Real Sociedad de Fútbol vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

2 – 1

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sun 18 Sep 2022 · 16:30 UTC Reale Seguros Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Brais Mendez 82' Y

Brais Mendez 83' Y

Aritz Elustondo 84' Y

Alexander Sorloth 88' Y

Overview

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Real Sociedad de Fútbol vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Reale Seguros Stadium.

Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Gonzalo Garcia
Referee Manuel Pozueta
Referee Guadalupe Porras
Referee Cesar Soto
Referee Jorge Figueroa

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	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	Málaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Real Sociedad de Fútbol 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-04-04 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-11-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2020-07-02 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Recent Form

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–1	W
15 Sep	AS Omonia Lefkosia	H	2–1	W
11 Sep	Getafe CF	A	1–2	L
08 Sep	Manchester United FC	A	1–0	W
03 Sep	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–1	D
27 Aug	Elche CF	A	1–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–2	L
10 Sep	Sevilla FC	H	2–3	L
04 Sep	Athletic Club	A	1–0	W
28 Aug	Real Madrid CF	H	1–3	L
19 Aug	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	0–2	L
13 Aug	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Real Sociedad de Fútbol		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#8	Position	#15
10	Points	7
7	Played	7
3 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
9	Scored	10
13	Conceded	10
-4	GD	+0
1.43	PPG	1.00
43%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Fútbol this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Real Sociedad de Fútbol are 8th (10 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/4

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Luka Sucic	3 G
Ander Barrenetxea	2 G

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Reale Seguros Stadium that hosts another battle between Real Sociedad de Fútbol and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 289 games and scored 331 goals.
10' Andoni Gorosabel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Vinicius de Souza Costa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
17' Alexander Sorloth does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Sociedad de Futbol surge ahead!
19' What a strike from Edu Exposito! The score is 0-2.
24' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brais Mendez makes it 0-3.
34' Real Sociedad de Fútbol are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Sociedad de Fútbol must find a spark to ignite this game.
49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Diego Martinez will be considering his options from the bench.
54' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Javi Puado comes on to replace Omar El Hilali.
59' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Sociedad de Fútbol and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alvaro Fernandez made 250 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
69' Real Sociedad de Fútbol is showing some good football. However, Real Sociedad de Fútbol are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
74' Real Sociedad de Fútbol are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
75' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 75 minute. Fernando Calero leaves to be changed by Aleix Vidal.
80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
82' Another substitution for Real Sociedad de Futbol to replace Takefusa Kubo by Benat Turrientes on 82 minute.
82' Real Sociedad de Futbol receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
83' Real Sociedad de Futbol receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
83' A change in the Real Sociedad de Futbol ranks — David Silva exits the field as Mohamed Ali Cho enters on 83.
84' It’s a booking for Real Sociedad de Futbol player. Aritz Elustondo gets a Yellow card.
85' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Vinicius de Souza Costa is withdrawn and Pol Lozano gets his opportunity.
88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alexander Sorloth.
89' Igor Zubeldia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brais Mendez on 89 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.

Lineups

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

9
Joselu
17
Martin Braithwaite
24
Sergi Gomez
10
Sergi Darder
4
Leandro Cabrera
20
Edu Exposito ↓ Dani Gomez 75'
14
Brian Olivan
5
Fernando Calero ↓ Aleix Vidal 75'
25
Alvaro Fernandez
26
Omar El Hilali ↓ Javi Puado 54'
12
Vinicius de Souza Costa ↓ Pol Lozano 85'

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Willian Jose	6
Alexander Isak	4
Alexander Sorloth	3
Roberto Fernandez	2
Orri Oskarsson	2
Brais Mendez	2
Takefusa Kubo	2
Javi Puado	1

Head to Head

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form

2022-09-18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-09-15 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 AS Omonia Lefkosia W 2022-09-11 Getafe CF 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2022-09-08 Manchester United FC 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2022-09-03 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 Club Atlético de Madrid D 2022-08-27 Elche CF 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-09-18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-09-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–3 Sevilla FC L 2022-09-04 Athletic Club 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-08-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid CF L 2022-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-08-13 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Sociedad de Fútbol47% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona28%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Fútbol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Real Sociedad de Fútbol or Draw

72%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

53%

Real Sociedad de Fútbol or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Sociedad de Fútbol30% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona25%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Fútbol win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 0

7.6%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Handicap	Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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