Real Sociedad de Futbol vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2026-27

Real Sociedad de Futbol

2 – 1

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 17:00 UTC Reale Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Ander Barrenetxea 4' 1–0

1–1 45' Roberto Fernandez

Orri Oskarsson 61' 2–1

Benat Turrientes 17' Y

Y 22' Urko Gonzalez

Y 75' Marcos Fernandez

Y 82' Roger Hinojo

Y 88' Rafael Bauza

Igor Zubeldia 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Sociedad de Futbol 6 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-29 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2026-05-23 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2025-08-24 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2025-02-09 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2024-08-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol

Recent Form

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–1	W
26 Aug	Real Madrid CF	A	1–4	L
21 Aug	Real Betis Balompie	A	0–1	L
23 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–1	D
17 May	Valencia CF	H	3–4	L
14 May	Girona FC	A	1–1	D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Real Sociedad de Futbol	A	1–2	L
22 Aug	Real Madrid CF	H	1–2	L
16 Aug	Levante UD	H	3–0	W
23 May	Real Sociedad de Futbol	H	1–1	D
17 May	CA Osasuna	A	2–1	W
13 May	Athletic Club	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Real Sociedad de Futbol		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#9	Position	#8
7	Points	7
6	Played	5
2 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 2
6	Scored	8
11	Conceded	5
-5	GD	+3
1.17	PPG	1.40
33%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Futbol this season

40% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Real Sociedad de Futbol are 9th (7 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 8th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Sociedad de Futbol

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/4

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Luka Sucic

2 G

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	5 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Real Sociedad de Futbol host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
4' What a moment for Ander Barrenetxea! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
9' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
14' Real Sociedad de Futbol are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's 4-4-2 shape.
17' Benat Turrientes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
22' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
27' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Sociedad de Futbol side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Sociedad de Futbol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
45' GOAL! Roberto Fernandez fires home to make it 1-1!
46' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Urko Gonzalez exits the field as Moscardo enters on 46.
51' The 20-year-old Jon Martin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' Spain international Urko Gonzalez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
61' The Iceland forward Orri Oskarsson breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 2-1!
62' Real Sociedad de Futbol make a change. Benat Turrientes trudges off to be replaced by Yangel Herrera on 62 minutes.
63' Alex Marchal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ander Barrenetxea on 63 minute.
68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' Marcos Fernandez is replacing Coarasa for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
75' Marcos Fernandez is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
77' Real Sociedad de Futbol make a change. Orri Oskarsson trudges off to be replaced by Goncalo Guedes on 77 minutes.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Roger Hinojo on 82 minutes.
83' Pere Milla has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roberto Fernandez on 83 minute.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Rafael Bauza.
89' The crowd applauds Mikel Oyarzabal as he leaves the pitch. Jon Gorrotxategi steps in for Real Sociedad de Futbol.
90' Igor Zubeldia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Real Sociedad de Futbol Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

16
Vanja Drkusic
14
Unai Nunez
8
Edu Exposito ↓ Jose Lopez 70'
13
Marko Dmitrovic
24
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Jofre Carreras Pages 83'
4
Urko Gonzalez ↓ Moscardo 46'
23
Omar El Hilali
28
Coarasa ↓ Marcos Fernandez 70'
22
Alex Calatrava
9
Roberto Fernandez ↓ Pere Milla 83'
21
Roger Hinojo

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Sociedad de Futbol Form

2026-08-29 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2026-08-26 Real Madrid CF 4–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2026-08-21 Real Betis Balompie 1–0 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2026-05-23 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol D 2026-05-17 Real Sociedad de Futbol 3–4 Valencia CF L 2026-05-14 Girona FC 1–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2026-08-29 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2026-08-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2026-08-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–0 Levante UD W 2026-05-23 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol D 2026-05-17 CA Osasuna 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2026-05-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Athletic Club W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.35 Real Sociedad de Futbol xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Real Sociedad de Futbol or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 75% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Sociedad de Futbol38% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona37%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Futbol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Sociedad de Futbol or Draw

63%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

62%

Real Sociedad de Futbol or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Sociedad de Futbol23% Draw44% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Sociedad de Futbol

Handicap	Real Sociedad de Futbol covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Real Sociedad de Futbol keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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