La Liga Gameweek 2 Sun, Aug 24 2025 · 18:30 Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián
Real Sociedad
2–2 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 1.08 – 1.82
Espanyol
  • Barrenetxea 61’
  • O. Óskarsson 69’
  • 10’ Pere Milla
  • 45+1’ (P) Javi Puado
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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 fight back from two goals down

Real Sociedad entered as narrow favourites, yet Espanyol led 2–0 at half-time through goals from Milla and Puado. But Barrenetxea and Óskarsson scored to rescue a draw for Real Sociedad. Espanyol finished with the higher xG (1.82 vs 1.08). On the chances created, Espanyol deserved more: 1.9 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Real Sociedad46%
Draw ✓28%
Espanyol27%

Model vs reality

Real Sociedad goals
2
Model 1.44 · xG 1.08
Espanyol goals
2
Model 1.04 · xG 1.82
Total goals
4
Model 2.47 · xG 2.90
Score 2–2
5%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 45%
Both scored
Yes
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchBarrenetxeaReal Sociedad · 1 goal
7.9
  • RefereeAlejandro Quintero Gonzalez
  • VenueReale Arena
  • Table before kick-offReal Sociedad 12th · Espanyol 7th

Timeline

  1. Pere Milla 0–1Assist R. Fernández Jaén
    10’
  2. ✕ Javi PuadoMissed penalty
    44’
  3. Edu ExpósitoYellow card · Holding
    44’
  4. Javi Puado (pen) 0–2
    45+1’
  5. Half time · 0–2
  6. ⇄ O. ÓskarssonFor L. Sučić
    56’
  7. ⇄ Jon GorrotxategiFor Beñat Turrientes
    56’
  8. Barrenetxea 1–2
    61’
  9. O. Óskarsson 2–2Assist Mikel Oyarzabal
    69’
  10. ⇄ Kike GarcíaFor R. Fernández Jaén
    70’
  11. ⇄ F. Calero VillaFor Pol Lozano
    70’
  12. ⇄ Ramon TerratsFor Pere Milla
    70’
  13. ⇄ Aihen MuñozFor Sergio Gómez
    71’
  14. ⇄ Brais MéndezFor Mikel Oyarzabal
    72’
  15. Jon GorrotxategiYellow card · Holding
    75’
  16. Jon MartínYellow card · Tripping
    79’
  17. ⇄ Gonçalo GuedesFor Barrenetxea
    80’
  18. ⇄ José SalinasFor Edu Expósito
    81’
  19. ⇄ Antoniu RocaFor T. Dolan
    86’
  20. F. Calero VillaYellow card · Holding
    90+5’
  21. Full time · 2–2

Team stats

Real Sociedad15 shots · 11 in box, 4 outside
Espanyol14 shots · 5 in box, 9 outside
Real SociedadEspanyol
62% Possession 38%
1.08 Expected goals (xG) 1.82
0.90 Expected points (xPts) 1.87
15 Shots 14
7 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 4
11 Shots inside the box 5
4 Shots outside the box 9
489 Passes 305
87% Pass accuracy 70%
5 Corners 2
1 Goalkeeper saves 5
16 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.83 Team rating 6.68

Line-ups

Real Sociedad 4-1-4-1

16.6 Álex Remiro(G)
176.9 Sergio Gómez ↓71’ 56.7 Zubeldia 316.9 Jon Martín 27.0 J. Aramburu
86.5 Beñat Turrientes ↓56’
77.9★ Barrenetxea ↓80’ 286.3 Pablo Marín 246.3 L. Sučić ↓56’ 147.0 T. Kubo
106.7 Mikel Oyarzabal A↓72’
  • 1Álex Remiro (G)6.6
  • 17Sergio Gómez↓71’6.9
  • 5Zubeldia6.7
  • 31Jon Martín6.9
  • 2J. Aramburu7.0
  • 8Beñat Turrientes↓56’6.5
  • 7Barrenetxea ★↓80’7.9
  • 28Pablo Marín6.3
  • 24L. Sučić↓56’6.3
  • 14T. Kubo7.0
  • 10Mikel OyarzabalA↓72’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 4Jon Gorrotxategi↑56’6.7
  • 9O. Óskarsson↑56’7.5
  • 3Aihen Muñoz↑71’6.7
  • 23Brais Méndez↑72’7.0
  • 11Gonçalo Guedes↑80’6.3

Unused: Unai Marrero, Elustondo, H. Traoré, D. Ćaleta-Car, Urko González, A. Zakharyan, Jon Karrikaburu

Espanyol 4-2-3-1

137.7 M. Dmitrović(G)
226.3 Carlos Romero 66.2 L. Cabrera 156.2 Miguel Rubio 235.7 O. El Hilali
87.3 Edu Expósito ↓81’ 106.5 Pol Lozano ↓70’
77.0 Javi Puado 117.9 Pere Milla ↓70’ 246.5 T. Dolan ↓86’
96.6 R. Fernández Jaén A↓70’
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G)7.7
  • 22Carlos Romero6.3
  • 6L. Cabrera6.2
  • 15Miguel Rubio6.2
  • 23O. El Hilali5.7
  • 8Edu Expósito↓81’7.3
  • 10Pol Lozano↓70’6.5
  • 7Javi Puado7.0
  • 11Pere Milla↓70’7.9
  • 24T. Dolan↓86’6.5
  • 9R. Fernández JaénA↓70’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 5F. Calero Villa↑70’6.6
  • 14Ramon Terrats↑70’6.5
  • 19Kike García↑70’6.5
  • 12José Salinas↑81’6.5
  • 20Antoniu Roca↑86’

Unused: Ángel Fortuño, Roger Hinojo, Rubén Sánchez, Pablo Ramón, L. Koleosho, Jofre Carreras, Rafel Bauzà

Player stats

Top rated
BarrenetxeaReal Sociedad7.9
2nd
Pere MillaEspanyol7.9
3rd
M. DmitrovićEspanyol7.7

Real Sociedad

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Álex Remiro G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 86% 22 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Sergio Gómez D 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 56 7 0 0/2 0/1 6.9
Zubeldia D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 97% 63 1 1 0/1 2/0 6.7
Jon Martín D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 76 0 1 0/1 3/0 6.9
J. Aramburu D 90 0 0 2 (2) 0 78% 51 4 1 0/0 1/1 7.0
Beñat Turrientes M 56 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 40 0 1 0/1 2/1 6.5
Barrenetxea F 80 1 0 4 (2) 1 85% 26 0 0 1/3 0/2 7.9
Pablo Marín M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 33 1 0 0/2 2/3 6.3
L. Sučić M 56 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 16 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
T. Kubo F 90 0 0 1 (1) 4 76% 41 0 0 1/2 1/5 7.0
Mikel Oyarzabal F 72 0 1 1 (0) 2 89% 19 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
Jon Gorrotxategi M 34 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 21 2 1 0/1 1/1 6.7
O. Óskarsson F 34 1 0 1 (1) 1 75% 4 1 0 0/1 1/0 7.5
Aihen Muñoz D 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.7
Brais Méndez M 18 0 0 1 (1) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
Gonçalo Guedes F 10 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3

Espanyol

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dmitrović G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 30% 33 2 0 0/0 0/1 7.7
Carlos Romero D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 17 2 1 3/5 4/0 6.3
L. Cabrera D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 66% 29 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
Miguel Rubio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 33 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.2
O. El Hilali D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 37 1 2 0/0 2/0 5.7
Edu Expósito M 81 0 0 1 (0) 2 89% 27 2 0 0/0 1/2 7.3
Pol Lozano M 70 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 33 2 0 0/1 3/0 6.5
Javi Puado F 90 1 0 3 (2) 2 91% 23 1 1 0/1 3/3 7.0
Pere Milla M 70 1 0 2 (1) 0 82% 22 4 0 0/1 0/4 7.9
T. Dolan M 86 0 0 3 (0) 3 68% 19 1 0 2/4 1/0 6.5
R. Fernández Jaén F 70 0 1 0 (0) 1 64% 14 2 0 0/1 0/2 6.6
F. Calero Villa D 20 0 0 1 (0) 0 33% 3 1 1 0/0 0/2 6.6
Ramon Terrats M 20 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 8 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
Kike García F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 20% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
José Salinas D 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
Antoniu Roca F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 —

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.