Granada vs Real Sociedad

23 September 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Valentin Pizarro Gomez

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • Germán Sánchez 9’
  • Luis Milla 70’ (pen)
  • Aritz Elustondo 52’, 83’
  • Mikel Merino 60’

Match summary

Real Sociedad came from behind to win 3-2 away at Granada. Granada led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Germán Sánchez put Granada ahead with a header in the 9th minute, set up by Rubén Rochina. In the second half, Aritz Elustondo equalised from a corner in the 52nd minute, set up by Mikel Oyarzabal, Mikel Merino put Real Sociedad in front in the 60th minute, Luis Milla equalised from the penalty spot in the 70th minute, and Elustondo won it in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Real Sociedad created 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Granada's 1.25 from 10.

Match stats

Granada Real Sociedad
10 Shots 20
2 Shots on Target 11
4 Corners 7
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 1.58
0.51 Non-penalty xG 1.58
5 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Granada Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Germán Sánchez
Assist: Rubén Rochina1-0 (Granada)
9’
Half-time1-0
52’
Aritz Elustondo
Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal1-1 (Real Sociedad)
60’
Mikel Merino1-2 (Real Sociedad)
Luis Milla
Penalty2-2 (Granada)
70’
83’
Aritz Elustondo2-3 (Real Sociedad)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Granada
  • Santiago Arias
  • Domingos Duarte
  • Germán Sánchez
  • Rubén Rochina
  • Luis Suárez
Real Sociedad
  • Robin Le Normand

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 1.25 1.59 9’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), 1-0 9’ 52’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), 1-1 52’ 60’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), 1-2 60’ 70’ Luis Milla (Granada), 2-2 70’ 83’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), 2-3 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 1.59 9’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), 1-0 Sánchez 9’ 52’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), 1-1 Elustondo 52’ 60’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), 1-2 Merino 60’ 70’ Luis Milla (Granada), 2-2 Milla 70’ 83’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), 2-3 Elustondo 83’
Granada 1.25 xGReal Sociedad 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Granada attacking 
70’ Luis Milla (Granada), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 67’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 55’ Carlos Neva (Granada), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 5’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 11’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 34’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 83’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 52’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 27’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 9’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 15’ Rubén Rochina (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Montoro (Granada), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ German Valera (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Maxime Gonalons (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Sergio Escudero (Granada), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Luis Milla (Granada), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 67’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 55’ Carlos Neva (Granada), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 5’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 11’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 34’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 82’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 51’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 27’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 9’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 15’ Rubén Rochina (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Montoro (Granada), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ German Valera (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 78’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Maxime Gonalons (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Sergio Escudero (Granada), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Luís Maximiano GK900 0.000.000
Santiago Arias DEF900 0.000.000
Domingos Duarte DEF900 0.000.000
Germán Sánchez DEF9012 0.060.000
Carlos Neva DEF801 0.290.000
Maxime Gonalons MID901 0.020.000
Montoro MID901 0.030.364
Luis Milla MID8011 0.740.041
Rubén Rochina FWD6711 0.040.051
Luis Suárez FWD902 0.060.000
Darwin Machís FWD230 0.000.000
Antonio Puertas Sub670 0.000.000
Carlos Bacca Sub230 0.000.031
Sergio Escudero Sub101 0.010.000
Monchu Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Granada win 23% Avg odds 4.17
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Real Sociedad win 48% Avg odds 2.00

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

Form going into the game

Granada DDLLD
Real Sociedad LWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Granada 1-0 Real Sociedad, 14 Mar 21 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 2-0 Granada, 13 Feb 22  All Granada 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.