Real Sociedad de Fútbol v RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Real Sociedad de Fútbol 36%Draw 25%RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 39%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Real Sociedad de FútbolRCD Espanyol de Barcelona

51Possession49

1.66Expected goals (xG)0.76

17Shots11

10Shots on target3

3Shots off target6

4Blocked shots2

13Shots inside box6

4Shots outside box5

7Corners3

0Offsides0

19Fouls14

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Saves7

411Passes402

337Accurate passes316

82Pass accuracy79

Match events

4'Ander Barrenetxea (assist Mikel Oyarzabal)
17'Beñat Turrientes
22'Urko González de Zárate
45'Roberto Fernández (assist Javi Hernández)
46'Urko González de Zárate ← Gabriel Moscardo
61'Orri Óskarsson (assist Mikel Oyarzabal)
62'Beñat Turrientes → Yangel Herrera
63'Ander Barrenetxea → Alex Marchal García
70'Edu Expósito ← Rafel Bauzà
70'Javi Hernández ← Marcos Fernández Sánchez
75'Marcos Fernández Sánchez
78'Orri Óskarsson → Gonçalo Guedes
78'Luka Sučić → Takefusa Kubo
82'Roger Hinojo Estrada
83'Roberto Fernández ← Pere Milla
83'Tyrhys Dolan ← Jofre Carreras
88'Rafel Bauzà
90'Igor Zubeldia
90'Mikel Oyarzabal → Jon Gorrotxategi

Real Sociedad de Fútbol · RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Real Sociedad de Fútbol3-4-3

56.5Zubeldia

108.3↓90'Oyarzabal

16.8Remiro

176.8Gómez

186.8Soler

77.8↓63'Barrenetxea

246.8↓78'Sučić

86.5↓62'Turrientes

97.8↓78'Óskarsson

26.8Aramburu

316.8Martín

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona4-4-2

146.3Núñez

136.1Dmitrović

86.3↓70'Expósito

246.3↓83'Dolan

46.0↓46'Zárate

236.3Hilali

166.3Drkušić

97.3↓83'Fernández

226.3Calatrava

287.1↓70'Hernández

216.0Estrada

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

5Igor Zubeldia6.5
10Mikel Oyarzabal8.3
1Álex Remiro6.8
17Sergio Gómez6.8
18Carlos Soler6.8
7Ander Barrenetxea7.8
24Luka Sučić6.8
8Beñat Turrientes6.5
9Orri Óskarsson7.8
2Jon Aramburu6.8
31Jon Martín6.8

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

14Unai Núñez6.3
13Marko Dmitrović6.1
8Edu Expósito6.3
24Tyrhys Dolan6.3
4Urko González de Zárate6.0
23Omar El Hilali6.3
16Vanja Drkušić6.3
9Roberto Fernández7.3
22Álex Calatrava6.3
28Javi Hernández7.1
21Roger Hinojo Estrada6.0

Real Sociedad de FútbolTale of the tapeRCD Espanyol de Barcelona

3-4-3Formation4-4-2

7 ptsTable4 pts

-2Goal difference+1

1Head-to-head wins0

36%Pre-match odds39%

Head to head — 3 previous meetings

Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1W2D0W RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Goals 5–4

2026-08-29Real Sociedad de Fútbol2–1RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
2026-05-23RCD Espanyol de Barcelona1–1Real Sociedad de Fútbol
2025-08-24Real Sociedad de Fútbol2–2RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This season — other meeting

RCD Espanyol de BarcelonavReal Sociedad de Fútbol

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Real Sociedad de Fútbol	5	2	1	2	-2	7
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	4	1	1	2	+1	4

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