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

Full Time

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

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

Real Sociedad de Futbol 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	8	24
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	8	19
3	Real Betis Balompie	8	19
4	Real Madrid CF	8	18
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Real Sociedad de Futbol	8	13
7	Deportivo Alaves	8	11
8	RC Deportivo La Coruna	8	10
9	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
10	CA Osasuna	8	8
11	RC Celta de Vigo	8	8
12	Getafe CF	8	8
13	Athletic Club	6	8
14	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	8	8
15	Villarreal CF	8	8
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	8	8
17	Elche CF	8	6
18	Levante UD	6	5
19	Valencia CF	8	5
20	Malaga CF	8	4

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
#6	Position	#14
13	Points	8
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 4
12	Scored	11
15	Conceded	11
-3	GD	+0
1.63	PPG	1.00
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Futbol this season

25% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Real Sociedad de Futbol are 6th (13 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 14th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Sociedad de Futbol

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/6

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Luka Sucic	3 G
Ander Barrenetxea	2 G	1 A

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Real Sociedad de Futbol kicks off things out of here…
4' A stunning finish from Ander Barrenetxea — that came from absolutely nowhere!
9' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
14' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' Real Sociedad de Futbol receives a card for a hard tackle on 17.
22' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Urko Gonzalez gets a card.
27' Real Sociedad de Futbol is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
32' Real Sociedad de Futbol are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
37' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' GOAL! Roberto Fernandez scores on 45. Assisted by Coarasa
46' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Urko Gonzalez has done his job and it is now time for Moscardo to step up.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
61' Goal! Orri Oskarsson scores his 16 goal in 105 matches.
62' The Real Sociedad de Futbol manager makes a substitution. Benat Turrientes departs to be replaced by Yangel Herrera.
63' The crowd applauds Ander Barrenetxea as he leaves the pitch. Alex Marchal steps in for Real Sociedad de Futbol.
68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
70' Marcos Fernandez gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Coarasa and will look to change the dynamic.
75' That is a card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Marcos Fernandez will be fuming at that decision.
77' Real Sociedad de Futbol make a change. Orri Oskarsson trudges off to be replaced by Goncalo Guedes on 77 minutes.
82' Roger Hinojo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
83' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Roberto Fernandez is replaced by Pere Milla on 83 minute.
88' Rafael Bauza picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' The Real Sociedad de Futbol manager makes a substitution. Mikel Oyarzabal departs to be replaced by Jon Gorrotxategi.
90' Real Sociedad de Futbol player sees a card in front of him.
Full Time. Real Sociedad de Futbol beats RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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
Brais Mendez	2
Takefusa Kubo	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Orri Oskarsson	2
Ander Barrenetxea	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

1.74 Real Sociedad de Futbol xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Sociedad de Futbol46% Draw24% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona30%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Futbol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Real Sociedad de Futbol or Draw

70%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

54%

Real Sociedad de Futbol or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Sociedad de Futbol31% Draw42% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Sociedad de Futbol

Handicap	Real Sociedad de Futbol covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Real Sociedad de Futbol keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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