Real Sociedad vs Espanyol

4 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Santiago Jaime Latre

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Alexander Isak 90+6’ (pen)

Match summary

Real Sociedad saw off Espanyol 1-0, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Alexander Isak put Real Sociedad ahead from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Real Sociedad created 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Espanyol's 0.71 from 8.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Espanyol
17 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 0
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.96 xG 0.71
1.21 Non-penalty xG 0.71
17 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Real Sociedad Espanyol
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Alexander Isak
Penalty1-0 (Real Sociedad)
90+6’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Diego Rico
  • Alexander Isak
Espanyol
  • Adrià Pedrosa
  • Yangel Herrera
  • Sergi Darder
  • Aleix Vidal

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 1.96 0.71 90+6’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 1-0 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 0.71 90+6’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 1-0 Isak 90+6’
Real Sociedad 1.96 xGEspanyol 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
90+6’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 44’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), set piece, 0.48 xG, off target 7’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.43 xG, saved 31’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 66’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Rafinha (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 75’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Näis Djouahra (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 69’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Rafinha (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 61’ Diego Rico (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 44’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), set piece, 0.48 xG, off target 7’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.43 xG, saved 31’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 66’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Rafinha (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 75’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Näis Djouahra (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 69’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Andoni Gorosabel (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Rafinha (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 61’ Diego Rico (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remiro GK900 0.000.000
Andoni Gorosabel DEF901 0.030.021
Igor Zubeldia DEF900 0.000.000
Robin Le Normand DEF901 0.050.000
Diego Rico DEF901 0.010.222
Martín Zubimendi MID903 0.480.000
Rafinha MID722 0.120.093
Portu MID620 0.000.000
David Silva MID891 0.130.062
Alexander Isak MID9015 0.960.092
Alexander Sørloth FWD902 0.140.431
Näis Djouahra Sub281 0.040.182
Mikel Merino Sub180 0.000.041
Ander Martín Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 62% Avg odds 1.56
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.01
Espanyol win 14% Avg odds 6.66

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad WWLWD
Espanyol DLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 1-0 Real Sociedad, 28 Nov 21 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol, 18 Sep 22  All Real Sociedad vs Espanyol 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.