Real Sociedad 1-0 Villarreal
Key numbers
- Possession 57% – 43%
- Shots 6 (3 on target) – 15 (5)
- Decisive moment: 51' Takefusa Kubo, FN xPts +1.0
Takefusa Kubo 51'
HT 0:0
Real Sociedad 8th → 7th · 28 pts|Villarreal 5th · 30 pts
Villarreal edged xG (0.66–1.1) but Real Sociedad took the win.
Player of the matchTakefusa KuboDecisive moment51' Takefusa Kubo+1.0
Player of the match
Takefusa Kubo Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Real Sociedad ahead 39 min · level 51 min · Villarreal ahead 0 min
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.
51'
Takefusa Kubo
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Mikel Oyarzabal +0.3
+1.0
Real Sociedad
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
Villarreal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.5→ 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 SociedadVillarreal
57%Possession43%
0.66Expected goals (xG)1.1
0.11xG per shot0.07
6Shots15
3Shots on target5
50%Shots on target %33%
3Shots in box11
466Passes339
85%Pass accuracy76%
3Corners7
5Saves2
17Fouls6
4Yellow cards2
2Offsides2
Compared with usual
Real Sociedad
last 9 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.33 | |
| xG | 0.66 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 1.1 | 0.59 | |
| Shots | 6 | 13.2 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 57% | 55.8% | |
| Passes | 466 | 460.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 81% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 14.8 |
Villarreal
last 8 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.1 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.66 | 0.84 | |
| Shots | 15 | 13.6 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 10.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 43% | 51.8% | |
| Passes | 339 | 447.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 76% | 82% | |
| Corners | 7 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 12.6 | low |
Timeline
- 51' Goal Takefusa Kubo league goal #4 assist Mikel Oyarzabal
- 61' Sub Denis Suárez → Gerard Moreno
- 61' Sub Santi Comesaña → Pau Cabanes De La Torre
- 63' Sub Sergio Gómez → Ander Barrenetxea
- 65' Yellow Alejandro Baena
- 70' Yellow Jon Aramburu
- 73' Sub Brais Méndez → Jon Ander Olasagasti
- 73' Sub Aritz Elustondo → Jon Pacheco
- 78' Yellow Juan Foyth
- 82' Sub Mikel Oyarzabal → Pablo Marín
- 83' Sub Takefusa Kubo → Orri Steinn Óskarsson
- 90' Yellow Ander Barrenetxea
- 90+1' Yellow Aihen Muñoz
- 90+5' Yellow Martín Zubimendi
Category leaders
- Key passesGerard Moreno3
- Duels wonThierno Barry11/18
- DribblesTakefusa Kubo5/7
- Defensive actionsMartín Zubimendi6
- Fouls wonPape Gueye6
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.