Real Sociedad 2-1 Levante: visitors held to six shots
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Key numbers
- Six shots against: a season low in 12 matches
- 62% possession: their season high in 12 matches
- xG 2.54 v 0.7: a clear gap in chance quality
Pegged back once, ahead for the rest
Real Sociedad led in the sixth minute through Orri Steinn Óskarsson, were pegged back by Nacho Pérez in the 22nd, and went in front again five minutes later through Beñat Turrientes. No more goals followed, and the hosts spent about 79 minutes of the match ahead. They never let the lead slip again, which was the difference between the sides on the scoreboard.
Possession that starved Levante
Levante had six shots, the fewest Real Sociedad have allowed in any of their 12 matches this season. The hosts' 62% possession was also their highest of the campaign, which suggests the visitors rarely got the ball in dangerous areas. A season-low for shots against came alongside shots on target well below Levante's own average.
Plenty of chances, too little finishing
Real Sociedad's xG of 2.54 shows the quality was there, yet they did not turn all of it into goals. Orri Steinn Óskarsson alone had seven shots, with only one on target. They finished below their xG, and a third goal never arrived, which kept Levante within a goal until full-time.
A five-minute reply
Nacho Pérez's equaliser came from a Thiago Fernández assist, and it cost Real Sociedad −0.7 FN xPts. Fernández also completed three dribbles, the most of any player in the match. Turrientes' reply, created by Gonçalo Guedes, was worth +0.7 FN xPts and put the hosts back in front before the half-hour mark.
FN MOM
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Beñat Turrientes 8.5Dominant
He scored in the 27th minute and won all six of his duels.
Turrientes scored most heavily in attack, and the timing mattered: his goal, from a Gonçalo Guedes pass, restored the lead five minutes after Levante had levelled. Until his withdrawal in the 71st minute he also made four tackles, won every duel he contested and completed 41 of 44 passes. It was his first league goal of the season.
Game state
1-01-12-1
Real Sociedad ahead 79 min · level 11 min · Levante 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. 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.
6'
Orri Steinn Óskarsson
Goal · LEV −0.5
+0.6
22'
Nacho Pérez
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Thiago Fernández +0.2 · RSO −0.7
+0.6
27'
Beñat Turrientes
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Gonçalo Guedes +0.2 · LEV −0.6
+0.7
Real Sociedad
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −0.7Time effect +0.7→ League points won 3
Levante
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.1Time 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 SociedadLevante
2.54Expected goals (xG)0.7
Compared with usual
Real Sociedad
12 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 2.54 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 17 | 13.7 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 15.8 | low |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 62% | 50.4% | high |
| Passes | 615 | 496.8 | |
| Corners | 2 | 6.6 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 11.9 | |
Levante
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 2.54 | 2 | |
| Shots | 6 | 11.9 | |
| On target | 2 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 15.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 38% | 43.1% | |
| Passes | 364 | 376.3 | |
| Corners | 3 | 3.4 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.2 | |
Timeline
- 6'
Goal
Orri Steinn Óskarsson league goal #3
- 22'
Goal
Nacho Pérez league goal #1 assist Thiago Fernández
- 27'
Goal
Beñat Turrientes league goal #1 assist Gonçalo Guedes
- 45'
Sub
Brugui → Víctor García
- 62'
Sub
Luka Sučić → Barrenetxea
- 62'
Sub
Héctor Fort → Jon Aramburu
- 62'
Sub
Iván Romero → Axel Tape
- 62'
Sub
Petar Ratkov → Etta Eyong
- 64'
Yellow
Jon Martín
- 71'
Sub
Beñat Turrientes → Yangel Herrera
- 75'
Yellow
Manu Sánchez
- 80'
Sub
Reque → Yanis Musuayi
- 80'
Sub
Thiago Fernández → Paco Cortés
- 81'
Yellow
Yanis Musuayi
- 85'
Sub
Gonçalo Guedes → Job Ochieng
- 85'
Sub
Orri Steinn Óskarsson → Arsen Zakharyan
- 87'
Yellow
Víctor García
Category leaders
- Key passesGonçalo Guedes4
- Duels wonJon Martín10/16
- DribblesThiago Fernández3/5
- Defensive actionsJon Gorrotxategi7
- ShotsOrri Steinn Óskarsson7 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonJon Martín3
#La Liga#Real Sociedad#Levante#Beñat Turrientes#Orri Steinn Óskarsson#FN Score
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.