La Liga · Matchweek 20
Mikel Oyarzabal 32'
Gonçalo Guedes 71'
HT 1:0
Marcus Rashford 70'
Sun, 18 Jan 2026, 20:00 (UK) · Reale Arena, San Sebastian
Real Sociedad 13th → 8th · 24 pts|Barcelona 1st · 49 pts

Barcelona edged xG (1.01–3.68) but Real Sociedad took the win.

Player of the matchLamine Yamal8.9Decisive moment71' Gonçalo Guedes+1.2

Real Sociedad 2-1 Barcelona

Key numbers

  • Possession 28% – 72%
  • Shots 7 (6 on target) – 25 (9)
  • Decisive moment: 71' Gonçalo Guedes, FN xPts +1.2
Player of the match
Lamine Yamal 8.9Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-12-1
Real Sociedad ahead 57 min · level 33 min · Barcelona ahead 0 min
  • Marcus Rashford — off the bench 27 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.

32' Mikel Oyarzabal Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Gonçalo Guedes +0.2 +0.7
70' Marcus Rashford Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Lamine Yamal +0.3 +1.0
71' Gonçalo Guedes Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Carlos Soler +0.4 +1.2
88' Carlos Soler Red card −0.2
Real Sociedad Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −1.2Time effect +1.9→ League points won 3
Barcelona Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.0Opponent moments −1.7Time effect −1.5→ 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 SociedadBarcelona
28%Possession72%
1.01Expected goals (xG)3.68
0.14xG per shot0.15
7Shots25
6Shots on target9
86%Shots on target %36%
5Shots in box18
223Passes604
66%Pass accuracy89%
6Corners8
8Saves3
13Fouls8
3Yellow cards4
4Offsides3

Compared with usual

Real Sociedad

last 7 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.3
Conceded11.3
xG1.011.4
xG against3.680.91
Shots715.6
On target65.6
Shots faced2511.4
xG per shot0.140.09
Possession28%56.6%
Passes223532
Pass accuracy66%84.4%
Corners65.9
Fouls1315.1

Barcelona

27 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals12.6
Conceded21.1
xG3.682.1
xG against1.011.3
Shots2518.6
On target97
Shots faced79.4
xG per shot0.150.12
Possession72%68%
Passes604641.2
Pass accuracy89%89%
Corners86.6
Fouls89.6

Timeline

  • 8' VAR Fermín López
  • 32' Goal Mikel Oyarzabal league goal #6 assist Gonçalo Guedes
  • 37' Yellow Beñat Turrientes
  • 45+7' VAR Lamine Yamal
  • 51' Yellow Jon Aramburu
  • 58' Sub Beñat Turrientes → Jon Gorrotxategi
  • 58' Sub Brais Méndez → Álvaro Odriozola
  • 62' Sub Alejandro Balde → João Cancelo
  • 62' Sub Ferran Torres → Robert Lewandowski
  • 63' Sub Dani Olmo → Marcus Rashford
  • 69' Sub Sergio Gómez → Aihen Muñoz
  • 69' Sub Takefusa Kubo → Ander Barrenetxea
  • 70' Goal Marcus Rashford league goal #3 assist Lamine Yamal
  • 71' Goal Gonçalo Guedes league goal #5 assist Carlos Soler
  • 76' Yellow Eric García
  • 78' Yellow Igor Zubeldia
  • 82' Sub Jon Aramburu → Duje Ćaleta-Car
  • 83' Yellow Robert Lewandowski
  • 85' Yellow Fermín López
  • 85' Sub Jules Koundé → Roony Bardghji
  • 86' Sub Pau Cubarsí → Gerard Martín
  • 87' VAR Carlos Soler
  • 88' Red Carlos Soler
  • 90+10' Yellow Frenkie de Jong

Category leaders

  • Key passesLamine Yamal7
  • Duels wonLamine Yamal15/23
  • DribblesLamine Yamal11/14
  • Defensive actionsCarlos Soler6
  • ShotsDani Olmo6 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonPedri5

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.