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La Liga · Matchweek 7
VALValencia
2:3
RSOReal Sociedad
Aaron Mayol 57'
Luken Beitia 84' (OG)
HT 0:1
Luka Sučić 26'
Carlos Soler 76' (pen)
Ander Barrenetxea 90'
Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 20:00 (UK) · Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
Valencia 19th · 4 pts|Real Sociedad 15th → 8th · 10 pts

Carlos Soler scored a penalty and set up the 90th-minute goal as Real Sociedad won 3-2 at Valencia.

Player of the matchCarlos Soler8.2Decisive moment90' Ander Barrenetxea+1.8

Valencia 2-3 Real Sociedad: Carlos Soler's penalty and assist

Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it

Key numbers

  • 0.07 vs 0.13 xG per shot: finishing quality gap
  • 90' goal worth +1.8 FN xPts
  • Real Sociedad up from 15th to 8th, 10 points

Valencia's volume lacked bite

Valencia fired in far more shots than their season average at Mestalla, yet still lost 3-2. The quality was the problem: 0.07 xG per shot, against 0.13 for Real Sociedad, who found better chances from a similar number of attempts.

A late goal worth +1.8 FN xPts

Real Sociedad were pegged back in the 57th minute, then went ahead again through Carlos Soler's penalty in the 76th. Luken Beitia's own goal made it 2-2 in the 84th, but Soler set up Ander Barrenetxea in the 90th minute, a goal worth +1.8 FN xPts.

Player of the match
Carlos Soler 8.2Dominant

He scored a penalty and provided an assist, adding two key passes.

Soler's biggest gains came in attack: a penalty in the 76th minute and the assist for Ander Barrenetxea in the 90th, each of which put Real Sociedad back in front. He also won four of his eight duels and created two chances, so his influence stretched beyond those two moments.

Game state

0-11-11-22-22-3
Valencia ahead 0 min · level 51 min · Real Sociedad ahead 39 min
  • Ander Barrenetxea — off the bench 29 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.

26' Luka Sučić Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Job Ochieng +0.3 +0.9
57' Aaron Mayol Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Hugo Duro +0.3 +0.9
76' Carlos Soler Pen goal +1.4
84' Luken Beitia Own goal −1.6
90' Ander Barrenetxea Goal · scorer +1.3 · assist Carlos Soler +0.5 +1.8
90+6' Orri Óskarsson Red card 0.0
Valencia Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.8Time effect −0.7→ League points won 0
Real Sociedad Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +2.5Opponent moments −1.1Time effect +0.5→ 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.

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Match stats

ValenciaReal Sociedad
54%Possession46%
1.55Expected goals (xG)2.65
0.07xG per shot0.13
22Shots21
5Shots on target6
23%Shots on target %29%
13Shots in box15
425Passes370
84%Pass accuracy82%
7Corners5
3Saves4
9Fouls12
2Yellow cards3
2Offsides2

Compared with usual

Valencia

6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals20.33
Conceded31.7
xG1.550.75
xG against2.651.5
Shots228.7
On target52.3
Shots faced2114.3
xG per shot0.070.1
Possession54%46.5%
Passes425432.3
Pass accuracy84%81.5%
Corners74
Fouls910.8

Real Sociedad

7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31
Conceded21.9
xG2.650.94
xG against1.551.7
Shots2112.7
On target65
Shots faced2214.3
xG per shot0.130.08
Possession46%50.3%
Passes370498.7
Pass accuracy82%85.2%
Corners58
Fouls1212.7

Timeline

  • 11' Yellow Justin De Haas
  • 12' Yellow José Luis Gayà
  • 26' Goal Luka Sučić league goal #3 assist Job Ochieng
  • 46' Sub Filip Ugrinić → David Otorbi
  • 54' Yellow Luka Sučić
  • 57' Goal Aaron Mayol league goal #1 assist Hugo Duro
  • 61' Sub Mikel Oyarzabal → Orri Óskarsson
  • 61' Sub Job Ochieng → Ander Barrenetxea
  • 69' Sub Guido Rodríguez → Harvey Elliott
  • 69' Sub Sergio Gómez → Aihen Muñoz
  • 69' Sub Jon Gorrotxategi → Yangel Herrera
  • 76' Goal Carlos Soler (pen) league goal #1
  • 82' Sub José Luis Gayà → Jesús Vázquez
  • 82' Sub Hugo Duro → Aimar Blazquez
  • 84' Goal Luken Beitia (OG)
  • 87' Sub Luka Sučić → Arsen Zakharyan
  • 88' Sub Arnaut Danjuma → Luis Rioja
  • 90' Goal Ander Barrenetxea league goal #2 assist Carlos Soler
  • 90+6' Yellow Orri Óskarsson
  • 90+6' Second yellow Orri Óskarsson

Category leaders

  • Key passesMikel Oyarzabal4
  • Duels wonJustin De Haas9/14
  • DribblesArnaut Danjuma7/8
  • Defensive actionsJustin De Haas7
  • ShotsJavier Guerra4 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonGonçalo Guedes4
#La Liga#Valencia#Real Sociedad#Carlos Soler#Ander Barrenetxea

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.