FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad de Futbol, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2020-21

FC Barcelona

2 – 1

Full Time

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Camp Nou HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 20' Adnan Januzaj

Busquets 41' Y

Y 58' Ander Barrenetxea

Y 80' Robin Le Normand

Trincao 88' Y

Alena 90' Y

Overview

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FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad de Futbol — La Liga at Camp Nou.

FC Barcelona 7 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Real Sociedad de Futbol 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Sanchez
Referee Raul Cabanero
Referee Jose Gallego
Referee Ivan Caparros

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompie	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alaves	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruna	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Futbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

FC Barcelona 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Real Sociedad de Futbol

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-16 FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2020-03-07 FC Barcelona 1–0 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2019-12-14 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–2 FC Barcelona 2019-04-20 FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2018-09-15 Real Sociedad de Futbol 1–2 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Real Sociedad de Futbol	H	2–1	W
13 Dec	Levante UD	H	1–0	W
08 Dec	Juventus FC	H	0–3	L
05 Dec	Cadiz CF	A	1–2	L
02 Dec	Ferencvárosi TC	A	3–0	W
29 Nov	CA Osasuna	H	4–0	W

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	FC Barcelona	A	1–2	L
13 Dec	SD Eibar	H	1–1	D
10 Dec	SSC Napoli	A	1–1	D
06 Dec	Deportivo Alaves	A	0–0	D
03 Dec	HNK Rijeka	H	2–2	D
29 Nov	Villarreal CF	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

FC Barcelona		Real Sociedad de Futbol
#1	Position	#8
21	Points	10
7	Played	7
7 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 3
31	Scored	9
7	Conceded	13
+24	GD	-4
3.00	PPG	1.43
100%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

14% Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Futbol this season

FC Barcelona are 1st (21 pts). Real Sociedad de Futbol are 8th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona

0-15

4/1

16-30

6/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

5/1

76+

8/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Sociedad de Futbol

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/4

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona

Raphinha	12 G	2 A
Lamine Yamal	7 G	4 A
Fermin Lopez	4 G	2 A
Karim Adeyemi	2 G	2 A

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Luka Sucic	3 G
Ander Barrenetxea	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' FC Barcelona have kicked off against Real Sociedad de Futbol. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Willian Jose has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
10' Real Sociedad de Futbol come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Poor challenge from Adnan Januzaj. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
25' Real Sociedad de Futbol seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
27' Against the run of play, Willian Jose has scored! This game has turned on its head.
31' A stunning finish from Jordi Alba — that came from absolutely nowhere!
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad de Futbol are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' The referee shows FC Barcelona player a Yellow card on 41.
43' The deadlock is broken! Frenkie de Jong gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad de Futbol are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
53' Martin Zubimendi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 352 appearances.
56' The crowd applauds Ander Guevara as he leaves the pitch. Roberto Navarro steps in for Real Sociedad de Futbol.
58' It’s a booking for Real Sociedad de Futbol player. Ander Barrenetxea gets a Yellow card.
63' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Barcelona in their trying to find a way past Real Sociedad de Futbol's compact .
64' Alexander Isak gets the nod from Real Sociedad de Futbol. He replaces Portu and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann is replaced by Trincao.
67' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Busquets has done his job and it is now time for Alena to step up.
72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
74' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Pedri has done his job and it is now time for Miralem Pjanic to step up.
79' A tactical swap from FC Barcelona — Clement Lenglet on, Oscar Mingueza off on 79 minutes.
80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robin Le Normand on 80.
85' A tactical swap from Real Sociedad de Futbol — Modibo Sagnan on, Robin Le Normand off on 85 minutes.
88' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Trincao will be fuming at that decision.
90' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Sociedad de Futbol.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

Real Sociedad de Futbol Lineups

Starting XI

20
Nacho Monreal
9
Willian Jose
5
Igor Zubeldia
8
Mikel Merino C
11
Adnan Januzaj ↓ Ander Barrenetxea 56'
18
Andoni Gorosabel
16
Ander Guevara ↓ Roberto Navarro 56'
7
Portu ↓ Alexander Isak 64'
1
Alex Remiro
24
Robin Le Normand ↓ Modibo Sagnan 85'
36
Martin Zubimendi

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Robert Lewandowski	4
Ousmane Dembele	3
Lionel Messi	3
Jordi Alba	3
Mikel Oiarzabal	2
Alexander Sorloth	2
Mikel Merino	2
Sergino Dest	2

Head to Head

FC Barcelona Form

2020-12-16 FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2020-12-13 FC Barcelona 1–0 Levante UD W 2020-12-08 FC Barcelona 0–3 Juventus FC L 2020-12-05 Cadiz CF 2–1 FC Barcelona L 2020-12-02 Ferencvárosi TC 0–3 FC Barcelona W 2020-11-29 FC Barcelona 4–0 CA Osasuna W

Real Sociedad de Futbol Form

2020-12-16 FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2020-12-13 Real Sociedad de Futbol 1–1 SD Eibar D 2020-12-10 SSC Napoli 1–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol D 2020-12-06 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 Real Sociedad de Futbol D 2020-12-03 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–2 HNK Rijeka D 2020-11-29 Real Sociedad de Futbol 1–1 Villarreal CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.9 FC Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.89 Real Sociedad de Futbol xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + FC Barcelona to win 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Barcelona80% Draw12% Real Sociedad de Futbol8%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 4.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	49%	51%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw

92%

Draw or Real Sociedad de Futbol

20%

FC Barcelona or Real Sociedad de Futbol

88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Barcelona69% Draw24% Real Sociedad de Futbol7%

Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

8.6%

4 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

7.4%

4 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

5 – 0

6.3%

2 – 1

Actual

5 – 1

5.6%

6 – 0

4.1%

6 – 1

3.7%

1 – 0

3.6%

1 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap	FC Barcelona covers	Push	Real Sociedad de Futbol covers
-2.5	54%	—	46%
-2	54%	18%	27%
-1.5	73%	—	27%
-1	73%	14%	13%
-0.5	87%	—	13%
+0.5	96%	—	4%
+1	96%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Real Sociedad de Futbol keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.