La Liga · 2023Fri, 25 Aug 2023, 17:30 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Las Palmas

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Real Sociedad

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Las Palmas	Real Sociedad
Shots	11 shots/match▲	8 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	1 shots/match
Expected goals	0.91 xG/match	1 xG/match▲
Possession	52%●	48%
Corners	5 corners/match	7 corners/match●
Fouls	7 fouls/match	29 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.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Las Palmas: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.92 xG. Real Sociedad: 8 shots, 1 on target, 1.00 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: Las Palmas 0.92 xG · Real Sociedad 1.00 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Las Palmas's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Las Palmas have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Las Palmas show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Las Palmas's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

7.67 shots/match▲ShotsLas Palmas · Real Sociedad11.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Las Palmas	Real Sociedad	Baseline
Shots	7.67 shots/match	11.3 shots/match	12.5 shots/match
Shots against	9.33 shots/match	11.3 shots/match	11 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Las Palmas have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.7%●PossessionLas Palmas · Real Sociedad49.3%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Las Palmas	Real Sociedad	Baseline
Possession	60.7%	49.3%	53.7%

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Las Palmas favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Real Sociedad in 0 · 13 too close

0.33 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/30.67 goals/match

0.67 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/30.67 goals/match

0.79 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/30.93 xG/match

1.45 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/30.95 xG/match

7.67 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/311.3 shots/match

9.33 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/311.3 shots/match

2.67 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/31.67 shots/match

2.33 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/34 shots/match

60.7%●Possessionseason · 3/349.3%

4 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/3●6.67 corners/match

6.33 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/34.33 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/321 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%

33%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.

Las Palmas87.5

Real Sociedad37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Las Palmas25

Real Sociedad37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Las Palmas75

Real Sociedad41.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Las Palmas12.5

Real Sociedad37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Las Palmas12.5

Real Sociedad87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Las Palmas12.5

Real Sociedad87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Las Palmas18.8

Real Sociedad56.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Las Palmas3 matchesReal Sociedad3 matches

0.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲0.67 goals/match

0.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/30.67 goals/match

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

7.67 shots/matchShots3/3▲11.3 shots/match

2.67 shots/match▲Shots on target3/31.67 shots/match

60.7%●Possession3/349.3%

4 corners/matchCorners3/3●6.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

8 fouls/matchFouls3/321 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Las Palmas2 matchesReal Sociedad1 matches

—Goals scored2/1—

—Goals allowed2/1—

—Expected goals2/1—

—Shots2/1—

—Shots on target2/1—

—Possession2/1—

—Corners2/1—

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls2/1—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.92 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.1 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: Fri, 25 Aug 2023, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4