Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad: Mbappé hat-trick ends the deadlock
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 3.14 v 0.57: the better chances were Madrid's
- Mbappé: 7 shots, 7 on target, 3 goals
- Bellingham: 2 assists, 9 duels won
Level at the break, Madrid pulled clear
Real Madrid won 4-1 but went in level at the break. Luka Sučić cancelled out Kylian Mbappé's opener within minutes, and three second-half goals broke the deadlock. Madrid led for only about 34 minutes in total, yet the margin still grew considerably in that spell.
Sociedad's shots carried far less threat
Real Sociedad's efforts were far less dangerous: their xG per shot was 0.06, against 0.16 for Madrid. Álex Remiro made a string of saves, yet four goals still beat him, which suggests the scoreline was earned rather than flattering. Madrid simply made fewer shots count for more.
Bellingham and Güler fed the finishers
Mbappé put every shot on target and scored three times. Jude Bellingham set up one goal each for Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior and won nine duels, the most in the match. Arda Güler supplied five key passes, also the highest tally, so the front line was well served.
The 60th-minute goal turned the match
Mbappé's second, in the 60th minute, turned a draw into a lead and was worth +0.9 FN xPts. Goals scored once the margin had grown carried far less weight. The result put Real Madrid top of the table and left Real Sociedad 20th without a point.
Player of the match
Kylian Mbappé 9.5Dominant
Highest FN Score in the match at 9.5, built on a hat-trick from seven on-target shots.
Mbappé earned the bulk of his FN Score going forward: seven shots, all on target, plus three key passes. His first goal opened the scoring in the 40th minute, the second in the 60th turned a level match into a lead, and the third in the 80th made it 4-1. Sociedad's equaliser never left him without an answer.
Game state
1-01-12-13-14-1
Real Madrid ahead 34 min · level 56 min · Real Sociedad 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.
40'
Kylian Mbappé
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Federico Valverde +0.2
+0.7
44'
Luka Sučić
Goal
+0.5
60'
Kylian Mbappé
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Jude Bellingham +0.3
+0.9
68'
Vinícius Júnior
Goal · assist Jude Bellingham
+0.2
80'
Kylian Mbappé
Goal · assist Vinícius Júnior
0.0
Real Madrid
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.8Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
Real Sociedad
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.5Opponent moments −1.2Time 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.
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Match stats
Real MadridReal Sociedad
3.14Expected goals (xG)0.57
Timeline
- 10'
Yellow
Álvaro Carreras
- 31'
Yellow
Yangel Herrera
- 40'
Goal
Kylian Mbappé league goal #1 assist Federico Valverde
- 44'
Goal
Luka Sučić league goal #1
- 45+2'
Yellow
Jon Aramburu
- 46'
Sub
Álvaro Carreras → Marc Cucurella
- 57'
Sub
Jon Aramburu → Igor Zubeldia
- 57'
Sub
Mikel Oyarzabal → Orri Óskarsson
- 60'
Goal
Kylian Mbappé league goal #2 assist Jude Bellingham
- 66'
Sub
Yangel Herrera → Carlos Soler
- 66'
Sub
Job Ochieng → Ander Barrenetxea
- 68'
Goal
Vinícius Júnior league goal #1 assist Jude Bellingham
- 71'
Yellow
Luken Beitia
- 73'
Yellow
Ibrahima Konaté
- 74'
Sub
Takefusa Kubo → Gonçalo Guedes
- 78'
Sub
Jude Bellingham → Eduardo Camavinga
- 78'
Sub
Arda Güler → Brahim Díaz
- 80'
Goal
Kylian Mbappé league goal #3 assist Vinícius Júnior
- 84'
Sub
Vinícius Júnior → Yan Diomande
- 86'
Sub
Bernardo Silva → Carlos Espí
- 90+1'
VAR
Brahim Díaz
- 90+4'
Yellow
Eduardo Camavinga
Category leaders
- Key passesArda Güler5
- Duels wonJude Bellingham9/14
- DribblesJude Bellingham3/5
- Defensive actionsBernardo Silva7
- ShotsKylian Mbappé7 (on target 7)
- Fouls wonJude Bellingham4
#Real Madrid#Real Sociedad#Kylian Mbappé#La Liga#Jude Bellingham
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.