Espanyol vs Real Sociedad

22 September 2019 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee Adrián Cordero Vega

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Zaldúa 71’ (og)
  • Willian José 18’, 34’
  • Alexander Isak 75’

Match summary

Real Sociedad won 3-1 away at Espanyol. Real Sociedad led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Willian José put Real Sociedad ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Mikel Oyarzabal and José made it 0-2 in the 34th minute, set up by Portu. In the second half, Zaldúa's own goal pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 71st minute and Alexander Isak made it 1-3 in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Real Sociedad created 1.50 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Espanyol's 0.70 from 17.

Match stats

Espanyol Real Sociedad
17 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.70 xG 1.50
0.70 Non-penalty xG 1.50
10 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Espanyol Real Sociedad
Kick-off
18’
Willian José
Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal0-1 (Real Sociedad)
34’
Willian José
Assist: Portu0-2 (Real Sociedad)
Half-time0-2
Zaldúa
Own goal1-2 (Espanyol)
71’
75’
Alexander Isak1-3 (Real Sociedad)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Esteban Granero

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 0.70 1.50 18’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 0-1 18’ 34’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 0-2 34’ 71’ Zaldúa (Espanyol) own goal, 1-2 71’ 75’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 1-3 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 1.50 18’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 0-1 José 18’ 34’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 0-2 José 34’ 71’ Zaldúa (Espanyol) own goal, 1-2 Zaldúa 71’ 75’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 1-3 Isak 75’
Espanyol 0.70 xGReal Sociedad 1.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Espanyol attacking 
34’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 18’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 75’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 36’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 77’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 71’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), own goal 34’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 18’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 75’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 36’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 77’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 23’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 61’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 88’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Matías Vargas (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 42’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 71’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Víctor Sánchez DEF900 0.000.031
Lluis López DEF900 0.000.000
Fernando Calero DEF900 0.000.000
Dídac Vilá DEF591 0.030.223
Wu Lei MID902 0.150.000
Sergi Darder MID901 0.010.162
Marc Roca MID821 0.000.032
Esteban Granero MID672 0.100.021
Matías Vargas FWD901 0.030.081
Jonathan Calleri FWD906 0.350.000
Adrià Pedrosa Sub313 0.040.000
Víctor Campuzano Sub230 0.000.000
David López Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 32% Avg odds 3.00
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.15
Real Sociedad win 38% Avg odds 2.53

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol WLDLW
Real Sociedad LDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 2-0 Real Sociedad, 18 May 19 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol, 02 Jul 20  All Espanyol 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.