Real Sociedad vs Espanyol

2 July 2020 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Willian José 56’
  • Alexander Isak 84’
  • David López 10’

Match summary

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

David López put Espanyol ahead with a header in the 10th minute, set up by Adrián Embarba, Willian José equalised in the 56th minute, set up by Mikel Oyarzabal, and Alexander Isak won it in the 84th minute, set up by Mikel Oyarzabal.

The chances backed that up: Real Sociedad created 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Espanyol's 0.12 from 4.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Espanyol
12 Shots 4
4 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.39 xG 0.12
1.39 Non-penalty xG 0.12
3 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Real Sociedad Espanyol
Kick-off
10’
David López
Assist: Adrián Embarba0-1 (Espanyol)
Half-time0-1
Willian José
Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal1-1 (Real Sociedad)
56’
Alexander Isak
Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal2-1 (Real Sociedad)
84’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Igor Zubeldia
  • Martín Zubimendi
Espanyol
  • Nicolás Melamed

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 1.39 0.12 10’ David López (Espanyol), 0-1 10’ 56’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 1-1 56’ 84’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 2-1 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 0.12 10’ David López (Espanyol), 0-1 López 10’ 56’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 1-1 José 56’ 84’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 2-1 Isak 84’
Real Sociedad 1.39 xGEspanyol 0.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
56’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 84’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 43’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 10’ David López (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 50’ Portu (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Portu (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 84’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 43’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 79’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ David López (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 50’ Portu (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Portu (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Wu Lei (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Moyá GK900 0.000.000
Zaldúa DEF861 0.040.121
Robin Le Normand DEF901 0.030.000
Diego Llorente DEF900 0.000.000
Nacho Monreal DEF901 0.060.101
Adnan Januzaj MID450 0.000.000
Mikel Merino MID900 0.000.000
Igor Zubeldia MID500 0.000.000
Mikel Oyarzabal MID9021 0.020.913
Portu FWD903 0.110.000
Willian José FWD8612 0.590.103
Martin Odegaard Sub451 0.020.072
Martín Zubimendi Sub400 0.000.000
Aritz Elustondo Sub40 0.000.000
Alexander Isak Sub412 0.510.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 53% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.54
Espanyol win 20% Avg odds 4.69

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad DLLLL
Espanyol WDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 1-3 Real Sociedad, 22 Sep 19 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-0 Real Sociedad, 28 Nov 21  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.