Valencia 2-3 Real Sociedad: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 7

Valencia

2 : 3

Real Sociedad

A. Mayol57'

26'L. Sucic
76' (pen)C. Soler
84' (og)L. Beitia
90'A. Barrenetxea

Valencia4-4-2

Line ups

4-4-2Real Sociedad Real Sociedad crest

Assistant

Ömer Toprak

Substitutions

46'
236.5
F. Ugrinic
278.0
D. Otorbi
69'
27.0
G. Rodriguez
106.3
H. Elliott
82'
146.2
J. Gaya
216.7
J. Vazquez
82'
96.5A
H. Duro
376.7
A. Blazquez
88'
77.9
A. Danjuma
117.0
L. Rioja

Unused

Assistant

Ömer Toprak

Substitutions

61'
106.9
M. Oyarzabal
96.0
O. Oskarsson
61'
126.0A
J. Ochieng
77.3
A. Barrenetxea
69'
176.6
S. Gomez
36.3
A. Munoz
69'
47.3
J. Gorrotxategi
217.0
Y. Herrera
87'
247.7
L. Sucic
236.3
A. Zakharyan

Unused

Home

S. Canos
Knee Injury
Out
J. Copete
Ankle Injury
Out
M. Diakhaby
Muscle Injury
Out
D. Foulquier
Injury
Out
D. Lopez
Knee Injury
Out
U. Sadiq
Muscle Injury
Out
C. Tarrega
Hamstring Injury
Out

Away

A. Odriozola
Knee Injury
Out
I. Zubeldia
Injury
Out

Player of the match

Carlos Soler Barragán

Midfielder · Real Sociedad

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Dribbles won1

Penalties1

Build-up

Passes39

Key passes2

Pass accuracy90%

Defending

Tackles1

Interceptions1

Duels won4 · 50%

Fouls won/made2 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Álex RemiroG	4	2	1,05	+0,05	17/35	8/25
Stole DimitrievskiG	3	3	2,58	-0,42	18/35	3/18

Live stats

Possession & Passing

54%Possession46%

425Total passes370

84%Pass accuracy82%

7Corners5

Attack

22Shots21

5On target6

9Off target8

8Blocked shots7

Box & Quality

13Shots in box15

9Shots out box6

1.5xG2.7

-0.9Goals prevented-0.9

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves4

2Offsides2

9Fouls12

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,24xG1,13

5Shots13

0On target3

0Big chances0

9Touches in box19

53%Possession47%

2Corners3

Second half

1,30xG1,52

16Shots8

5On target3

1Big chances2

32Touches in box21

56%Possession44%

5Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Valencia

1.55211354%

75% open play25% set piece

Real Sociedad

2.71221446%

54% open play16% set piece30% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

43 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Valencia1,55 xG · 2 scored

Real Sociedad2,71 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Valencia40

Open play 24Set piece 6Dribble 4Foul won 1Rebound 4Defensive 1

Real Sociedad40

Open play 23Set piece 5Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 4Defensive 5

Momentum

27 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Valencia47% pressure

Real Sociedad53% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-3

0%Draw 0%100%

1.55xG2.71

21Shots22

13On target14

Momentum

90' Saved Pablo Maffeo 0.02 xG · Set piece · Right foot

Shot map

21 v 21

Valencia shoot right, Real Sociedad left. Bigger dot = better chance.

VALValenciaRSReal Sociedadgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

26 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

ValenciaReal Sociedadgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

ValenciaDefensive line 33%

Real SociedadDefensive line 34%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

ValenciaUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Ugrinic and Maffeo, 16 passes between them.

Real SociedadUntil 61'

Most-connected pairs: Gómez and Martín; Gómez and Soler. 10 passes each.

Tactical battle

51control49

David Otorbi

8 touches in box

In possession

49,4%Field tilt50,6%

13Passes into box10

27Progressive passes34

7Carries into final third19

12Chances created14

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

11,30Press intensity (PPDA)7,79

6High turnovers14

6Regains within 5s10

21,0sBall recovery time21,5s

14Interceptions17

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

96Carries105

1140mCarry distance1291m

15Progressive carries22

615mProgressive carry distance828m

2Carries into the box10

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

20Take-ons won7

30Take-ons attempted20

441mProgressive pass distance540m

0Through balls1

6Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,10Expected threat (xT)1,03

0,47Action value (VAEP)2,65

40Shot-creating actions40

2Goal-creating actions6

1,03Expected assisted goals1,33

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,4Passes per attack2,8

12,4sAttack duration11,5s

2,26 m/sAttack directness2,36 m/s

3Build-up attacks1

15Direct attacks9

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

41Touches in box40

46Final third entries56

1Big chances2

1,05xG on target2,58

1Big chances missed1

Passing

6/25 (24%)Crosses2/14 (14%)

20/53 (38%)Long balls21/52 (40%)

21Throw-ins18

12Free kicks8

10Goal kicks12

Duels

57Total43

52/84 (62%)Ground32/84 (38%)

7/19 (37%)Aerial12/19 (63%)

20/28 (71%)Dribbles7/18 (39%)

8Dispossessed10

Defending

45Recoveries49

11Interceptions12

21Tackles16

57%Tackles won63%

18Clearances28

0Big chances scored1

1Big saves1

2Fouled in final third3

7,48Average rating7,30

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

ValenciaThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 76-90

Real SociedadThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 61-75

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

50%1+ goal63%

25%2+ goals50%

They concede

75%1+ goal88%

50%2+ goals63%

38%3+ goals25%

13%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 1-0 (A)·worst 0-5 (H)

best 3-2 (H)·worst 0-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

ValenciashootallowReal Sociedad

6.0%Six-yard box4.1%

59.7%Penalty area61.0%

25.9%Edge of the box25.8%

8.4%Long range9.0%

452 shots taken · 531 faced

Real SociedadshootallowValencia

6.1%Six-yard box6.5%

56.6%-4.4Penalty area60.5%

30.7%+5.4Edge of the box-2.622.6%

6.6%-1.9Long range+1.810.3%

472 shots taken · 446 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Real Sociedad beat Valencia 3-2 at Estadio de Mestalla in La Liga. Real Sociedad led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: A. Mayol (57'), an own goal by L. Beitia (84') for Valencia; L. Sucic (26'), C. Soler (76' pen), A. Barrenetxea (90') for Real Sociedad. The winner came in the 90th minute. Real Sociedad finished with ten men after Orri Óskarsson was sent off. In their last 33 meetings, Valencia have won 10, Real Sociedad 15, with 8 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.