Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth

17 September 2026 · Europa League · Matchday 1 · 2026/27 · Referee Paweł Raczkowski

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Sergio Gómez 57’
  • Justin Kluivert 11’
  • Rayan 20’

Match summary

Bournemouth won 2-1 away at Real Sociedad. Bournemouth led 2-0 at half-time.

Justin Kluivert put Bournemouth ahead in the 11th minute, Rayan made it 0-2 with a header in the 20th minute, and Sergio Gómez pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 57th minute.

Real Sociedad can feel hard done by, creating 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Bournemouth's 0.79 from 11.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
16 Shots 11
5 Shots on target 3
10 Corners 3
80 Attacks 76
49 Dangerous attacks 44
587 Passes 370
84.0% Pass accuracy 76.2%
16 Tackles 17
14 Fouls 13
3 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Real Sociedad Bournemouth
Kick-off
11’
Justin KluivertRight foot shot0-1 (Bournemouth)
13’
Justin KluivertVAR: Goal ruled out
20’
RayanHeader0-2 (Bournemouth)
Beñat TurrientesFoul
24’
Ander BarrenetxeaFoul
33’
42’
Justin KluivertFoul
Half-time0-2
Gonçalo GuedesHéctor Fort
46’
Second half underway
52’
Adrien TruffertFoul
Sergio GómezLeft foot shot1-2 (Real Sociedad)
57’
Beñat TurrientesShot on target
57’
Jon GorrotxategiBeñat Turrientes
58’
63’
Ryan ChristieTyler Adams
63’
Bafodé DiakitéAdam Smith
63’
EvanilsonShot on target
Gonçalo GuedesShot on target
65’
69’
Bafodé DiakitéFoul
71’
Álvaro RodriguezEvanilson
71’
Ben Gannon-DoakRayan
Luka SučićMikel Oyarzabal
73’
Orri ÓskarssonFoul
75’
Takefusa KuboAnder Barrenetxea
83’
83’
David BrooksJustin Kluivert
Arsen ZakharyanYangel Herrera
84’
Orri ÓskarssonShot on target
85’
Orri ÓskarssonShot on target
90+1’
Full-time1-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.79 11’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), 0-1 11’ 20’ Rayan (Bournemouth), 0-2 20’ 57’ Sergio Gómez (Real Sociedad), 1-2 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.79 11’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), 0-1 Kluivert 11’ 20’ Rayan (Bournemouth), 0-2 Rayan 20’ 57’ Sergio Gómez (Real Sociedad), 1-2 Gómez 57’
Real Sociedad 1.49 xGBournemouth 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bournemouth attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
90+1’ Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.58 xG, saved 85’ Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 11’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 20’ Rayan (Bournemouth), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 73’ Álvaro Rodriguez (Bournemouth), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 73’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Jon Martin (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Jon Martin (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Alex Scott (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Evanilson (Bournemouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ António Silva (Bournemouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Beñat Turrientes (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Rayan (Bournemouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Alex Scott (Bournemouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Evanilson (Bournemouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Luka Sučić (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Sergio Gómez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 82’ Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.58 xG, saved 85’ Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 11’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 20’ Rayan (Bournemouth), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 73’ Álvaro Rodriguez (Bournemouth), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 73’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Jon Martin (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Jon Martin (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Alex Scott (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Evanilson (Bournemouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ António Silva (Bournemouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Beñat Turrientes (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Rayan (Bournemouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Alex Scott (Bournemouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Evanilson (Bournemouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Luka Sučić (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Sergio Gómez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 82’ Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Real Sociedad 5-4-1 Starting XI
Marrero
Fort 46’
Beitia
Martin
Sarr
Gómez
Oyarzabal 73’
Turrientes 58’
Herrera 84’
Barrenetxea 83’
Óskarsson
Bournemouth 4-4-2 Starting XI
Petrović
Smith 63’
Hill
Silva
Truffert
Rayan 71’
Adams 63’
Scott
Tavernier
Kluivert 83’
Evanilson 71’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Unai Marrero
90′ – – –
Defenders5 players
Héctor Fort Taken off
45′ – 1 – – – 17 – – – –
Luken Beitia
90′ – – –
Jon Martin
90′ – – –
Mamadou Sarr
90′ – – –
Sergio Gómez
90′ 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
Mikel Oyarzabal Taken off
73′ – – 33 – – – – 3 – 1 –
Beñat Turrientes Taken off
58′ – – 32 – – 3 1 4 2 –
Yangel Herrera Taken off
84′ – – – – –
Ander Barrenetxea Taken off
83′ – – – –
Jon Gorrotxategi Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 34 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Luka Sučić Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 16 – – – – 2 – – –
Arsen Zakharyan Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Orri Óskarsson
90′ – – 2 0.97 – –
Gonçalo Guedes Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 3 0.07 – – –
Takefusa Kubo Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.