Real Sociedad vs Barcelona

14 December 2019 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Mikel Oyarzabal 12’ (pen)
  • Alexander Isak 62’
  • Antoine Griezmann 38’
  • Luis Suárez 49’

Match summary

Real Sociedad and Barcelona shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Mikel Oyarzabal put Real Sociedad ahead from the penalty spot in the 12th minute and Antoine Griezmann equalised in the 38th minute, set up by Luis Suárez. In the second half, Luis Suárez put Barcelona in front in the 49th minute, set up by Lionel Messi and Alexander Isak equalised in the 62nd minute.

Real Sociedad had the better of the chances, with 2.93 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Barcelona's 1.18 from 9.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Barcelona
19 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.88 xG 1.18
2.14 Non-penalty xG 1.18
9 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Real Sociedad Barcelona
Kick-off
Mikel Oyarzabal
Penalty1-0 (Real Sociedad)
12’
38’
Antoine Griezmann
Assist: Luis Suárez1-1 (Barcelona)
Half-time1-1
49’
Luis Suárez
Assist: Lionel Messi1-2 (Barcelona)
Alexander Isak2-2 (Real Sociedad)
62’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Barcelona
  • Luis Suárez

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 1.18 12’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 1-0 12’ 38’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), 1-1 38’ 49’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-2 49’ 62’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 2-2 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 1.18 12’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 1-0 Oyarzabal 12’ 38’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), 1-1 Griezmann 38’ 49’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-2 Suárez 49’ 62’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 2-2 Isak 62’
Real Sociedad 2.93 xGBarcelona 1.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
12’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 71’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.71 xG, saved 62’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 49’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 38’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 33’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 70’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 71’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 6’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 71’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 71’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.71 xG, saved 62’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 49’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 38’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 33’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 70’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 71’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 71’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remiro GK900 0.000.000
Zaldúa DEF900 0.000.000
Diego Llorente DEF900 0.000.000
Igor Zubeldia DEF900 0.000.000
Nacho Monreal DEF900 0.000.041
Ander Guevara MID900 0.000.113
Portu MID590 0.000.000
Martin Odegaard MID905 0.160.233
Mikel Merino MID903 0.160.082
Mikel Oyarzabal MID8512 0.770.333
Alexander Isak FWD6613 0.720.000
Adnan Januzaj Sub311 0.050.000
Willian José Sub245 1.060.000
Ander Barrenetxea Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 19% Avg odds 5.11
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.34
Barcelona win 59% Avg odds 1.61

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad WDLWD
Barcelona LWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad, 20 Apr 19 Next meeting: Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad, 07 Mar 20  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.