Espanyol vs Real Sociedad

18 May 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Santiago Jaime Latre

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Roberto Rosales 58’
  • Wu Lei 65’

Match summary

Espanyol won 2-0 at home to Real Sociedad. It was goalless at half-time.

Roberto Rosales put Espanyol ahead from a corner in the 58th minute, set up by Víctor Sánchez and Wu Lei made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, set up by Víctor Sánchez.

The chances backed that up: Espanyol created 1.06 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Real Sociedad's 0.32 from 11.

Match stats

Espanyol Real Sociedad
9 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.06 xG 0.32
1.06 Non-penalty xG 0.32
4 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Espanyol Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Roberto Rosales
Assist: Víctor Sánchez1-0 (Espanyol)
58’
Wu Lei
Assist: Víctor Sánchez2-0 (Espanyol)
65’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Wu Lei
  • Víctor Sánchez
  • Sergio García
Real Sociedad
  • Aritz Elustondo
  • Diego Llorente

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 1.06 0.32 58’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), 1-0 58’ 65’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), 2-0 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 0.32 58’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), 1-0 Rosales 58’ 65’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), 2-0 Lei 65’
Espanyol 1.06 xGReal Sociedad 0.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Espanyol attacking 
85’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 65’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 38’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), set piece, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 42’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Diego Llorente (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 57’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 65’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 38’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), set piece, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 42’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Diego Llorente (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Roberto Rosales (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 57’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 53’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Roberto Rosales DEF9011 0.020.051
Naldo DEF900 0.000.000
Mario Hermoso DEF900 0.000.000
Adrià Pedrosa DEF900 0.000.001
Esteban Granero MID900 0.000.121
Marc Roca MID900 0.000.391
Sergi Darder MID591 0.010.031
Óscar Melendo FWD900 0.000.021
Borja Iglesias FWD903 0.460.011
Wu Lei FWD8614 0.570.000
Víctor Sánchez Sub3120 0.000.443
Sergio García Sub40 0.000.000
Javi Puado Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 42% Bet365 odds 2.30
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.60
Real Sociedad win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol DDDWW
Real Sociedad LLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 3-2 Espanyol, 14 Jan 19 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-3 Real Sociedad, 22 Sep 19  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.