Real Sociedad vs Valencia

29 September 2020 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Maxi Gómez 75’

Match summary

Valencia won 1-0 away at Real Sociedad. It was goalless at half-time.

Maxi Gómez put Valencia ahead in the 75th minute, set up by José Gayá.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Sociedad created 0.59 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Valencia 0.84 from 9.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Valencia
11 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 5
9 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.59 xG 0.84
0.59 Non-penalty xG 0.84
12 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Real Sociedad Valencia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
75’
Maxi Gómez
Assist: José Gayá0-1 (Valencia)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Martín Zubimendi
Valencia
  • Thierry Correia
  • José Gayá
  • Geoffrey Kondogbia
  • Daniel Wass
  • Maxi Gómez

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.84 75’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), 0-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.84 75’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), 0-1 Gómez 75’
Real Sociedad 0.59 xGValencia 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
75’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 12’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Lee Kang-In (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 63’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Álex Blanco (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Lee Kang-In (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 75’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 12’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Lee Kang-In (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 63’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Álex Blanco (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Lee Kang-In (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remiro GK900 0.000.000
Andoni Gorosabel DEF900 0.000.081
Robin Le Normand DEF901 0.040.000
Aritz Elustondo DEF900 0.000.000
Nacho Monreal DEF901 0.080.000
Martín Zubimendi MID690 0.000.031
Adnan Januzaj MID692 0.080.000
Mikel Merino MID901 0.050.062
David Silva MID691 0.060.041
Ander Barrenetxea MID480 0.000.091
Alexander Isak FWD691 0.090.000
Mikel Oyarzabal Sub423 0.140.051
Willian José Sub210 0.000.000
Ander Guevara Sub210 0.000.000
Roberto López Sub211 0.060.000
Portu Sub210 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 63% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.42
Valencia win 15% Avg odds 6.41

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad DDDDW
Valencia WLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 3-0 Valencia, 22 Feb 20 Next meeting: Valencia 2-2 Real Sociedad, 11 Apr 21  All Real Sociedad vs Valencia 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.