La Liga · Matchweek 23
Sheraldo Becker 1'
Brais Méndez 84'
HT 1:0
Javi Puado 53' (pen)
Sun, 9 Feb 2025, 17:30 (UK) · Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián
Real Sociedad 11th → 7th · 31 pts|Espanyol 16th · 23 pts

Real Sociedad won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.67–0.87).

Player of the matchJon Aramburu7.3Decisive moment84' Brais Méndez+1.6

Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol

Key numbers

  • Possession 70% – 30%
  • Shots 13 (3 on target) – 4 (1)
  • Decisive moment: 84' Brais Méndez, FN xPts +1.6
Player of the match
Jon Aramburu 7.3Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.3 (Strong)

Game state

1-01-12-1
Real Sociedad ahead 58 min · level 32 min · Espanyol ahead 0 min
  • Jon Ander Olasagasti — off the bench 28 min · 0G 1A
  • Brais Méndez — off the bench 10 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.

1' Sheraldo Becker Goal +0.6
53' Javi Puado Pen goal +0.7
84' Brais Méndez Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Jon Ander Olasagasti +0.5 +1.6
Real Sociedad Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +2.2Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Espanyol Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.4Time effect −0.1→ 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 SociedadEspanyol
70%Possession30%
1.67Expected goals (xG)0.87
0.13xG per shot0.22
13Shots4
3Shots on target1
23%Shots on target %25%
9Shots in box3
553Passes246
84%Pass accuracy68%
6Corners0
0Saves3
11Fouls17
1Yellow cards2
0Offsides3

Compared with usual

Real Sociedad

last 17 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.4
Conceded10.76
xG1.671
xG against0.870.77
Shots1312.4
On target34.4
Shots faced411.6low
xG per shot0.130.1
Possession70%54.5%
Passes553447.9
Pass accuracy84%80.2%
Corners65.4
Fouls1113.8

Espanyol

last 8 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals10.75
Conceded20.75high
xG0.870.8
xG against1.671.2
Shots49.4low
On target12.6
Shots faced1314.5
xG per shot0.220.09high
Possession30%40.9%
Passes246349.8
Pass accuracy68%77.4%
Corners03.1low
Fouls1714.1high

Timeline

  • 1' Goal Sheraldo Becker league goal #2
  • 40' Yellow Álvaro Aguado
  • 46' Sub Antoniu Roca → Jofre Carreras
  • 46' Sub Edu Expósito → Alejo Véliz
  • 51' Yellow Nayef Aguerd
  • 53' Goal Javi Puado (pen) league goal #8
  • 62' Sub Orri Steinn Óskarsson → Mikel Oyarzabal
  • 62' Sub Pablo Marín → Jon Ander Olasagasti
  • 62' Sub Sergio Gómez → Ander Barrenetxea
  • 70' Sub Roberto Fernández → Álvaro Tejero
  • 76' Sub Sheraldo Becker → Takefusa Kubo
  • 81' Sub Luka Sučić → Brais Méndez
  • 82' Sub Álvaro Aguado → Rafael Bauza
  • 84' Goal Brais Méndez league goal #3 assist Jon Ander Olasagasti
  • 87' Sub Fernando Calero → Walid Cheddira
  • 90+2' Yellow Leandro Cabrera

Category leaders

  • Key passesSergio Gómez2
  • Duels wonJon Aramburu9/15
  • DribblesLuka Sučić3/3
  • Defensive actionsOmar El Hilali9

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.