Real Sociedad de Fútbol vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

2 – 1

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sun 9 Feb 2025 · 17:30 UTC Reale Arena 29,478 HT 45' · FT 45'

Sheraldo Becker 1' 1–0

1–1 53' Javi Puado pen

Brais Mendez 84' 2–1

Y 40' Aguado

Aritz Elustondo 51' Y

Y 90' Leandro Cabrera

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
Assistant 1 Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno (Spain)
Assistant 2 Jorge Bueno Mateo (Spain)

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

2025-02-09 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2024-08-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2023-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 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

Recent Form

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–1	W
02 Feb	CA Osasuna	A	1–2	L
30 Jan	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	H	2–0	W
26 Jan	Getafe CF	H	0–3	L
23 Jan	SS Lazio	A	1–3	L
19 Jan	Valencia CF	A	0–1	L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–2	L
01 Feb	Real Madrid CF	H	1–0	W
25 Jan	Sevilla FC	A	1–1	D
17 Jan	Real Valladolid CF	H	2–1	W
11 Jan	CD Leganes	H	1–1	D
22 Dec	UD Las Palmas	A	0–1	L

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' We are underway at Reale Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
1' The deadlock is broken! Sheraldo Becker gets on the scoresheet on 1 minutes.
6' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
11' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Sociedad de Fútbol winning 100% of all matches.
16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
21' Sergio Gomez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Sociedad de Fútbol and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
31' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
36' Real Sociedad de Fútbol currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Aguado catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 40.
45' 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.
46' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Edu Exposito exits the field as Alejo Veliz enters on 46.
51' Aritz Elustondo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
53' Javi Puado adds to his 0 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
58' Luka Sucic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Sociedad de Fútbol tonight.
62' Sergio Gomez makes way for Ander Barrenetxea at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Sociedad de Futbol.
67' Jon Aramburu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
70' Alvaro Tejero is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roberto Fernandez at the 70 minute mark.
75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Omar El Hilali suffering a number of foals already.
76' Takefusa Kubo gets the nod from Real Sociedad de Futbol. He replaces Sheraldo Becker and will look to change the dynamic.
81' The whistle greets Luka Sucic as he departs to be replaced by Brais Mendez.
82' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Aguado trudges off to be replaced by Rafael Bauza on 82 minutes.
84' The Spain attacking midfielder Brais Mendez breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 0-3!
88' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Walid Cheddira comes on to replace Fernando Calero.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Cabrera argues furiously but the card stands.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado
6
Leandro Cabrera
8
Edu Exposito ↓ Alejo Veliz 46'
4
Marash Kumbulla
18
Aguado ↓ Rafael Bauza 82'
5
Fernando Calero ↓ Walid Cheddira 88'
20
Alex Kral
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
31
Antoniu Roca ↓ Jofre Carreras Pages 46'
2
Roberto Fernandez ↓ Alvaro Tejero 70'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form

2025-02-09 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-02-02 CA Osasuna 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2025-01-30 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–0 PAOK Thessaloniki FC W 2025-01-26 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–3 Getafe CF L 2025-01-23 SS Lazio 3–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2025-01-19 Valencia CF 1–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-02-09 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-02-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid CF W 2025-01-25 Sevilla FC 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-01-17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Valladolid CF W 2025-01-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CD Leganes D 2024-12-22 UD Las Palmas 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.52 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Sociedad de Fútbol46% Draw26% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona28%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Fútbol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Real Sociedad de Fútbol or Draw

72%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

54%

Real Sociedad de Fútbol or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Sociedad de Fútbol30% Draw46% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona24%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Fútbol win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.3%

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%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	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.