Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

20 April 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Pablo González Fuertes

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Clement Lenglet 45’
  • Jordi Alba 64’
  • Juanmi 62’

Match summary

Barcelona won 2-1 at home to Real Sociedad. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Clement Lenglet put Barcelona ahead with a header in the 45th minute, set up by Ousmane Dembélé, Juanmi equalised in the 62nd minute, set up by Mikel Merino, and Jordi Alba won it in the 64th minute, set up by Lionel Messi.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 1.27 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Real Sociedad's 0.94 from 9.

Match stats

Barcelona Real Sociedad
11 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 0.88
1.27 Non-penalty xG 0.88
8 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Barcelona Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Clement Lenglet
Assist: Ousmane Dembélé1-0 (Barcelona)
45’
Half-time1-0
62’
Juanmi
Assist: Mikel Merino1-1 (Real Sociedad)
Jordi Alba
Assist: Lionel Messi2-1 (Barcelona)
64’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Mikel Merino

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 0.94 45’ Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), 1-0 45’ 62’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), 1-1 62’ 64’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), 2-1 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 0.94 45’ Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), 1-0 Lenglet 45’ 62’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), 1-1 Juanmi 62’ 64’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), 2-1 Alba 64’
Barcelona 1.27 xGReal Sociedad 0.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Barcelona attacking 
81’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), set piece, 0.45 xG, off target 36’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 79’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 36’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 84’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 62’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 47’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 42’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 64’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 48’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), set piece, 0.45 xG, off target 36’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 79’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 36’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 84’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 62’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 27’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 42’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 64’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 48’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), 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
Nélson Semedo DEF900 0.000.000
Clement Lenglet DEF9011 0.050.000
Gerard Piqué DEF900 0.000.000
Jordi Alba DEF9011 0.050.112
Arturo Vidal MID902 0.480.081
Ivan Rakitic MID901 0.300.000
Arthur MID560 0.000.031
Lionel Messi FWD9013 0.200.051
Luis Suárez FWD901 0.070.301
Ousmane Dembélé FWD7211 0.080.051
Sergio Busquets Sub340 0.000.000
Philippe Coutinho Sub181 0.040.031
Sergi Roberto Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 78% Bet365 odds 1.22
Draw 15% Bet365 odds 6.50
Real Sociedad win 7% Bet365 odds 13.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Barcelona WWDWD
Real Sociedad DDWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 1-2 Barcelona, 15 Sep 18 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 2-2 Barcelona, 14 Dec 19  All Barcelona 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.