Real Sociedad 2–1 Barcelona — La Liga 2025/26 Match Stats

La Liga · 2025Sun, 18 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTCReale Arena

Real Sociedad

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2–1Historical match

Barcelona

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

Match at a glance

Real Sociedad won 2–1.

Shots: 725
Shots on target: 69
Expected goals: 1.013.69
Possession: 27%73%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Sociedad beat Barcelona 2–1. Recorded in this match (Real Sociedad – Barcelona): shots 7–25, shots on target 6–9, expected goals 1.01–3.69, possession 27%–73%. 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.

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

13.5 shots/match ▲ShotsReal Sociedad · Barcelona19.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Real Sociedad	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	13.5 shots/match	19.9 shots/match	11.4 shots/match
Shots against	12.6 shots/match	9.4 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

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

6.35 corners/matchCornersReal Sociedad · Barcelona● 7.15 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Real Sociedad	Barcelona	Baseline
Corners	6.35 corners/match	7.15 corners/match	4.8 corners/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Barcelona have recorded the higher season possession share.

50.7%PossessionReal Sociedad · Barcelona● 68.6%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.9 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Real Sociedad	Barcelona	Baseline
Possession	50.7%	68.6%	49.4%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots7 shots25 shotsReal Sociedad 7 shots, Barcelona 25 shots
Shots on target6 shots9 shotsReal Sociedad 6 shots, Barcelona 9 shots
Expected goals1.01 xG3.69 xGReal Sociedad 1.01 xG, Barcelona 3.69 xG
Possession27%73%Real Sociedad 27%, Barcelona 73%
Corners6 corners8 cornersReal Sociedad 6 corners, Barcelona 8 corners
Fouls13 fouls8 foulsReal Sociedad 13 fouls, Barcelona 8 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards4 cardsReal Sociedad 3 cards, Barcelona 4 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.

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Real Sociedad: 7 shots, 6 on target, 1.00 xG. Barcelona: 25 shots, 9 on target, 3.74 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: Real Sociedad 1.00 xG · Barcelona 3.74 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Real Sociedad

0Draws

4Barcelona

28 Sept 2025Barcelona — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–1

2 Mar 2025Barcelona — Real Sociedad · La Liga4–0

10 Nov 2024Real Sociedad — Barcelona · La Liga1–0

13 May 2024Barcelona — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–0

4 Nov 2023Real Sociedad — Barcelona · La Liga0–1

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 1 of 11 directional metrics · Barcelona in 9 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Sociedad20 matchesBarcelona20 matches

1.3 goals/matchGoals scored20/20▲ 2.7 goals/match

1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed20/20▲ 1.1 goals/match

1.32 xG/matchExpected goals20/20▲ 2.34 xG/match

13.5 shots/matchShots20/20▲ 19.9 shots/match

5 shots/matchShots on target20/20▲ 7.55 shots/match

50.7%Possession20/20● 68.6%

6.35 corners/matchCorners20/20● 7.15 corners/match

2.3 cards/matchCards20/201.75 cards/match

15.3 fouls/matchFouls20/209.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples20 / 20home / 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: Mon, 19 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded