Real Sociedad vs Barcelona

21 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 11’

Match summary

Barcelona took a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Barcelona ahead with a header in the 11th minute, set up by Ferrán Torres.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Real Sociedad's 1.03 from 8.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Barcelona
8 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.03 xG 1.96
1.03 Non-penalty xG 1.96
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Real Sociedad Barcelona
Kick-off
11’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Ferrán Torres0-1 (Barcelona)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Robin Le Normand
Barcelona
  • Ronald Araújo
  • Gavi

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.96 11’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), 0-1 11’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.96 11’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), 0-1 Aubameyang 11’
Real Sociedad 1.03 xGBarcelona 1.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
11’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 47’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 74’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 11’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 40’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 17’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 31’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Ander Martín (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 11’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 74’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 47’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 11’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 40’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 17’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 60’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 35’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Ander Martín (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remiro GK900 0.000.000
Zaldúa DEF821 0.010.000
Robin Le Normand DEF900 0.000.000
Igor Zubeldia DEF901 0.020.000
Diego Rico DEF900 0.000.000
Martín Zubimendi MID900 0.000.000
Mikel Merino MID900 0.000.011
Adnan Januzaj MID881 0.060.112
Rafinha MID820 0.000.021
Alexander Sørloth FWD903 0.590.341
Alexander Isak FWD881 0.340.061
Jon Guridi Sub80 0.000.000
Andoni Gorosabel Sub80 0.000.000
Portu Sub20 0.000.000
Ander Martín Sub21 0.010.000
Ander Guevara Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 29% Avg odds 3.29
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.48
Barcelona win 43% Avg odds 2.23

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad WDWWD
Barcelona WWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Barcelona 4-2 Real Sociedad, 15 Aug 21 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 1-4 Barcelona, 21 Aug 22  All Real Sociedad vs Barcelona 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.