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UEFA Europa League · 2026

Real Sociedad 1–2 Bournemouth · UEFA Europa League

1–2Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

Bournemouth won 1–2.

Shots
1611
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
1.510.78
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bournemouth beat Real Sociedad 2–1. Recorded in this match (Real Sociedad – Bournemouth): shots 16–11, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 1.51–0.78, possession 62%–38%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots11 shotsReal Sociedad 16 shots, Bournemouth 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsReal Sociedad 5 shots, Bournemouth 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.51 xG0.78 xGReal Sociedad 1.51 xG, Bournemouth 0.78 xG
  • Possession62%38%Real Sociedad 62%, Bournemouth 38%
  • Corners10 corners3 cornersReal Sociedad 10 corners, Bournemouth 3 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls13 foulsReal Sociedad 14 fouls, Bournemouth 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsReal Sociedad 3 cards, Bournemouth 3 cards
  • Passes584 passes368 passesReal Sociedad 584 passes, Bournemouth 368 passes
  • Pass accuracy83.9%76.4%Real Sociedad 83.9%, Bournemouth 76.4%
  • Shots inside box6 shots8 shotsReal Sociedad 6 shots, Bournemouth 8 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks2 blocksReal Sociedad 5 blocks, Bournemouth 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save4 savesReal Sociedad 1 save, Bournemouth 4 saves
  • Offsides1 offside4 offsidesReal Sociedad 1 offside, Bournemouth 4 offsides

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Real Sociedad1 matches
  • Bournemouth1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

Real Sociedad

Competition
La Liga
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.55 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.61 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.41 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.49 xG/match
  • Shots12.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.9 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.61 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.45 shots/match
  • Possession51.3%
  • Corners5.55 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.5 corners/match
  • Cards2.25 cards/match
  • Fouls14.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency8%
  • Scoring frequency87%

Bournemouth

Competition
Premier League
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.53 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.42 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.64 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.47 xG/match
  • Shots13.8 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.6 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.66 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.26 shots/match
  • Possession50.2%
  • Corners5.58 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.29 corners/match
  • Cards2.42 cards/match
  • Fouls12 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency29%
  • Scoring frequency82%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-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.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 17 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsReal SociedadBournemouth
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this