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Match analysis

SpainLa Liga

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona

Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this La Liga fixture.

Full time2:1HT 1–0

Match Timeline

9'
Fermín López⚽
Goal cancelled
32'
M. Oyarzabal⚽
Normal Goal → G. Guedes
37'
Beñat Turrientes🟨
Yellow Card
45+7'
Lamine Yamal
Penalty cancelled
51'
Jon Aramburu🟨
Yellow Card
58'
B. Turrientes🔄
Substitution 1 → J. Gorrotxategi
58'
B. Mendez🔄
Substitution 2 → A. Odriozola
62'
A. Balde🔄
Substitution 1 → J. Cancelo
62'
F. Torres🔄
Substitution 2 → R. Lewandowski
63'
D. Olmo🔄
Substitution 3 → M. Rashford
69'
S. Gomez🔄
Substitution 3 → A. Munoz
69'
T. Kubo🔄
Substitution 4 → A. Barrenetxea
70'
M. Rashford⚽
Normal Goal → Lamine Yamal
71'
G. Guedes⚽
Normal Goal → C. Soler
76'
Eric García🟨
Yellow Card
78'
Igor Zubeldia🟨
Yellow Card
82'
J. Aramburu🔄
Substitution 5 → D. Caleta-Car
83'
Robert Lewandowski🟨
Yellow Card
85'
Fermín López🟨
Yellow Card
85'
J. Kounde🔄
Substitution 4 → R. Bardghji
86'
P. Cubarsi🔄
Substitution 5 → G. Martin
87'
Carlos Soler
Card upgrade
88'
Carlos Soler🟥
Red Card

Match Statistics

6Shots on Goal9
1Shots off Goal11
7Total Shots25
1Blocked Shots5
5Shots insidebox18
2Shots outsidebox7
13Fouls8
6Corner Kicks8
4Offsides3
27Ball Possession73
3Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
8Goalkeeper Saves3
221Total passes608
146Passes accurate539
66Passes %89
1.01expected_goals3.69
0goals_prevented0

Tipster previews (6)

Mr CertaintyLost

Barcelona's Dominant Form Points to Away Victory

The pickBarcelona win

Chance
72%
Odds
1.60
Model EV
+15.2%

When the league leaders travel to face mid-table Real Sociedad, the statistics paint a clear picture of what to expect. Barcelona arrives at this fixture in imperious form, sitting comfortably atop La Liga with 49 points from 19 matches—a remarkable 16 wins, 1 draw, and just 2…

Form & key stats

Last 10 matches, all competitions

Real Sociedad

4W 3D 3L1.50 pts/game

Barcelona

10W 0D 0L3.00 pts/game

Per game

Real Sociedad at home vs Barcelona away

Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.

Elo ratings

Before the match · within La Liga

Overall edge
+335Barcelona
Venue edge
+242Barcelona
Rating period
Match snapshot
Real Sociedad versus Barcelona: long term Elo, before the match
Real SociedadHomeRatingBarcelonaAway
Strength
1,513Overall1,848
1,541Match venue1,783
1,541At home1,785
1,527Away1,783
Attack & defence
1,479Attack1,757
1,544Defence1,623
1,482Home attack1,716
1,460Away attack1,705
1,563Home defence1,623
1,567Away defence1,606
Match profile
1,645Goal environment2,972
1,590Home goals2,407
1,555Away goals2,065
1,505Possession1,558
Specialist ratings
1,544Set-piece attack1,545
1,543Set-piece defence1,544
1,504Close games1,680
1,515Winning margin1,893

Match venue compares Real Sociedad at home with Barcelona away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.

Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.

Starting Lineups

Real SociedadReal Sociedad1:1

Starting XI

1Álex RemiroG
17Sergio GómezD
11Gonçalo GuedesM
10Mikel OyarzabalF
5Igor ZubeldiaD
18Carlos SolerM
23Brais MéndezF
31Jon MartinD
8Beñat TurrientesM
2Jon AramburuD
14Takefusa KuboM

BarcelonaBarcelona1:1

Starting XI

13Joan GarcíaG
3Alejandro BaldeD
8PedriM
20Dani OlmoF
24Eric GarcíaD
21Frenkie de JongM
7Ferran TorresF
5Pau CubarsíD
16Fermín LópezM
10Lamine YamalF
23Jules KoundéD