Real Sociedad 3-2 Deportivo La Coruña: a three-goal cushion holds
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 40% possession, lowest in eight matches
- Faced 21 shots yet won 3-2
- 29' opener worth +0.8 FN xPts
A 3-0 lead that was needed in the end
Real Sociedad scored in the 29th, 34th and 54th minutes to go 3-0 up, then had to hang on as Deportivo La Coruña replied in the 61st and 69th. They were ahead for about 61 minutes, and the cushion mattered after Pablo Marín's red card in the 66th minute.
Martín's opener set the platform
Jon Martín's opener in the 29th minute was worth +0.8 FN xPts as it broke the deadlock. Deportivo had 21 shots, well above their average over seven earlier matches this season, but Álex Remiro stood firm and Sociedad's low possession of 40%, their lowest in eight matches, was enough.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Mario Soriano 8.9Dominant
He completed 85 of 90 passes, created four chances and scored in the 61st minute.
His 61st-minute goal made it 3-1 and started Deportivo's push back into the match, while three interceptions and seven duels won from ten kept him involved at both ends. It was a busy shift from the visitors' midfield, but the early deficit was too large to erase.
Game state
1-02-03-03-13-2
Real Sociedad ahead 61 min · level 29 min · Deportivo La Coruna ahead 0 min
- Real Sociedad: Red card 66' → ~24 min a player down
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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
29'
Jon Martín
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Carlos Soler +0.2 · DEP −0.6
+0.7
34'
Arsen Zakharyan
Goal · DEP −0.3
+0.5
54'
Gonçalo Guedes
Goal · assist Barrenetxea · DEP −0.1
+0.1
61'
Mario Soriano
Goal · assist Riki Rodríguez · RSO −0.1
+0.1
66'
Pablo Marín
Red card · DEP 0.0
−0.1
69'
Peke
Pen goal · RSO −0.5
+0.3
90'
Lorenzo Amatucci
Red card · RSO 0.0
0.0
Real Sociedad
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.2Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3
Deportivo La Coruna
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.4Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.5→ 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.
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Match stats
Real SociedadDeportivo La Coruna
1.53Expected goals (xG)1.91
Compared with usual
Real Sociedad
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 1.53 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.91 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 12 | 13.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 15.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 40% | 49.8% | low |
| Passes | 347 | 482.6 | low |
| Corners | 7 | 7.6 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 12.6 | |
Deportivo La Coruna
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.91 | 0.97 | |
| xG against | 1.53 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 21 | 10.1 | |
| On target | 7 | 3.9 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 12.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 60% | 46.7% | |
| Passes | 516 | 444.1 | |
| Corners | 10 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 12.4 | |
Timeline
- 29'
Goal
Jon Martín league goal #1 assist Carlos Soler
- 34'
Goal
Arsen Zakharyan league goal #1
- 40'
Yellow
David Mella
- 45'
Sub
David Mella → Riki Rodríguez
- 54'
Goal
Gonçalo Guedes league goal #1 assist Barrenetxea
- 56'
Sub
Gonçalo Guedes → Job Ochieng
- 56'
Sub
Arsen Zakharyan → Mikel Oyarzabal
- 57'
Sub
Ximo Navarro → Adrià Alti
- 57'
Sub
Diego Villares → Lorenzo Amatucci
- 57'
Sub
Luismi Cruz → Adama Traoré
- 61'
Goal
Mario Soriano league goal #1 assist Riki Rodríguez
- 66'
Red
Pablo Marín
- 69'
Goal
Peke (pen) league goal #1
- 69'
Sub
Carlos Soler → Zubeldia
- 71'
Yellow
José María Giménez
- 79'
Sub
Giacomo Quagliata → Jonathan Asp Jensen
- 88'
Sub
Barrenetxea → Héctor Fort
- 90'
Red
Lorenzo Amatucci
- 90+4'
Yellow
Yangel Herrera
Category leaders
- Key passesMario Soriano4
- Duels wonYangel Herrera11/17
- DribblesPeke8/9
- Defensive actionsYangel Herrera10
- ShotsBil Nsongo7 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonMario Soriano3
#La Liga#Real Sociedad#Deportivo La Coruña#Mario Soriano#Jon Martín#Matchweek 8
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.