La Liga Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 29 2026 · 18:00 Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián
Real Sociedad
2–1 Full time · HT 1–1 xG 1.82 – 0.77
Espanyol
  • Barrenetxea 4’
  • O. Óskarsson 61’
  • 45’ R. Fernández Jaén
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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 Espanyol

Real Sociedad entered as favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Barrenetxea and Óskarsson. Espanyol replied through a Jaén goal. Real Sociedad finished with the higher xG (1.82 vs 0.77).

Real Sociedad ✓47%
Draw24%
Espanyol29%

Model vs reality

Real Sociedad goals
2
Model 1.68 · xG 1.82
Espanyol goals
1
Model 1.27 · xG 0.77
Total goals
3
Model 2.95 · xG 2.59
Score 2–1
9%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 57%
Both scored
Yes
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. DmitrovićEspanyol
7.9
  • RefereeManuel Jesus Orellana Cid
  • CoachesPellegrino Matarazzo · Manolo Gonzalez
  • VenueReale Arena
  • Table before kick-offReal Sociedad 20th · Espanyol 10th
  • Weather at kick-off26°C · Clear · wind 6 km/h Warm

Timeline

  1. Barrenetxea 1–0Assist Mikel Oyarzabal
    4’
  2. Beñat TurrientesYellow card · Foul
    17’
  3. Urko GonzálezYellow card · Foul
    21’
  4. R. Fernández Jaén 1–1Assist Javi Hernández
    45’
  5. Half time · 1–1
  6. ⇄ Gabriel MoscardoFor Urko González
    46’
  7. O. Óskarsson 2–1Assist Mikel Oyarzabal
    61’
  8. ⇄ Y. HerreraFor Beñat Turrientes
    62’
  9. ⇄ Alex GarciaFor Barrenetxea
    63’
  10. ⇄ Rafel BauzàFor Edu Expósito
    70’
  11. ⇄ Marcos FernándezFor Javi Hernández
    70’
  12. Marcos FernándezYellow card · Foul
    75’
  13. ⇄ Gonçalo GuedesFor O. Óskarsson
    78’
  14. ⇄ T. KuboFor L. Sučić
    78’
  15. Roger HinojoYellow card · Foul
    82’
  16. ⇄ Pere MillaFor R. Fernández Jaén
    83’
  17. ⇄ Jofre CarrerasFor T. Dolan
    83’
  18. Rafel BauzàYellow card · Argument
    88’
  19. ⇄ Jon GorrotxategiFor Mikel Oyarzabal
    90’
  20. ZubeldiaYellow card · Time wasting
    90+3’
  21. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Real Sociedad17 shots · 13 in box, 4 outside
Espanyol11 shots · 6 in box, 5 outside
Real SociedadEspanyol
51% Possession 49%
1.82 Expected goals (xG) 0.77
2.09 Expected points (xPts) 0.68
17 Shots 11
10 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside the box 6
4 Shots outside the box 5
423 Passes 403
81% Pass accuracy 78%
7 Corners 3
2 Goalkeeper saves 7
19 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
7.07 Team rating 6.95

Line-ups

Real Sociedad 4-4-2

17.0 Álex Remiro(G)
176.9 Sergio Gómez 317.2 Jon Martín 57.2 Zubeldia 26.9 J. Aramburu
77.2 Barrenetxea ↓63’ 187.0 Carlos Soler 86.9 Beñat Turrientes ↓62’ 246.9 L. Sučić ↓78’
107.2 Mikel Oyarzabal AA↓90’ 97.7 O. Óskarsson ↓78’
  • 1Álex Remiro (G)7.0
  • 17Sergio Gómez6.9
  • 31Jon Martín7.2
  • 5Zubeldia7.2
  • 2J. Aramburu6.9
  • 7Barrenetxea↓63’7.2
  • 18Carlos Soler7.0
  • 8Beñat Turrientes↓62’6.9
  • 24L. Sučić↓78’6.9
  • 10Mikel OyarzabalA×2↓90’7.2
  • 9O. Óskarsson↓78’7.7

Substitutes used

  • 4Jon Gorrotxategi↑90’
  • 21Y. Herrera↑62’6.9
  • 11Gonçalo Guedes↑78’6.6
  • 29Alex Garcia↑63’7.0
  • 14T. Kubo↑78’6.3

Unused: Unai Marrero, M. Sarr, Luken Beitia, Aihen Muñoz, A. Zakharyan, Job Ochieng, Gorka Carrera Zarranz

Coach: Pellegrino Matarazzo

Espanyol 4-2-3-1

137.9★ M. Dmitrović(G)
217.6 Roger Hinojo 147.0 Unai Núñez 166.9 V. Drkušić 237.7 O. El Hilali
86.7 Edu Expósito ↓70’ 46.2 Urko González ↓46’
246.3 T. Dolan ↓83’ 286.2 Javi Hernández A↓70’ 226.3 Álex Calatrava
97.5 R. Fernández Jaén ↓83’
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G) ★7.9
  • 21Roger Hinojo7.6
  • 14Unai Núñez7.0
  • 16V. Drkušić6.9
  • 23O. El Hilali7.7
  • 8Edu Expósito↓70’6.7
  • 4Urko González↓46’6.2
  • 24T. Dolan↓83’6.3
  • 28Javi HernándezA↓70’6.2
  • 22Álex Calatrava6.3
  • 9R. Fernández Jaén↓83’7.5

Substitutes used

  • 20Gabriel Moscardo↑46’6.9
  • 26Rafel Bauzà↑70’6.3
  • 11Pere Milla↑83’6.3
  • 17Jofre Carreras↑83’6.3
  • 18Marcos Fernández↑70’6.2

Unused: Ángel Fortuño, L. Serred, Q. Hartman, C. Riedel, J. A. Lopez, Pol Lozano, Adama Timera

Coach: Manolo Gonzalez

Player stats

Top rated
M. DmitrovićEspanyol7.9
2nd
O. ÓskarssonReal Sociedad7.7
3rd
O. El HilaliEspanyol7.7

Real Sociedad

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Álex Remiro G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 63% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Sergio Gómez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 45 1 1 2/2 1/0 6.9
Jon Martín D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 54 2 0 0/0 1/1 7.2
Zubeldia D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 52 3 2 0/0 1/0 7.2
J. Aramburu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 36 3 3 2/3 8/4 6.9
Barrenetxea F 63 1 0 2 (1) 1 88% 17 0 0 0/2 1/0 7.2
Carlos Soler M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 90% 49 1 0 0/1 0/0 7.0
Beñat Turrientes M 62 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 38 3 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
L. Sučić M 78 0 0 1 (0) 2 81% 27 2 0 1/3 1/0 6.9
Mikel Oyarzabal F 90 0 2 2 (2) 2 67% 27 0 0 0/1 1/4 7.2
O. Óskarsson F 78 1 0 3 (3) 0 75% 16 0 0 0/0 3/2 7.7
Jon Gorrotxategi M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Y. Herrera M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 10 2 0 0/0 1/2 6.9
Gonçalo Guedes F 12 0 0 3 (3) 1 80% 5 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
Alex Garcia F 27 0 0 1 (1) 1 100% 5 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
T. Kubo F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Espanyol

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dmitrović G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 67% 24 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.9
Roger Hinojo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 51 3 1 1/1 1/0 7.6
Unai Núñez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 54 1 2 0/0 0/2 7.0
V. Drkušić D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 56 1 0 0/0 2/3 6.9
O. El Hilali D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 42 1 1 2/2 1/0 7.7
Edu Expósito M 70 0 0 3 (0) 0 82% 39 2 0 0/1 1/1 6.7
Urko González M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 20 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
T. Dolan M 83 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 16 0 1 2/5 1/3 6.3
Javi Hernández M 70 0 1 1 (0) 2 67% 12 1 0 0/2 2/3 6.2
Álex Calatrava F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 71% 31 4 0 1/3 0/1 6.3
R. Fernández Jaén F 83 1 0 2 (1) 0 74% 19 0 1 0/0 1/3 7.5
Gabriel Moscardo M 44 0 0 1 (1) 0 86% 21 4 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
Rafel Bauzà M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.3
Pere Milla M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Jofre Carreras F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
Marcos Fernández F 20 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 4 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.2

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.