La Liga · 2025Estadio Mendizorrotza

Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Real Sociedad · La Liga

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Deportivo Alavés won 1–0.

Shots
1410
Shots on target
31
Expected goals
1.391.17
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Alaves beat Real Sociedad 1–0. Recorded in this match (Alaves – Real Sociedad): shots 14–10, shots on target 3–1, expected goals 1.39–1.17, possession 38%–62%. 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 goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.27 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 for1.8 goals/match1.27 goals/match1.11 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

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

16.4 fouls/matchFoulsAlaves · Real Sociedad15.5 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAlavesReal SociedadBaseline
Fouls16.4 fouls/match15.5 fouls/match12.6 fouls/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots10 shotsDeportivo Alavés 14 shots, Real Sociedad 10 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots1 shotDeportivo Alavés 3 shots, Real Sociedad 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.39 xG1.17 xGDeportivo Alavés 1.39 xG, Real Sociedad 1.17 xG
  • Possession38%62%Deportivo Alavés 38%, Real Sociedad 62%
  • Corners5 corners8 cornersDeportivo Alavés 5 corners, Real Sociedad 8 corners
  • Fouls20 fouls16 foulsDeportivo Alavés 20 fouls, Real Sociedad 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsDeportivo Alavés 2 cards, Real Sociedad 2 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.

Pablo Ibáñez · Alaves · 33′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Guedes · Real Sociedad · 77′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJon Pacheco · Alaves · 83′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbderrahman Rebbach · Alaves · 20′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCalebe Gonçalves · Alaves · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPablo Ibáñez · Alaves · 36′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTakefusa Kubo · Real Sociedad · 72′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAbderrahman Rebbach · Alaves · 8′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAbderrahman Rebbach · Alaves · 53′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLucas Boyé · Alaves · 13′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLucas Boyé · Alaves · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedUmar Sadiq · Real Sociedad · 51′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAnder Barrenetxea · Real Sociedad · 83′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJon Martin · Real Sociedad · 35′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAbderrahman Rebbach · Alaves · 55′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPablo Ibáñez · Alaves · 58′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLucas Boyé · Alaves · 75′ · 0.09 xG · on targetJon Karrikaburu · Real Sociedad · 88′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedLucas Boyé · Alaves · 48′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAnder Barrenetxea · Real Sociedad · 63′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Soler · Real Sociedad · 32′ · 0.16 xG · on targetDuje Ćaleta-Car · Real Sociedad · 90′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedJon Karrikaburu · Real Sociedad · 78′ · 0.44 xG · off target or blockedLucas Boyé · Alaves · 45′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Alaves: 14 shots, 3 on target, 1.42 xG. Real Sociedad: 10 shots, 1 on target, 1.17 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′Lucas Boyé · Alaves · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Alaves 1.42 xG · Real Sociedad 1.17 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Deportivo Alavés
1Draws
2Real Sociedad
Deportivo Alavés — Real Sociedad · La Liga1–0
Real Sociedad — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–2
Deportivo Alavés — Real Sociedad · La Liga0–1
Real Sociedad — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–1
Real Sociedad — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Deportivo Alavés favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Real Sociedad in 6

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés15 matchesReal Sociedad15 matches
0.87 goals/matchGoals scored15/15▲ 1.27 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed15/151.47 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals15/15▲ 1.35 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots15/15▲ 13.7 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target15/15▲ 4.73 shots/match
49.1%Possession15/15● 52.1%
5.27 corners/matchCorners15/15● 6.47 corners/match
2.53 cards/matchCards15/152.33 cards/match
16.4 fouls/matchFouls15/1515.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples15 / 15home / 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, 6 Dec 2025, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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