Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

16 December 2020 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Jordi Alba 31’
  • Frenkie de Jong 43’
  • Willian José 27’

Match summary

Barcelona came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Real Sociedad. Barcelona led 2-1 at half-time.

Willian José put Real Sociedad ahead from a corner in the 27th minute, set up by Portu, Jordi Alba equalised in the 31st minute, and Frenkie de Jong won it in the 43rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.58 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Real Sociedad's 1.85 from 12.

Match stats

Barcelona Real Sociedad
14 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.58 xG 1.82
2.58 Non-penalty xG 1.82
9 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Barcelona Real Sociedad
Kick-off
27’
Willian José
Assist: Portu0-1 (Real Sociedad)
Jordi Alba1-1 (Barcelona)
31’
Frenkie de Jong2-1 (Barcelona)
43’
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Barcelona
  • Sergio Busquets
  • Trincão
  • Carles Aleñá
Real Sociedad
  • Robin Le Normand
  • Adnan Januzaj
  • Ander Barrenetxea

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 1.85 27’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 0-1 27’ 31’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), 1-1 31’ 43’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), 2-1 43’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 1.85 27’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 0-1 José 27’ 31’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), 1-1 Alba 31’ 43’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), 2-1 de Jong 43’
Barcelona 2.58 xGReal Sociedad 1.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Barcelona attacking 
27’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.82 xG, goal 55’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.73 xG, off target 84’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 43’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 38’ Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 37’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 56’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 79’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Carles Aleñá (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.82 xG, goal 55’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.73 xG, off target 84’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 43’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 38’ Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 37’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 56’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 79’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Carles Aleñá (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-André ter Stegen GK900 0.000.000
Sergiño Dest DEF901 0.040.041
Ronald Araújo DEF901 0.060.000
Óscar Mingueza DEF800 0.000.000
Jordi Alba DEF9011 0.060.021
Frenkie de Jong MID9011 0.520.142
Sergio Busquets MID680 0.000.071
Antoine Griezmann MID674 1.180.031
Pedri MID751 0.040.532
Martin Braithwaite MID901 0.440.000
Lionel Messi FWD903 0.190.112
Trincão Sub230 0.000.000
Carles Aleñá Sub221 0.040.000
Miralem Pjanic Sub150 0.000.000
Clement Lenglet Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 56% Avg odds 1.70
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.16
Real Sociedad win 21% Avg odds 4.57

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

Form going into the game

Barcelona WLWLW
Real Sociedad WWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

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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.