 corners4 cornersReal Sociedad 6 corners, Deportivo Alavés 4 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls17 foulsReal Sociedad 9 fouls, Deportivo Alavés 17 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.

Abderrahman Rebbach · Deportivo Alavés · 40′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbderrahman Rebbach · Deportivo Alavés · 43′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBrais Méndez · Real Sociedad · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetHamari Traoré · Real Sociedad · 19′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMartín Zubimendi · Real Sociedad · 57′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMikel Merino · Real Sociedad · 30′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTakefusa Kubo · Real Sociedad · 32′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAbderrahman Rebbach · Deportivo Alavés · 40′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMikel Merino · Real Sociedad · 7′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJon Guridi · Deportivo Alavés · 14′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHamari Traoré · Real Sociedad · 19′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKieran Tierney · Real Sociedad · 54′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAnder Guevara · Deportivo Alavés · 56′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedArsen Zakharyan · Real Sociedad · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetIgor Zubeldia · Real Sociedad · 54′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedUmar Sadiq · Real Sociedad · 90′ · 0.07 xG · on targetTakefusa Kubo · Real Sociedad · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMartín Zubimendi · Real Sociedad · 90′ · 0.10 xG · goalMikel Oyarzabal · Real Sociedad · 54′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedRobin Le Normand · Real Sociedad · 18′ · 0.20 xG · on targetMikel Merino · Real Sociedad · 90′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedLuis Rioja · Deportivo Alavés · 76′ · 0.82 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Real Sociedad: 16 shots, 5 on target, 1.26 xG. Deportivo Alavés: 7 shots, 2 on target, 1.01 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Martín Zubimendi · Real Sociedad · 90′Luis Rioja · Deportivo Alavés · 76′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Real Sociedad 1.26 xG · Deportivo Alavés 1.01 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Real Sociedad
1Draws
0Deportivo Alavés
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: Real Sociedad favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Deportivo Alavés in 3 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Sociedad19 matchesDeportivo Alavés19 matches
1.58 goals/match ▲Goals scored19/190.79 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed19/191.32 goals/match
1.32 xG/match ▲Expected goals19/191.21 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots19/1912.6 shots/match
4.32 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/193.63 shots/match
54.7% ●Possession19/1942.3%
4.53 corners/matchCorners19/19● 4.63 corners/match
16.3 fouls/matchFouls19/1913.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / 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: Tue, 2 Jan 2024, 22:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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