Real Sociedad vs Valencia

22 February 2020 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee González González

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Mikel Merino 12’
  • Nacho Monreal 45+1’
  • Adnan Januzaj 48’

Match summary

Real Sociedad won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Valencia. Real Sociedad led 2-0 at half-time.

Mikel Merino put Real Sociedad ahead with a header in the 12th minute, set up by Zaldúa, Nacho Monreal made it 2-0 with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Aritz Elustondo, and Adnan Januzaj made it 3-0 in the 48th minute, set up by Mikel Oyarzabal.

The chances backed that up: Real Sociedad created 2.47 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Valencia's 0.26 from 6.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Valencia
19 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 1
6 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.40 xG 0.26
2.40 Non-penalty xG 0.26
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Real Sociedad Valencia
Kick-off
Mikel Merino
Assist: Zaldúa1-0 (Real Sociedad)
12’
Nacho Monreal
Assist: Aritz Elustondo2-0 (Real Sociedad)
45+1’
Half-time2-0
Adnan Januzaj
Assist: Mikel Oyarzabal3-0 (Real Sociedad)
48’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Mikel Merino
Valencia
  • Jaume Costa

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 2.47 0.26 12’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), 1-0 12’ 45+1’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), 2-0 45+1’ 48’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), 3-0 48’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 0.26 12’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), 1-0 Merino 12’ 45+1’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), 2-0 Monreal 45+1’ 48’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), 3-0 Januzaj 48’
Real Sociedad 2.47 xGValencia 0.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
46’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.59 xG, goal 57’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 12’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 78’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+2’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 89’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 46’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 50’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 27’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 64’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Rubén Sobrino (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.59 xG, goal 57’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 12’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 78’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+2’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 89’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 46’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 50’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 27’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Ferrán Torres (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 83’ Rubén Sobrino (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Martin Odegaard (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia), 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
Zaldúa DEF9010 0.000.371
Robin Le Normand DEF900 0.000.000
Aritz Elustondo DEF9012 0.520.591
Nacho Monreal DEF9012 0.610.543
Martin Odegaard MID904 0.360.172
Mikel Merino MID9012 0.400.081
Igor Zubeldia MID901 0.030.031
Adnan Januzaj FWD7413 0.160.061
Alexander Isak FWD863 0.190.031
Mikel Oyarzabal FWD9011 0.060.182
Willian José Sub161 0.140.131
Luca Sangalli Sub40 0.000.192
Aihen Muñoz Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 58% Avg odds 1.65
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.23
Valencia win 19% Avg odds 4.91

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad LLWLW
Valencia LWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 1-1 Real Sociedad, 17 Aug 19 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 0-1 Valencia, 29 Sep 20  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.