Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad

17 September 2023 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Federico Valverde 46’
  • Joselu 60’
  • Ander Barrenetxea 5’

Match summary

Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad led 1-0 at half-time.

Ander Barrenetxea put Real Sociedad ahead in the 5th minute, Federico Valverde equalised in the 46th minute, set up by Fran García, and Joselu won it with a header in the 60th minute, set up by Fran García.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Madrid created 2.57 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Real Sociedad 2.54 from 15.

Match stats

Real Madrid Real Sociedad
17 Shots 15
8 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.57 xG 2.15
2.57 Non-penalty xG 2.15
11 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Real Madrid Real Sociedad
Kick-off
5’
Ander Barrenetxea0-1 (Real Sociedad)
Half-time0-1
Federico Valverde
Assist: Fran García1-1 (Real Madrid)
46’
Joselu
Assist: Fran García2-1 (Real Madrid)
60’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • David Alaba
  • Fran García
  • Aurelien Tchouameni
Real Sociedad
  • Hamari Traore
  • 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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.57 2.54 5’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), 0-1 5’ 46’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), 1-1 46’ 60’ Joselu (Real Madrid), 2-1 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.57 2.54 5’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), 0-1 Barrenetxea 5’ 46’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), 1-1 Valverde 46’ 60’ Joselu (Real Madrid), 2-1 Joselu 60’
Real Madrid 2.57 xGReal Sociedad 2.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Real Madrid attacking 
5’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 5’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 16’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 16’ Joselu (Real Madrid), open play, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Joselu (Real Madrid), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 90’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 31’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 80’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 39’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 85’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 70’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 29’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Joselu (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 43’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Joselu (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 5’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 16’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 16’ Joselu (Real Madrid), open play, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 60’ Joselu (Real Madrid), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 31’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 80’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 85’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 39’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 70’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 29’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 34’ Joselu (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Joselu (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Carvajal DEF901 0.060.942
David Alaba DEF900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF901 0.090.000
Fran García DEF7620 0.000.482
Aurelien Tchouameni MID641 0.020.091
Toni Kroos MID901 0.120.152
Federico Valverde MID8913 0.190.021
Jude Bellingham MID902 0.510.102
Rodrygo FWD894 0.600.081
Joselu FWD6414 0.970.000
Luka Modric Sub260 0.000.000
Eduardo Camavinga Sub260 0.000.000
Nacho Sub140 0.000.000
Lucas Vázquez Sub10 0.000.000
Brahim Diaz Sub10 0.000.431

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 56% Avg odds 1.73
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.79
Real Sociedad win 19% Avg odds 5.03

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

Form going into the game

Real Madrid DWWWW
Real Sociedad WDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 2-0 Real Madrid, 02 May 23 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid, 26 Apr 24  All Real Madrid 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.