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La Liga · 2025Sun, 28 Sept 2025, 16:30 UTCFull timeCamp NouFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBarcelonaReal Sociedad
Shots22 shots/match▲7 shots/match
Shots on target12 shots/match▲2 shots/match
Possession75%25%
Corners12 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls6 fouls/match12 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match▲2 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Barcelona's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Barcelona's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

20.9 shots/match▲ShotsBarcelona · Real Sociedad14.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBarcelonaReal SociedadBaseline
Shots20.9 shots/match14.9 shots/match11.3 shots/match
Shots against6.14 shots/match15.1 shots/match11.4 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

7.14 corners/match▲CornersBarcelona · Real Sociedad7.29 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricBarcelonaReal SociedadBaseline
Corners7.14 corners/match7.29 corners/match5.24 corners/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Barcelona, Real Sociedad.

2.88 days▲Rest daysBarcelona · Real Sociedad3.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBarcelonaReal SociedadBaseline
Rest days2.88 days3.88 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Barcelona favored in 10 of 14 directional metrics · Real Sociedad in 0 · 4 too close

3 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 7/71 goals/match
0.71 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 7/71.57 goals/match
—Expected goalsseason · 0/0—
—Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0—
20.9 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 7/714.9 shots/match
6.14 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 7/715.1 shots/match
8.57 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 7/74.43 shots/match
2.86 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 7/74.71 shots/match
72.4%Possessionseason · 7/752.6%
7.14 corners/matchCornersseason · 7/77.29 corners/match
3.57 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 7/74.57 corners/match
0.86 cards/match▲Cardsseason · 7/72.43 cards/match
9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 7/715.3 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—
43%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 7/714%
100%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 7/786%

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.

Barcelona97.5
Real Sociedad57.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Barcelona97.5
Real Sociedad60
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Barcelona94.2
Real Sociedad29.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Barcelona82.5
Real Sociedad72.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Barcelona2.5
Real Sociedad82.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Barcelona92.5
Real Sociedad97.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Barcelona72.5
Real Sociedad81.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
3 goals/match▲Goals scored5/50.8 goals/match
0.6 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
—Expected goals0/0—
19.2 shots/match▲Shots5/515.2 shots/match
8.4 shots/match▲Shots on target5/54.2 shots/match
70.8%Possession5/552%
6.6 corners/matchCorners5/57.8 corners/match
0.8 cards/matchCards5/52.6 cards/match
7.6 fouls/matchFouls5/516 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

7 / 7 matches
3 goals/match▲Goals scored7/71 goals/match
0.71 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/71.57 goals/match
—Expected goals0/0—
20.9 shots/match▲Shots7/714.9 shots/match
8.57 shots/match▲Shots on target7/74.43 shots/match
72.4%Possession7/752.6%
7.14 corners/matchCorners7/77.29 corners/match
0.86 cards/matchCards7/72.43 cards/match
9 fouls/matchFouls7/715.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

7 / 7 matches
3 goals/match▲Goals scored7/71 goals/match
0.71 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/71.57 goals/match
—Expected goals0/0—
20.9 shots/match▲Shots7/714.9 shots/match
8.57 shots/match▲Shots on target7/74.43 shots/match
72.4%Possession7/752.6%
7.14 corners/matchCorners7/77.29 corners/match
0.86 cards/matchCards7/72.43 cards/match
9 fouls/matchFouls7/715.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

3 / 4 matches
3.67 goals/match▲Goals scored3/40.75 goals/match
0.33 goals/match▲Goals allowed3/41.75 goals/match
—Expected goals0/0—
20.7 shots/match▲Shots3/412.3 shots/match
9.67 shots/match▲Shots on target3/44 shots/match
72.7%Possession3/444.5%
6.67 corners/matchCorners3/45.75 corners/match
1 cards/matchCards3/42.75 cards/match
8 fouls/matchFouls3/415.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

2.88 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.88 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 28 Sept 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsBarcelonaReal Sociedad
CompetitionLa Liga
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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