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Real Sociedad 3–2 Athletic Club · La Liga

3–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Real Sociedad won 3–2.

Shots
911
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
1.520.83
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Sociedad beat Athletic Club 3–2. Recorded in this match (Real Sociedad – Athletic Club): shots 9–11, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.52–0.83, possession 51%–49%. 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.

Real Sociedad's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Real Sociedad's last-five shots average is below their season average.

9.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots9.6 shots/match13.2 shots/match11.5 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

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

6.82 corners/match ●CornersReal Sociedad · Athletic Club5.45 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricReal SociedadAthletic ClubBaseline
Corners6.82 corners/match5.45 corners/match4.81 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots11 shotsReal Sociedad 9 shots, Athletic Club 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsReal Sociedad 5 shots, Athletic Club 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.52 xG0.83 xGReal Sociedad 1.52 xG, Athletic Club 0.83 xG
  • Possession51%49%Real Sociedad 51%, Athletic Club 49%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersReal Sociedad 6 corners, Athletic Club 2 corners
  • Fouls20 fouls8 foulsReal Sociedad 20 fouls, Athletic Club 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsReal Sociedad 2 cards, Athletic Club 3 cards

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.

Carlos Soler · Real Sociedad · 19′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGonçalo Guedes · Real Sociedad · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYuri Berchiche · Athletic Club · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJon Gorrotxategi · Real Sociedad · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta · Athletic Club · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYuri Berchiche · Athletic Club · 89′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSergio Gómez · Real Sociedad · 30′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 71′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMikel Oyarzabal · Real Sociedad · 26′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta · Athletic Club · 59′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRobert Navarro · Athletic Club · 75′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 42′ · 0.12 xG · goalDani Vivian · Athletic Club · 79′ · 0.16 xG · on targetGonçalo Guedes · Real Sociedad · 47′ · 0.24 xG · goalJon Gorrotxategi · Real Sociedad · 90′ · 0.26 xG · goalRobert Navarro · Athletic Club · 79′ · 0.42 xG · goalBrais Méndez · Real Sociedad · 38′ · 0.53 xG · on targetBrais Méndez · Real Sociedad · 38′ · 0.84 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Real Sociedad: 9 shots, 5 on target, 2.06 xG. Athletic Club: 11 shots, 4 on target, 1.07 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Brais Méndez · Real Sociedad · 38′Gonçalo Guedes · Real Sociedad · 47′Jon Gorrotxategi · Real Sociedad · 90′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 42′Robert Navarro · Athletic Club · 79′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Real Sociedad 2.06 xG · Athletic Club 1.07 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Real Sociedad
1Draws
3Athletic Club
Real Sociedad — Athletic Club · La Liga0–0
Athletic Club — Real Sociedad · La Liga1–0
Athletic Club — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–1
Real Sociedad — Athletic Club · La Liga3–0
Athletic Club — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–0

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 5 of 11 directional metrics · Athletic Club in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Sociedad11 matchesAthletic Club11 matches
1.18 goals/match ▲Goals scored11/111 goal/match
1.45 goals/matchGoals allowed11/11▲ 1.18 goals/match
1.37 xG/match ▲Expected goals11/111.22 xG/match
13.2 shots/match ▲Shots11/1112.4 shots/match
4.45 shots/match ▲Shots on target11/114 shots/match
51.7% ●Possession11/1151.4%
6.82 corners/match ●Corners11/115.45 corners/match
2.18 cards/matchCards11/111.91 cards/match
16.3 fouls/matchFouls11/1113.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 11home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 1 Nov 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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