La Liga
Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol
Real Sociedad vs Espanyol finished 2-1 in La Liga. Key event: 0 Andoni Gorosabel (xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.8%, 39.5%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 4-1-3. Home form: L D W L W; Away form: L W L L D. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
L D W L W
7 pts, goals 5-7, 1.00 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match
Away form
L W L L D
4 pts, goals 6-10, 1.20 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match
Real Sociedad · season record
2 W · 1 D · 2 L
2022/2023: 5 recorded matches, goals 5–7; before 18 Sep 2022 UTC. Not official standings.
Espanyol · season record
1 W · 1 D · 3 L
2022/2023: 5 recorded matches, goals 6–10; before 18 Sep 2022 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 28 shots · 3 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 41 events
0
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shot
Andoni Gorosabel
RSO xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.8%, 39.5%
14'
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shot
Takefusa Kubo
RSO xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.1%, 54.6%
16'
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shot
Alexander Sørloth
RSO assist Takefusa Kubo · xG 0.56 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 96.1%, 46.4%
17'
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Goal
Alexander Sørloth
1–0 RSO assist Takefusa Kubo
18'
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shot
Edu Expósito
ESP assist Sergi Darder · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 81.6%, 45.5%
19'
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Goal
Edu Expósito
1–1 ESP assist Sergi Darder
23'
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shot
Alexander Sørloth
RSO assist Mikel Merino · xG 0.19 · Open Play · location 92.9%, 39.5%
28'
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shot
Brais Méndez
RSO assist Mikel Merino · xG 0.46 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.8%, 46.4%
29'
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Goal
Brais Méndez
2–1 RSO assist Mikel Merino
31'
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shot
Joselu
ESP xG 0.32 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.4%, 36.6%
31'
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shot
Joselu
ESP assist Brian Oliván · xG 0.07 · Open Play · location 89.3%, 49.5%
34'
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shot
Joselu
ESP xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 71%, 56.3%
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46'
shot
Fernando Calero
ESP assist Edu Expósito · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 91%, 46.1%
54'
Sub
Javi Puado
ESP on for Omar El Hilali
57'
shot
Alexander Sørloth
RSO assist Martín Zubimendi · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81%, 50.1%
69'
shot
Mikel Merino
RSO assist Alexander Sørloth · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.1%, 73.2%
71'
shot
Javi Puado
ESP assist Brian Oliván · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.6%, 28.4%
74'
shot
David Silva
RSO assist Mikel Merino · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.6%, 63.9%
75'
Sub
Dani Gómez
ESP on for Edu Expósito
75'
Sub
Aleix Vidal
ESP on for Fernando Calero
79'
shot
Takefusa Kubo
RSO assist Mikel Merino · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 73%, 55.8%
79'
shot
Alexander Sørloth
RSO assist Takefusa Kubo · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.7%, 37.7%
81'
Sub
Beñat Turrientes
RSO on for Takefusa Kubo
82'
shot
Javi Puado
ESP assist Sergi Darder · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.2%, 72.5%
82'
Sub
Mohamed Ali Cho
RSO on for David Silva
82'
Yellow
Brais Méndez
RSO Yellow card
83'
Yellow
Aritz Elustondo
RSO Yellow card
85'
Sub
Pol Lozano
ESP on for Vinícius Souza
86'
shot
Sergi Darder
ESP assist Brian Oliván · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86%, 33.4%
88'
Sub
Igor Zubeldia
RSO on for Brais Méndez
88'
Yellow
Alexander Sørloth
RSO Yellow card
93'
shot
Mohamed Ali-Cho
RSO assist Aihen Muñoz · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 74%, 70.6%
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 8-2-2
Real Sociedad leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 8 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 29 Aug 2026 · Real Sociedad vs Espanyol · 2 - 1.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Espanyol
5-3-2 · Manager Diego Martinez 25
Á
Álvaro Fernández
GK
26
O
Omar El Hilali
DEF
5
F
Fernando Calero
DEF
24
S
Sergi Gómez
DEF
4
L
Leandro Cabrera
DEF
14
B
Brian Oliván
DEF
10
S
Sergi Darder · Captain
MID
12
V
Vinícius Souza
MID
20
E
Edu Expósito
MID
9
J
Joselu
FWD
17
M
Martin Braithwaite
FWD
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7
J
Javi Puado
FWD
22
A
Aleix Vidal
DEF
19
D
Dani Gómez
FWD
6
P
Pol Lozano
MID
13
B
Benjamin Lecomte
GK
1
J
Joan García
GK
28
W
Wassim Keddari
DEF
21
N
Nicolás Melamed
MID
31
D
Daniel Villahermosa
MID
Real Sociedad
4-1-3-2 · Manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea 1
Á
Álex Remiro
GK
18
A
Andoni Gorosabel
DEF
6
A
Aritz Elustondo · Captain
DEF
20
J
Jon Pacheco
DEF
12
A
Aihen Muñoz
DEF
3
M
Martín Zubimendi
MID
23
B
Brais Méndez
MID
21
D
David Silva
MID
8
M
Mikel Merino
MID
19
A
Alexander Sørloth
FWD
14
T
Takefusa Kubo
FWD
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22
B
Beñat Turrientes
MID
11
M
Mohamed Ali Cho
FWD
5
I
Igor Zubeldia
MID
32
U
Unai Marrero
GK
13
A
Andoni Zubiaurre
GK
15
D
Diego Rico
DEF
17
R
Robert Navarro
MID
4
A
Asier Illarramendi
MID
16
A
Ander Guevara
MID
30
U
Urko González
DEF
33
J
Jon Karrikaburu
FWD
2
Á
Álex Sola
DEF