Real Sociedad vs Granada

2 September 2023 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Full time 5 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

  • Takefusa Kubo 9’, 44’
  • Martín Zubimendi 59’
  • Ander Barrenetxea 67’
  • Miki Bosch 76’ (og)
  • Robin Le Normand 35’ (og)
  • Lucas Boyé 83’
  • Bryan Zaragoza 90+9’

Match summary

Real Sociedad saw off Granada 5-3. Real Sociedad led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Takefusa Kubo put Real Sociedad ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Brais Méndez, Le Normand's own goal equalised from a corner in the 35th minute, and Kubo put Real Sociedad back in front in the 44th minute, set up by Hamari Traore. In the second half, Martín Zubimendi made it 3-1 in the 59th minute, set up by Brais Méndez, Ander Barrenetxea made it 4-1 in the 67th minute, set up by Mikel Oyarzabal, Bosch's own goal made it 5-1 in the 76th minute, Lucas Boyé pulled one back to make it 5-2 in the 83rd minute, set up by Antonio Puertas, and Bryan Zaragoza made it 5-3 in stoppage time, set up by Gonzalo Villar.

The chances backed that up: Real Sociedad created 2.20 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Granada's 0.55 from 8.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Granada
15 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2.09 xG 0.55
2.09 Non-penalty xG 0.55
9 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Real Sociedad Granada
Kick-off
Takefusa Kubo
Assist: Brais Méndez1-0 (Real Sociedad)
9’
35’
Robin Le Normand
Own goal1-1 (Granada)
Takefusa Kubo
Assist: Hamari Traore2-1 (Real Sociedad)
44’
Half-time2-1
Martín Zubimendi
Assist: Brais Méndez3-1 (Real Sociedad)
59’
Ander Barrenetxea
Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal4-1 (Real Sociedad)
67’
Miki Bosch
Own goal5-1 (Real Sociedad)
76’
83’
Lucas Boyé
Assist: Antonio Puertas5-2 (Granada)
90+9’
Bryan Zaragoza
Assist: Gonzalo Villar5-3 (Granada)
Full-time5-3

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Mikel Oyarzabal
Granada
  • Víctor Díaz
  • Ignasi Miquel
  • Sergio Ruiz
  • Lucas Boyé
  • Bryan Zaragoza

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.20 0.55 9’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), 1-0 9’ 35’ Robin Le Normand (Granada) own goal, 1-1 35’ 44’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), 2-1 44’ 59’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), 3-1 59’ 67’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), 4-1 67’ 76’ Miki Bosch (Real Sociedad) own goal, 5-1 76’ 83’ Lucas Boyé (Granada), 5-2 83’ 90+9’ Bryan Zaragoza (Granada), 5-3 90+9’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.20 0.55 9’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), 1-0 Kubo 9’ 35’ Robin Le Normand (Granada) own goal, 1-1 Le Normand 35’ 44’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), 2-1 Kubo 44’ 59’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), 3-1 Zubimendi 59’ 67’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), 4-1 Barrenetxea 67’ 76’ Miki Bosch (Real Sociedad) own goal, 5-1 Bosch 76’ 83’ Lucas Boyé (Granada), 5-2 Boyé 83’ 90+9’ Bryan Zaragoza (Granada), 5-3 Zaragoza 90+9’
Real Sociedad 2.20 xGGranada 0.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Granada attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
9’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 90+4’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.39 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90+4’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90+9’ Bryan Zaragoza (Granada), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 90+6’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 58’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 59’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 63’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Bryan Zaragoza (Granada), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Lucas Boyé (Granada), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 64’ Lucas Boyé (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 80’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Bryan Zaragoza (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 48’ Myrto Uzuni (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Hamari Traore (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Lucas Boyé (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Hamari Traore (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Gerard Gumbau (Granada), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), own goal 76’ Miki Bosch (Granada), own goal 9’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 90+4’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.39 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90+4’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90+9’ Bryan Zaragoza (Granada), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 90+6’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 58’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 59’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 63’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Bryan Zaragoza (Granada), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Lucas Boyé (Granada), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 64’ Lucas Boyé (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 80’ Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Bryan Zaragoza (Granada), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 48’ Myrto Uzuni (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Hamari Traore (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Lucas Boyé (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Hamari Traore (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Gerard Gumbau (Granada), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), own goal 76’ Miki Bosch (Granada), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remiro GK900 0.000.000
Hamari Traore DEF9012 0.040.112
Igor Zubeldia DEF900 0.000.000
Robin Le Normand DEF900 0.000.000
Kieran Tierney DEF730 0.000.000
Brais Méndez MID9022 0.120.724
Martín Zubimendi MID9011 0.090.000
Mikel Merino MID871 0.020.051
Takefusa Kubo FWD8322 0.540.021
Mikel Oyarzabal FWD8310 0.000.361
Ander Barrenetxea FWD8313 0.490.011
Aihen Muñoz Sub170 0.000.291
Mohamed Ali-Cho Sub71 0.190.000
Umar Sadiq Sub73 0.730.000
Arsen Zakharyan Sub70 0.000.000
Beñat Turrientes Sub30 0.000.191

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 67% Avg odds 1.44
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.52
Granada win 12% Avg odds 7.79

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad LWDDD
Granada LDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 2-0 Granada, 13 Feb 22 Next meeting: Granada 2-3 Real Sociedad, 09 Mar 24  All Real Sociedad vs Granada 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.