Real Sociedad 2-0 Cadiz
Key numbers
- Possession 64% – 36%
- Shots 14 (6 on target) – 13 (2)
- Decisive moment: 28' Mikel Merino, FN xPts +0.9
Mikel Merino 28'
Arsen Zakharyan 68'
Arsen Zakharyan 68'
HT 1:0
Real Sociedad 6th · 46 pts|Cadiz 18th · 22 pts
Real Sociedad won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.96–0.81).
Player of the matchMikel MerinoDecisive moment28' Mikel Merino+0.9
Player of the match
Mikel Merino Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Real Sociedad ahead 62 min · level 28 min · Cadiz ahead 0 min
- Arsen Zakharyan — off the bench 24 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
28'
Mikel Merino
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Mikel Oyarzabal +0.3
+0.9
68'
Arsen Zakharyan
Goal · assist Brais Méndez
+0.2
Real Sociedad
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Cadiz
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
Real SociedadCadiz
64%Possession36%
1.96Expected goals (xG)0.81
0.14xG per shot0.06
14Shots13
6Shots on target2
43%Shots on target %15%
12Shots in box6
579Passes331
82%Pass accuracy68%
8Corners2
2Saves4
15Fouls6
3Yellow cards1
1Offsides5
Compared with usual
Real Sociedad
43 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.91 | |
| xG | 1.96 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 0.81 | 0.88 | |
| Shots | 14 | 13.3 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 10 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 64% | 56.8% | |
| Passes | 579 | 463.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 81% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.5 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 15.7 |
Cadiz
last 13 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.62 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.81 | 0.99 | |
| xG against | 1.96 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 13 | 11.3 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.2 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 10.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 36% | 46.5% | |
| Passes | 331 | 367.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 68% | 72.6% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 14.8 | low |
Timeline
- 28' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #4 assist Mikel Oyarzabal
- 34' Sub Maximiliano Gómez → Chris Ramos
- 45' Yellow Javi Galán
- 45+2' Yellow Martín Zubimendi
- 46' Sub Javi Galán → Kieran Tierney
- 65' VAR Igor Zubeldia
- 66' Sub Takefusa Kubo → Arsen Zakharyan
- 68' Goal Arsen Zakharyan league goal #1 assist Brais Méndez
- 70' Yellow Robin Le Normand
- 70' Yellow Chris Ramos
- 74' Sub Mikel Oyarzabal → André Silva
- 75' Sub Martín Zubimendi → Beñat Turrientes
- 82' Sub Robert Navarro → Darwin Machís
- 82' Sub Javier Hernández → Lucas Pires
- 84' Sub Sheraldo Becker → Jon Magunazelaia
- 86' Sub Juanmi → Sergi Guardiola
- 86' Sub Rubén Sobrino → Brian Ocampo
Category leaders
- Key passesTakefusa Kubo4
- Duels wonMikel Merino19/25
- DribblesBrais Méndez3/7
- Defensive actionsMartín Zubimendi6
- Fouls wonIza Carcelén3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.