La Liga Gameweek 36 Thu, May 14 · 19:00 Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, Girona
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Our take

Girona were slight favourites.

Real Sociedad were the stronger side on L90 Strength (55 vs 47). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Girona. Girona had 3 days of rest, Real Sociedad 5 and had to travel 419 km.

Away travel419 kmRest days3 · 5Matches / 14d2 · 2
Girona44%
Draw26%
Real Sociedad30%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.22
Girona39%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad34%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.29
Girona44%
Draw26%
Real Sociedad30%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.25
Girona37%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad36%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.37
Girona45%
Draw26%
Real Sociedad30%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.28
Over 2.5 52% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · SpainMiguel Sesma Espinosa
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 18

Team strength

GironaReal Sociedad
47 L90 StrengthIn forecast 55
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 56
49 AttackIn forecast 62
64 DefenceIn forecast 48
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Girona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Real Sociedad

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GironaReal Sociedad
1.06 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.54
1.49 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.57
1.14 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
1.50 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.25
74% Scored inContext 86%
17% Clean sheetsContext 9%
10.03 ShotsContext 12.40
3.88 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.76
38% On target shareContext 37%
6.57 Shots in the boxContext 7.54
65% Box shareContext 62%
11% ConversionContext 12%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.89
14.60 Shots allowedContext 13.09
4.97 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.32
3.69 BlocksContext 3.47
3.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.14
72% Save rateContext 66%
50% PossessionIn forecast 51%
460 PassesContext 443
394 Accurate passesContext 369
86% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.79
10.40 FoulsContext 13.71
14.37 Fouls sufferedContext 12.17
1.97 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.11 Red cardsContext 0.11
This league season, per match · 35 and 35 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 1.35
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.35
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.00 ShotsContext 11.70
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.56
33% On target shareContext 35%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 6.70
66% Box shareContext 56%
10% ConversionContext 15%
2.25 OffsidesContext 3.13
13.30 Shots allowedContext 14.30
5.78 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.44
3.80 BlocksContext 3.10
4.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
78% Save rateContext 68%
54% PossessionIn forecast 56%
507 PassesContext 489
443 Accurate passesContext 415
87% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.79
8.90 FoulsContext 12.40
14.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Girona
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,146 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Real Sociedad
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel419 km1,482 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Girona Real Sociedad
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3La Liga 2025-2026, 11 May5La Liga 2025-2026, 9 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km419 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,146 km1,482 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one33

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Girona Confirmed XI
4-3-3
13P. Gazzaniga(G)
24Álex Moreno 12Vitor Reis 16Alejandro Francés 4Arnau Martínez
18A. Ounahi 20A. Witsel 23Iván Martín
3Joel Roca 15V. Tsyhankov 21Bryan Gil
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Sociedad Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álex Remiro(G)
17Sergio Gómez 16D. Ćaleta-Car 31Jon Martín 2J. Aramburu
12Y. Herrera 4Jon Gorrotxategi
7Barrenetxea 24L. Sučić 14T. Kubo
10Mikel Oyarzabal
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Girona Scores -0.03 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Sociedad Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Girona+0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Real Sociedad-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Girona · Home 1.29points per game · 17 home games
W-D-L
6-4-7
Scored
1.12
Conceded
1.47
Real Sociedad · Away 0.88points per game · 17 away games
W-D-L
3-6-8
Scored
1.18
Conceded
1.65

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 7 of 7 meetings

1 Girona wins3 draws3 Real Sociedad wins
Goals per game1.43 – 1.86 Over 2.557% Both scored71% Clean sheets14% · 29%
  • 12 Dec 2025Real Sociedad1–2Girona
  • 18 May 2025Real Sociedad3–2Girona
  • 19 Oct 2024Girona0–1Real Sociedad
  • 3 Feb 2024Girona0–0Real Sociedad
  • 12 Aug 2023Real Sociedad1–1Girona
  • 13 May 2023Real Sociedad2–2Girona

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Miguel Sesma Espinosa Spain · 18 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.50league 4.28
Red cards0.00league 0.27
Cards 5+33%league 47%
Fouls26.4league 24.5
Penalties0.28league 0.36
Home wins61%league 48%
Girona1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L7 Dec 25A · Elche0–33
Real Sociedad1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W28 Feb 26A · Mallorca1–02

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Girona35 games · scored 37 · conceded 52
5 4 0-15
5 7 16-30
6 7 31-45
1 14 46-60
8 8 61-75
12 12 76-90
Real Sociedad35 games · scored 54 · conceded 55
3 8 0-15
9 7 16-30
10 11 31-45
10 11 46-60
8 4 61-75
14 14 76-90
Girona10 games · scored 11 · conceded 12
2 0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
5 46-60
3 2 61-75
4 3 76-90
Real Sociedad10 games · scored 17 · conceded 17
2 4 0-15
5 4 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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