Alaves vs Real Sociedad

2 January 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Joselu 58’ (pen)
  • Adnan Januzaj 14’

Match summary

Alaves and Real Sociedad drew 1-1. Real Sociedad led 1-0 at half-time.

Adnan Januzaj put Real Sociedad ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Portu and Joselu equalised from the penalty spot in the 58th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Alaves created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Real Sociedad 1.42 from 10.

Match stats

Alaves Real Sociedad
19 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.54 xG 1.38
0.80 Non-penalty xG 1.38
6 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Alaves Real Sociedad
Kick-off
14’
Adnan Januzaj
Assist: Portu0-1 (Real Sociedad)
Half-time0-1
Joselu
Penalty1-1 (Alaves)
58’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Alaves
  • Víctor Laguardia
  • Luis Rioja
  • Edgar Méndez
Real Sociedad
  • Igor Zubeldia
  • David Silva
  • Adnan Januzaj

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.42 14’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), 0-1 14’ 58’ Joselu (Alaves), 1-1 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.42 14’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), 0-1 Januzaj 14’ 58’ Joselu (Alaves), 1-1 Joselu 58’
Alaves 1.54 xGReal Sociedad 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Alaves attacking 
58’ Joselu (Alaves), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 14’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 22’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 42’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 22’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 68’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Joselu (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 1’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Joselu (Alaves), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 14’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 22’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 42’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Víctor Laguardia (Alaves), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 22’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 68’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Joselu (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 1’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jesús Owono GK900 0.000.000
Martín Aguirregabiria DEF900 0.000.042
Florian Lejeune DEF901 0.060.000
Víctor Laguardia DEF901 0.130.000
Rubén Duarte DEF900 0.000.021
Iván Martín MID500 0.000.000
Mamadou Loum MID903 0.070.011
Antonio Moya MID900 0.000.001
Luis Rioja MID903 0.120.131
Joselu FWD9016 0.970.154
Miguel De la Fuente FWD763 0.070.112
Edgar Méndez Sub402 0.140.000
Mamadou Sylla Sub140 0.000.041

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Alaves win 21% Avg odds 4.59
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Real Sociedad win 51% Avg odds 1.88

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Alaves LLDLL
Real Sociedad DLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 4-0 Alaves, 21 Feb 21 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 1-0 Alaves, 13 Mar 22  All Alaves vs Real Sociedad meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.