Real Sociedad

5th · La Liga · 16 points · Matches played: 9

11 points behind Barcelona · Table & Fixtures →

L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

-2.0 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed +5.9 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number.
57.6-2.0
World Rank 58th Global, by Elo
La Liga Rank 7th L90 Strength

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Our take

Mid-table strength, top-table form.

Real Sociedad rely on a top-third attack, but their defence is among the league's weakest and costs them. Across the 9 league matches with forecasts, they have collected around 4 more points than our pre-match forecasts predicted. J. Aramburu is out, and The toughest of the next 5 matches is the trip to Athletic Club.

La Liga · 9 games. Their results look better than their underlying numbers. They are scoring more goals than their chances suggest. They are conceding more goals than expected; goalkeeping or opponents' finishing may contribute, but these figures do not establish the cause.

They are clinical in front of goal (13% of shots scored), and give up a lot of shots (17 a game). Their results hold up much the same at home and away.

  • Top 4 7% · Relegation <1%Likely 7th · 56 projected points
  • Next 5: about 8 of 15 points Toughest at Athletic Club · , 29% to win
  • 1 key player outJ. Aramburu · 12% of squad weight missing · Last match: 18 Oct
  • 16 pts vs 11.7 expected+4.3 vs pre-match expectations · 9 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Real Sociedad. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
Position
5th/ 20
Points
161.78 PPG
Played
9
League gap
11pts behind leader
55.6%Win %
Wins5
Draws1
Losses3

Expected metrics · 9 of 9 matches covered

Goals For
171.89 / game
xG 12.24 4.76 more goals than expected. vs 17 goals
Goals Against
171.89 / game
xGA 14.66 2.34 more conceded than expected. vs 17 conceded
Goal Difference
+0+0.00 / game
xGD -2.42 Goal difference is 2.42 higher than expected. vs +0 GD
Clean Sheets
111% of games

League standings

La Liga · 2026-2027

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Full La Liga table, Real Sociedad highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1– Barcelona 93 9900 +30 27
2– Atletico Madrid 81 9711 +11 22
3▲ Real Madrid 89 9702 +14 21
4▼ Real Betis 72 9612 +2 19
5▲ Real Sociedad 58 9513 +0 16
6▼ Sevilla 50 9423 -2 14
7– Alaves 48 9324 +3 11
8▲ Celta Vigo 54 9252 +3 11
9▼ Deportivo La Coruna 45 9252 +1 11
10▲ Osasuna 46 9324 -8 11
11▼ Athletic Club 55 7232 +1 9
12▼ Villarreal 67 9234 +0 9
13– Rayo Vallecano 58 8233 -5 9
14– Getafe 48 9234 -6 9
15▼ Espanyol 44 9225 -1 8
16▼ Racing Santander 41 9225 -12 8
17– Levante 48 8143 -4 7
18– Elche 44 9144 -6 7
19– Valencia 51 9135 -9 6
20– Malaga 41 9045 -12 4

20 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchweek.

League position over time

Position by matchweek

Higher is better. One point per matchweek; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

View position history
Real Sociedad league position by matchweek
MWResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
227 Aug 20262002
331 Aug 20261333
6 · Partial17 Sep 20261276
720 Sep 20268107
8 · Partial12 Oct 20266138
919 Oct 20265169

Squad 37 players · this season, all competitions · 4 out

Absences reported for the last match: 18 Oct 2026

Top scorer
L. Sučić3 goals
Most assists
Carlos Soler3 assists
Best rated
Álex Remiro7.30 avg rating
Most minutes
Sergio Gómez880 min
Key to the model
Álex RemiroStarter · weight 1.80

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the trip to Lillestrom: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength La Liga · 20 clubs

L90 Strength7th of 20
58 Elo 1692 · World #58
Current Strength
58 With absences before 22 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack6th of 20
62 Scores 1.73 per match against an average top-five side
Defence17th of 20
48 Concedes 1.56 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → Barcelona: attack 97, defence 92, L90 Strength 93 Atletico Madrid: attack 82, defence 87, L90 Strength 81 Real Madrid: attack 89, defence 85, L90 Strength 89 Real Betis: attack 79, defence 59, L90 Strength 72 Real Sociedad: attack 62, defence 48, L90 Strength 58 Sevilla: attack 48, defence 57, L90 Strength 50 Alaves: attack 48, defence 55, L90 Strength 48 Celta Vigo: attack 36, defence 61, L90 Strength 54 Deportivo La Coruna: attack 40, defence 57, L90 Strength 45 Osasuna: attack 50, defence 50, L90 Strength 46 Athletic Club: attack 51, defence 64, L90 Strength 55 Villarreal: attack 76, defence 73, L90 Strength 67 Rayo Vallecano: attack 61, defence 60, L90 Strength 58 Getafe: attack 27, defence 59, L90 Strength 48 Espanyol: attack 36, defence 51, L90 Strength 44 Racing Santander: attack 42, defence 22, L90 Strength 41 Levante: attack 55, defence 41, L90 Strength 48 Elche: attack 39, defence 51, L90 Strength 44 Valencia: attack 39, defence 52, L90 Strength 51 Malaga: attack 28, defence 31, L90 Strength 41
Every La Liga club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 10 listed

81
Form index · 4th of 20 in league
Points, last 5
10
Median top-5 club
5.9
Own forecasts
6.0 +4.0
Table5th L90 Strength7th Form4th

Table position in line with their strength.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • W18 OctA · Malaga5–21.3 xPts
  • D15 OctA · Union St. Gilloise1–10.9 xPts
  • W11 OctH · Deportivo La Coruna3–21.7 xPts
  • W20 SepA · Valencia3–21.2 xPts
  • L17 SepH · Bournemouth1–21.0 xPts
  • L13 SepH · Atletico Madrid0–31.3 xPts
  • W7 SepA · Elche3–21.4 xPts
  • D3 SepH · Celta Vigo0–01.8 xPts
  • W29 AugH · Espanyol2–11.6 xPts
  • L26 AugA · Real Madrid1–40.5 xPts

Trends last 10, all competitions

Scored 8/10
Clean sheet 1/10
Conceded 2+ 7/10
Over 2.5 8/10
Both teams scored 8/10

Playing style vs La Liga average

RSOLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.89 1.54 4th
Goals conceded 1.89 1.55 14th
xG 1.36 1.45 8th
xG allowed 1.63 1.46 14th
Scored in 67% 75% 10th
Clean sheets 11% 25% 15th
RSOLeagueRank
Shots 14.11 13.43 7th
Shots on target 5.44 4.90 7th
On target share 39% 35% 6th
Box share 56% 59% 16th
Conversion 13% 11% 3rd
RSOLeagueRank
Shots allowed 16.56 13.36 19th
On target allowed 6.22 4.92 18th
Blocks 4.00 3.56 5th
Save rate 73% 69% 6th
RSOLeagueRank
Possession 49% 50% 11th
Passes 467 456 10th
Pass accuracy 85% 84% 8th
RSOLeagueRank
Fouls 12.11 12.30 9th
Fouls suffered 9.78 12.30 20th
Yellow cards 2.00 2.17 8th
Red cards 0.22 0.11 16th
This league season, per match · 9 games. Rank among 20 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
RSOLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.90 1.56 5th
Goals conceded 1.90 1.55 17th
xG 1.28 1.44 10th
xG allowed 1.72 1.43 15th
Scored in 80% 76% 9th
Clean sheets 10% 22% 15th
RSOLeagueRank
Shots 13.80 13.43 7th
Shots on target 5.20 4.92 7th
On target share 38% 35% 8th
Box share 55% 60% 17th
Conversion 14% 11% 4th
RSOLeagueRank
Shots allowed 15.80 13.15 19th
On target allowed 5.70 4.91 17th
Blocks 3.90 3.45 5th
Save rate 70% 68% 8th
RSOLeagueRank
Possession 50% 50% 8th
Passes 481 450 7th
Pass accuracy 85% 84% 9th
RSOLeagueRank
Fouls 12.40 12.32 11th
Fouls suffered 10.70 12.28 18th
Yellow cards 1.90 2.11 9th
Red cards 0.20 0.11 15th
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 20 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home1.75pts per game2-1-1 · 1.2–1.5 goals · 4 games
Away1.80pts per game3-0-2 · 2.4–2.2 goals · 5 games

Goal timing this league season · 9 games

3 0-15
3 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
3 7 61-75
3 5 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings La Liga · 9 games · rank of 20

Attack

GF 17 4th / 20
GF/G 1.89 4th / 20
xG/G 1.36 8th / 20
G − xG +0.53 2nd / 20

Defence

GA 17 15th / 20
GA/G 1.89 14th / 20
xGA/G 1.63 14th / 20
xGA − GA -0.26 14th / 20

Overall

Pts 16 5th / 20
xPts 11.7 9th / 20
PPG 1.78 5th / 20
TR 6.89 6th / 20
GD +0 9th / 20
xGD -2.4 11th / 20
W 5 5th / 20
L 3 8th / 20

Scorelines

  • 3–2×3
  • 0–1×1
  • 1–4×1
  • 2–1×1
  • 0–0×1
  • 0–3×1

Goals per game both teams

11% 0
11% 1
0% 2
22% 3
0% 4
56% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
78%76%
Over 2.5
78%56%
Over 3.5
56%39%
Both scored
67%59%
Clean sheet
11%25%
Failed to score
33%25%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.