La Liga · Matchweek 8
HT 0:0
Alfonso Espino 84'
Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 17:30 (UK) · Reale Arena, San Sebastian
Real Sociedad 19th · 5 pts|Rayo Vallecano 17th → 14th · 8 pts

Rayo Vallecano won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.79–0.8).

Player of the matchAndrei Rațiu8.1Decisive moment84' Alfonso Espino+1.7

Real Sociedad 0-1 Rayo Vallecano

Key numbers

  • Possession 51% – 49%
  • Shots 10 (3 on target) – 7 (2)
  • Decisive moment: 84' Alfonso Espino, FN xPts +1.7
Player of the match
Andrei Rațiu 8.1Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)

Game state

0-1
Real Sociedad ahead 0 min · level 84 min · Rayo Vallecano ahead 6 min
  • Alfonso Espino — off the bench 13 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.

84' Alfonso Espino Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Andrei Rațiu +0.5 +1.7
Real Sociedad Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Rayo Vallecano Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +1.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3

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 SociedadRayo Vallecano
51%Possession49%
0.79Expected goals (xG)0.8
0.08xG per shot0.11
10Shots7
3Shots on target2
30%Shots on target %29%
7Shots in box5
421Passes414
80%Pass accuracy79%
7Corners5
1Saves3
13Fouls21
1Yellow cards2
0Offsides1

Compared with usual

Real Sociedad

7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01
Conceded11.6
xG0.791.4
xG against0.81.7
Shots1014.9
On target34.4
Shots faced715.1
xG per shot0.080.09
Possession51%52.6%
Passes421452
Pass accuracy80%83.4%
Corners77.3
Fouls1315.3

Rayo Vallecano

7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11
Conceded01.4
xG0.81.6
xG against0.791.5
Shots713.6
On target24.6
Shots faced1010.3
xG per shot0.110.12
Possession49%54.9%
Passes414463.6
Pass accuracy79%83%
Corners56.9
Fouls2112

Timeline

  • 46' Sub Álvaro García → Fran Pérez
  • 60' Yellow Carlos Soler
  • 61' Sub Carlos Soler → Takefusa Kubo
  • 61' Sub Gonçalo Guedes → Luka Sučić
  • 62' Yellow Isi Palazón
  • 65' Sub Isi Palazón → Pedro Díaz
  • 71' Sub Pathé Ismaël Ciss → Jozhua Vertrouwd
  • 77' Sub Jorge de Frutos → Randy Nteka
  • 77' Sub Alemão → Alfonso Espino
  • 80' Sub Ander Barrenetxea → Jon Karrikaburu
  • 80' Sub Brais Méndez → Pablo Marín
  • 84' Goal Alfonso Espino league goal #1 assist Andrei Rațiu
  • 90+2' Yellow Florian Lejeune

Category leaders

  • Key passesAnder Barrenetxea4
  • Duels wonSergio Gómez8/15
  • DribblesGonçalo Guedes3/3
  • Defensive actionsJon Gorrotxategi7
  • Fouls wonJon Aramburu3

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.