La Liga Gameweek 21 Sun, Jan 25 2026 · 17:30 Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián
Real Sociedad
3–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 0.82 – 1.15
Celta Vigo
  • Mikel Oyarzabal 17’, 75’
  • Brais Méndez 90+6’ (P)
  • D. Ćaleta-Car 45+2’
  • 72’ Borja Iglesias
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Real Sociedad beat Celta Vigo

Real Sociedad won 3–1 through goals from Oyarzabal and Méndez. Celta Vigo replied through a Iglesias goal. Real Sociedad played with ten men from the 45th minute after Ćaleta-Car was sent off. Real Sociedad won despite the lower xG; Celta Vigo created the better chances (1.15 vs 0.82). On the chances created, Celta Vigo deserved more: 1.6 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Real Sociedad ✓36%
Draw28%
Celta Vigo36%

Model vs reality

Real Sociedad goals
3
Model 1.28 · xG 0.82
Celta Vigo goals
1
Model 1.28 · xG 1.15
Total goals
4
Model 2.56 · xG 1.97
Score 3–1
3%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 47%
Both scored
Yes
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchMikel OyarzabalReal Sociedad · 2 goals
10.0
  • RefereeJavier Alberola Rojas
  • VenueReale Arena
  • Table before kick-offReal Sociedad 10th · Celta Vigo 7th

Timeline

  1. L. SučićYellow card · Tripping
    16’
  2. Mikel Oyarzabal 1–0Assist Beñat Turrientes
    17’
  3. D. Ćaleta-CarRed card · Tripping
    45+2’
  4. Bryan ZaragozaYellow card · Roughing
    45+3’
  5. Half time · 1–0
  6. ⇄ Óscar MinguezaFor Manu Fernández
    46’
  7. ⇄ ZubeldiaFor Barrenetxea
    46’
  8. ⇄ OdriozolaFor Beñat Turrientes
    46’
  9. ⇄ Borja IglesiasFor Pablo Durán
    56’
  10. ⇄ Iago AspasFor I. Moriba
    56’
  11. ⇄ Pablo MarínFor Gonçalo Guedes
    70’
  12. Borja Iglesias 1–1
    72’
  13. Mikel Oyarzabal 2–1Assist Jon Gorrotxategi
    75’
  14. ⇄ W. SwedbergFor Hugo Sotelo
    77’
  15. ⇄ Miguel RománFor Sergio Carreira
    77’
  16. ⇄ Brais MéndezFor L. Sučić
    81’
  17. ⇄ O. ÓskarssonFor Mikel Oyarzabal
    86’
  18. Brais Méndez (pen) 3–1
    90+6’
  19. Full time · 3–1

Team stats

Real Sociedad10 shots · 6 in box, 4 outside
Celta Vigo17 shots · 10 in box, 7 outside
Real SociedadCelta Vigo
36% Possession 64%
0.82 Expected goals (xG) 1.15
1.09 Expected points (xPts) 1.61
10 Shots 17
4 Shots on target 4
1 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 7
6 Shots inside the box 10
4 Shots outside the box 7
347 Passes 616
83% Pass accuracy 89%
2 Corners 9
2 Goalkeeper saves 1
7 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
7.09 Team rating 6.51

Line-ups

Real Sociedad 4-4-2

16.9 Álex Remiro(G)
36.3 Aihen Muñoz 166.0 D. Ćaleta-Car 317.3 Jon Martín 27.2 J. Aramburu
76.7 Barrenetxea ↓46’ 86.6 Beñat Turrientes A↓46’ 47.5 Jon Gorrotxategi A 116.9 Gonçalo Guedes ↓70’
1010.0★ Mikel Oyarzabal ↓86’ 246.2 L. Sučić ↓81’
  • 1Álex Remiro (G)6.9
  • 3Aihen Muñoz6.3
  • 16D. Ćaleta-Car6.0
  • 31Jon Martín7.3
  • 2J. Aramburu7.2
  • 7Barrenetxea↓46’6.7
  • 8Beñat TurrientesA↓46’6.6
  • 4Jon GorrotxategiA7.5
  • 11Gonçalo Guedes↓70’6.9
  • 10Mikel Oyarzabal ★↓86’10.0
  • 24L. Sučić↓81’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 5Zubeldia↑46’6.3
  • 20Odriozola↑46’7.0
  • 28Pablo Marín↑70’6.5
  • 23Brais Méndez↑81’7.2
  • 9O. Óskarsson↑86’6.6

Unused: Unai Marrero, Aitor Fraga, Elustondo, Ibai Aguirre, Dani Díaz, Job Ochieng, Jon Karrikaburu

Celta Vigo 3-4-3

136.2 I. Radu(G)
206.0 Marcos Alonso 26.5 C. Starfelt 127.2 Manu Fernández ↓46’
236.0 Hugo Álvarez 227.7 Hugo Sotelo ↓77’ 65.9 I. Moriba ↓56’ 56.6 Sergio Carreira ↓77’
156.9 Bryan Zaragoza 186.3 Pablo Durán ↓56’ 396.6 Jones El-Abdellaoui
  • 13I. Radu (G)6.2
  • 20Marcos Alonso6.0
  • 2C. Starfelt6.5
  • 12Manu Fernández↓46’7.2
  • 23Hugo Álvarez6.0
  • 22Hugo Sotelo↓77’7.7
  • 6I. Moriba↓56’5.9
  • 5Sergio Carreira↓77’6.6
  • 15Bryan Zaragoza6.9
  • 18Pablo Durán↓56’6.3
  • 39Jones El-Abdellaoui6.6

Substitutes used

  • 3Óscar Mingueza↑46’6.9
  • 7Borja Iglesias↑56’6.2
  • 10Iago Aspas↑56’6.2
  • 19W. Swedberg↑77’6.5
  • 16Miguel Román↑77’6.6

Unused: Iván Villar, Javi Rodríguez, Carlos Domínguez, M. Ristić, J. Aidoo, Javi Rueda, H. Burcio

Player stats

Top rated
Mikel OyarzabalReal Sociedad10.0
2nd
Hugo SoteloCelta Vigo7.7
3rd
Jon GorrotxategiReal Sociedad7.5

Real Sociedad

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Álex Remiro G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 48% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Aihen Muñoz D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 29 4 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
D. Ćaleta-Car D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 29 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.0
Jon Martín D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 95% 37 2 0 2/2 0/1 7.3
J. Aramburu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 31 3 0 0/1 1/0 7.2
Barrenetxea F 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 8 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
Beñat Turrientes M 46 0 1 0 (0) 1 85% 26 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
Jon Gorrotxategi M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 89% 55 2 1 1/2 0/2 7.5
Gonçalo Guedes F 70 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 25 1 1 0/0 0/2 6.9
Mikel Oyarzabal F 86 2 0 2 (2) 2 95% 20 3 0 1/2 0/5 10.0
L. Sučić M 81 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 25 0 1 2/4 1/0 6.2
Zubeldia D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Odriozola D 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 4 1 0 0/2 0/1 7.0
Pablo Marín M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 43% 7 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
Brais Méndez M 9 1 0 1 (1) 0 71% 7 1 0 0/1 0/0 7.2
O. Óskarsson F 4 0 0 1 (1) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6

Celta Vigo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Radu G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 87% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Marcos Alonso D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 89% 85 3 0 0/0 3/0 6.0
C. Starfelt D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 48 2 2 0/0 1/0 6.5
Manu Fernández D 46 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 43 2 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
Hugo Álvarez M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 85% 61 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.0
Hugo Sotelo M 77 0 0 0 (0) 3 98% 83 4 0 0/0 0/0 7.7
I. Moriba M 56 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 18 1 0 1/2 2/1 5.9
Sergio Carreira D 77 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 40 3 0 1/2 0/2 6.6
Bryan Zaragoza F 90 0 0 2 (2) 1 87% 38 0 0 2/7 2/1 6.9
Pablo Durán F 56 0 0 0 (0) 2 73% 11 1 0 1/2 0/0 6.3
Jones El-Abdellaoui F 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 96% 28 0 0 2/4 1/1 6.6
Óscar Mingueza D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 72 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.9
Borja Iglesias F 34 1 0 1 (1) 0 25% 8 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
Iago Aspas F 34 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
W. Swedberg M 13 0 0 2 (1) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Miguel Román M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 22 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.