Almeria vs Real Sociedad

8 January 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • David Silva 47’
  • Alexander Sørloth 53’

Match summary

Real Sociedad beat Almeria 2-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

David Silva put Real Sociedad ahead in the 47th minute and Alexander Sørloth made it 0-2 in the 53rd minute, set up by Mikel Merino.

The chances backed that up: Real Sociedad created 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Almeria's 0.31 from 6.

Match stats

Almeria Real Sociedad
6 Shots 9
1 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.31 xG 2.12
0.31 Non-penalty xG 2.12
0 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Almeria Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
47’
David Silva0-1 (Real Sociedad)
53’
Alexander Sørloth
Assist: Mikel Merino0-2 (Real Sociedad)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Almeria
  • Srdjan Babic

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.31 2.12 47’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), 0-1 47’ 53’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), 0-2 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.31 2.12 47’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), 0-1 Silva 47’ 53’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), 0-2 Sørloth 53’
Almeria 0.31 xGReal Sociedad 2.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Almeria attacking 
83’ Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 32’ Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 47’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 83’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 90’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 57’ Rodrigo Ely (Almeria), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 81’ Francisco Portillo (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Sergio Akieme (Almeria), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ César De la Hoz (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 32’ Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 47’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 83’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 90’ Srdjan Babic (Almeria), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Rodrigo Ely (Almeria), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 81’ Francisco Portillo (Almeria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Sergio Akieme (Almeria), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ César De la Hoz (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Martínez GK900 0.000.000
Houboulang Mendes DEF750 0.000.000
Rodrigo Ely DEF901 0.080.000
Srdjan Babic DEF901 0.100.000
Sergio Akieme DEF901 0.030.071
Gonzalo Melero MID901 0.020.000
César De la Hoz MID901 0.020.000
Lucas Robertone MID660 0.000.102
Largie Ramazani FWD660 0.000.000
El Bilal Touré FWD660 0.000.000
Luis Suárez FWD550 0.000.000
Adrián Embarba Sub350 0.000.101
Dyego Sousa Sub240 0.000.000
Lázaro Sub240 0.000.000
Francisco Portillo Sub241 0.070.000
Alejandro Pozo Sub150 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Almeria win 22% Avg odds 4.31
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Real Sociedad win 50% Avg odds 1.94

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

Form going into the game

Almeria LWLWD
Real Sociedad LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Real Sociedad 1-0 Almeria, 23 May 23  All Almeria 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.