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La Liga Matchday 3 Sat 29 Aug

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Home Real Sociedad

Barrenetxea 4′Óskarsson 61′Matarazzo 90+4′

Full-time 2:1
Away Espanyol

Fernández 45′

Player of the match Marko Dmitrovic 7.7

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 6.3/10 more watchable than 63% of La Liga matches Keeper Dmitrovic: 7 saves. How we rate

GolVolt rating 6.3GolVolt rating

Worth watching: Highlights will do
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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 61' Óskarsson, 2:1
  1. 20 → 12

    Real Sociedad climb 8 places in the table. Espanyol stay in place 10.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:1, from 39% to 77% (Real Sociedad).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+5' · 2:1Real Sociedad 96%draw 4%Espanyol 0%

Key stats

51% Possession 49%
2.11 xG (expected goals) 0.73
17 Shots 11
10 On target 3
7 Corners 3
45 Dangerous attacks 20
All stats (16)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Keeper Dmitrovic: 7 saves.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 85′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 5.5 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Keeper Dmitrovic: 7 saves, Óskarsson scored the winner.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 7.4 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 3.0 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 8.0 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 6.3more watchable than 63% of La Liga matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

3 goals7 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal: Ander Barrenetxearight foot · assist: Oyarzabal1:0
  2. 17' Beñat Turrientesyellow card · foul
  3. 22' Urko González de Zárateyellow card · foul
  4. 45' Goal: Roberto Fernándezright foot · assist: Hernández1:1
  5. Half-time · 1:1
  6. 46' SubstitutionMoscardo for de Zárate
  7. 61' Goal: Orri Óskarssonright foot · assist: Oyarzabal2:1
  8. 62' SubstitutionHerrera for Turrientes
  9. 63' SubstitutionMarchal for Barrenetxea
  10. 70' 2 substitutionsBauzà for ExpósitoFernández for Hernández
  11. 75' Marcos Fernándezyellow card · foul
  12. 78' 2 substitutionsGuedes for ÓskarssonKubo for Sucic
  13. 82' Roger Hinojoyellow card · foul
  14. 83' 2 substitutionsCarreras for DolanMilla for Fernández
  15. 88' Rafel Bauzàyellow card · dissent
  16. 90' SubstitutionGorrotxategi for Oyarzabal
  17. 90+3' Igor Zubeldiayellow card · time-wasting
  18. 90+4' Pellegrino Matarazzored card · dissent
  19. Full-time · 2:1

Match stats

Shooting

2.11 xG (expected goals) 0.73
17 Shots 11
10 On target 3
3 Off target 6

Play

51% Possession 49%
7 Corners 3
411 Passes 402
82% Pass accuracy 79%
117 Attacks 87
45 Dangerous attacks 20

Defence

18 Tackles 17
7 Interceptions 8
2 Saves 7

Discipline

19 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-4-2 –4-2-3-1

Real Sociedad

Espanyol

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Midfielders

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Real Sociedad

Espanyol

Match sheet

Stadium
Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastián

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Espanyol Marko Dmitrovic 7.71
  2. 2. place · Espanyol Roberto Fernández 7.50
  3. 3. place · Espanyol Omar El Hilali 7.27

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Absences

Real Sociedad · 1 out

  • Mikel Goti Injured

    since 20 Jul 2023 · return date unknown · 131 matches missed · Calf Injury

Espanyol · 2 out

  • Javi Puado Injured

    since 11 Jan · until 1 Sep · 28 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Tear

  • Kike García Injured

    since 4 Aug · return date unknown · 3 matches missed · Muscle Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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