Valencia vs Real Sociedad

25 February 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Igor Zubeldia 40’ (og)

Match summary

Valencia won 1-0 at home to Real Sociedad. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time.

Zubeldia's own goal put Valencia ahead in the 40th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Valencia created 0.66 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Real Sociedad 0.82 from 11.

Match stats

Valencia Real Sociedad
8 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 8
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.64 xG 0.82
0.64 Non-penalty xG 0.82
4 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Valencia Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Igor Zubeldia
Own goal1-0 (Valencia)
40’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Giorgi Mamardashvili
  • Dimitri Foulquier
  • Gabriel
  • Toni Lato
  • Yunus Musah
  • Samu Castillejo
Real Sociedad
  • Diego Rico
  • Martín Zubimendi
  • Carlos Fernández

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 0.66 0.82 40’ Igor Zubeldia (Valencia) own goal, 1-0 40’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.66 0.82 40’ Igor Zubeldia (Valencia) own goal, 1-0 Zubeldia 40’
Valencia 0.66 xGReal Sociedad 0.82 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Valencia attacking 
53’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.47 xG, off target 57’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 57’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 80’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 23’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Diego Rico (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Diego Rico (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), own goal 53’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.47 xG, off target 57’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 57’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 80’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 23’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Diego Rico (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Diego Rico (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Giorgi Mamardashvili GK900 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier DEF900 0.000.000
Mouctar Diakhaby DEF902 0.180.000
Gabriel DEF480 0.000.000
Toni Lato DEF790 0.000.000
André Almeida MID900 0.000.092
Hugo Guillamón MID900 0.000.000
Yunus Musah MID801 0.070.000
Samu Castillejo FWD652 0.280.031
Hugo Duro FWD901 0.030.000
Samuel Lino FWD901 0.030.141
Eray Cömert Sub420 0.000.000
Thierry Correia Sub250 0.000.111
Jesús Vázquez Sub111 0.060.000
Ilaix Moriba Sub100 0.000.000
Cenk Özkacar Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 29% Avg odds 3.28
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.09
Real Sociedad win 40% Avg odds 2.42

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

Form going into the game

Valencia LLLLL
Real Sociedad WDLWD

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 1-1 Valencia, 06 Nov 22 Next meeting: Valencia 0-1 Real Sociedad, 27 Sep 23  All Valencia vs Real Sociedad 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.