Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad

23 November 2019 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Karim Benzema 37’
Federico Valverde 48’
Luka Modric 74’

Willian José 2’

Match summary

Real Madrid came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Real Sociedad. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Willian José put Real Sociedad ahead in the 2nd minute and Karim Benzema equalised in the 37th minute, set up by Luka Modric. In the second half, Federico Valverde put Real Madrid in front in the 48th minute, set up by Luka Modric and Luka Modric made it 3-1 in the 74th minute, set up by Karim Benzema.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Madrid created 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Real Sociedad 1.41 from 11.

Match stats

18 Shots 11

10 Shots on Target 6

4 Corners 3

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

1.70 xG 1.41

1.70 Non-penalty xG 1.41

9 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Real Madrid Real Sociedad

Kick-off

2’

Willian José

0-1

Karim Benzema
Assist: Luka Modric

1-1

37’

Half-time1-1

Federico Valverde
Assist: Luka Modric

2-1

48’

Luka Modric
Assist: Karim Benzema

3-1

74’

Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Real Madrid

Sergio Ramos

Real Sociedad

Zaldúa

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.

Real Madrid 1.70 xGReal Sociedad 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Real Sociedad attacking Real Madrid attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Thibaut Courtois	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Daniel Carvajal	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.08	1
Raphael Varane	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Sergio Ramos	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ferland Mendy	DEF	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Casemiro	MID	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Luka Modric	MID	84	1	2	1	0.06	0.50	5
Federico Valverde	MID	77	1		2	0.09	0.12	2
Rodrygo	FWD	68			1	0.38	0.04	1
Karim Benzema	FWD	90	1	1	6	0.63	0.15	2
Eden Hazard	FWD	90			4	0.28	0.06	2
Gareth Bale	Sub	22			1	0.15	0.00	0
Toni Kroos	Sub	13			1	0.08	0.07	1
Isco	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.24	2

Player	Pos	Min	G	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Remiro	GK	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Zaldúa	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Aritz Elustondo	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Diego Llorente	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Nacho Monreal	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Mikel Merino	MID	90		1	0.01	0.09	1
Igor Zubeldia	MID	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Portu	MID	74		0	0.00	0.00	0
Martin Odegaard	MID	90		3	0.11	0.10	3
Mikel Oyarzabal	MID	81		0	0.00	0.03	1
Willian José	FWD	90	1	5	1.11	0.05	2
Adnan Januzaj	Sub	16		1	0.09	0.00	0
Alexander Isak	Sub	9		1	0.09	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 69% Avg odds 1.38

Draw 18% Avg odds 5.17

Real Sociedad win 13% Avg odds 7.65

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

Form going into the game

Real Madrid W L W D W

Real Sociedad W W L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 3-1 Real Madrid, 12 May 19 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 1-2 Real Madrid, 21 Jun 20 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.