Real Sociedad vs Barcelona

15 September 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Aritz Elustondo 12’
  • Luis Suárez 63’
  • Ousmane Dembélé 66’

Match summary

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

Aritz Elustondo put Real Sociedad ahead in the 12th minute, Luis Suárez equalised from a corner in the 63rd minute, set up by Samuel Umtiti, and Ousmane Dembélé won it from a corner in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Real Sociedad's 1.48 from 8.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Barcelona
8 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 6
1 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.48 xG 1.76
1.48 Non-penalty xG 1.76
3 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Real Sociedad Barcelona
Kick-off
Aritz Elustondo1-0 (Real Sociedad)
12’
Half-time1-0
63’
Luis Suárez
Assist: Samuel Umtiti1-1 (Barcelona)
66’
Ousmane Dembélé1-2 (Barcelona)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Asier Illarramendi
Barcelona
  • Samuel Umtiti

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 1.48 1.85 12’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), 1-0 12’ 63’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-1 63’ 66’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), 1-2 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.48 1.85 12’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), 1-0 Elustondo 12’ 63’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-1 Suárez 63’ 66’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), 1-2 Dembélé 66’
Real Sociedad 1.48 xGBarcelona 1.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
63’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.76 xG, goal 66’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 59’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 62’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 86’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 60’ Theo Hernández (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 63’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 90+2’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 71’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 58’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.76 xG, goal 66’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 59’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 86’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 62’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 60’ Theo Hernández (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 63’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 90+2’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 71’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 58’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Juanmi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Mikel Merino (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
Gerónimo Rulli GK900 0.000.000
Zaldúa DEF900 0.000.000
Héctor Moreno DEF900 0.000.000
Aritz Elustondo DEF9011 0.070.000
Theo Hernández DEF901 0.310.000
Igor Zubeldia MID900 0.000.000
Asier Illarramendi MID830 0.000.000
David Zurutuza MID740 0.000.051
Rubén Pardo MID830 0.000.392
Mikel Oyarzabal FWD902 0.410.321
Juanmi FWD903 0.670.000
Jon Bautista Sub160 0.000.000
Luca Sangalli Sub70 0.000.011
Mikel Merino Sub71 0.010.321

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 14% Bet365 odds 7.00
Draw 18% Bet365 odds 5.25
Barcelona win 68% Bet365 odds 1.40

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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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.