Real Sociedad — Espanyol 2:1, 29 August: match result

match finished La Liga · Matchday 3 Saturday 29 August · 17:00 UTC

Real Sociedad 11th · 4 pts WLWDW

2 : 1 1st half 1:1

Espanyol 12th · 3 pts LLWDL

Anoeta · referee M. Orellana

our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off

Real Sociedad 34% draw 25% Espanyol 41%

The model was wrong

The most likely outcome was Espanyol win, and the match finished 2:1. Fans backed Espanyol win — they got it wrong.

fans 70 votes

Real Sociedad 33% draw 16% Espanyol 51%

Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline

A. Barrenetxea assist: M. Oyarzabal 1-0 4'

B. Turrientes 17'

U. Gonzalez 22'

R. Fernandez Jaen assist: J. Hernandez 1-1 45'

Gabriel Moscardo for U. Gonzalez 46'

O. Oskarsson assist: M. Oyarzabal 2-1 61'

Y. Herrera for B. Turrientes 62'

A. Marchal for A. Barrenetxea 63'

M. Fernandez Sanchez for J. Hernandez 70'

R. Bauza for Exposito 70'

M. Fernandez Sanchez 75'

G. Guedes for O. Oskarsson 78'

T. Kubo for L. Sucic 78'

R. Hinojo 82'

P. Milla for R. Fernandez Jaen 83'

Jofre for T. Dolan 83'

R. Bauza 88'

I. Zubeldia 90+3'

P. Matarazzo 90+4'

J. Gorrotxategi for M. Oyarzabal 90'

Line-ups

starting eleven and bench

Real Sociedad 4-4-2 · Pellegrino Matarazzo 4-2-3-1 · Manolo Gonzalez Espanyol

Álex Remiro  
Jon Aramburu  5 Igor Zubeldia  31 Jon Martin  17 Sergio Gómez  
Luka Sučić  8 Beñat Turrientes  18 Carlos Soler  7 Ander Barrenetxea  
Orri Óskarsson  10 Mikel Oyarzabal  

Roberto Fernández  
Álex Calatrava  28 Javier Hernández  24 Tyrhys Dolan  
Urko González  8 Edu Expósito  
Omar El Hilali  16 Vanja Drkušić  14 Unai Núñez  21 Roger Hinojo  
Marko Dmitrović  

Real Sociedad bench

3Aihen Muñoz
29Alex Marchal
23Arsen Zakharyan
11Gonçalo Guedes
27Gorka Carrera Zarranz
12Job Ochieng
4Jon Gorrotxategi
34Luken Beitia
19Mamadou Sarr
14Takefusa Kubo
13Unai Marrero
21Yangel Herrera

Espanyol bench

27Adama Timera
1Angel Fortuno
5Clemens Riedel
20Gabriel Moscardo
17Jofre Carreras
32José Ángel López
31Llorenç Serred
18Marcos Fernández
11Pere Milla
10Pol Lozano
3Quilindschy Hartman
26Rafael Bauzà

Match stats

19 metrics for the full match

51%Possession49%

17Shots11

10Shots on target3

3Shots off target6

4Blocked shots2

13Shots inside box6

4Shots outside box5

117Attacks87

48Dangerous attacks23

7Corners3

19Fouls14

2Yellow cards4

2Saves7

411Passes402

337Accurate passes316

0Free kicks0

0Throw-ins0

0Goal kicks0

0Penalties0

Real Sociedad

EspanyolThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

text generated from our data

Real Sociedad and Espanyol met on matchday 3 of the La Liga on 29 August at Anoeta. Final score — 2:1.

Real Sociedad sit 11th on 4 points after 7 matches (3 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses). Espanyol sit 12th on 3 points after 7 matches (2 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses).

Of the last 2 meetings Real Sociedad won 0, Espanyol won 0, with 2 more meetings drawn. Aggregate score — 3:3.

Season form

all competitions of the season

Real Sociedad last five Espanyol

WLWDW form LLWDL

7 Matches 7

3 — 1 — 3 Wins — draws — defeats 2 — 1 — 4

9 — 13 Scored — conceded 10 — 10

1.43 Points per game 1

1.29 Goals scored per game 1.43

1 Clean sheets 2

3 Failed to score 0

unbeaten in 1 Current streak winless in 2

Real Sociedad at home: 3 matches, 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, goals 2—4, 1.33 points per match.

Espanyol away: 3 matches, 1 win, 0 draws, 2 losses, goals 4—4, 1 points per match.

Head-to-head

2 matches in our database

0 Real Sociedad wins 2 draws 0 Espanyol wins goals 3:3 Real Sociedad — Espanyol

23/05/2026	Эспаньол — Реал Сосьедад	1:1	Ла Лига
24/08/2025	Реал Сосьедад — Эспаньол	2:2	Ла Лига

League table

after the match

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
13	Celta de Vigo	7	1	4	2	8—6	7
14	Espanyol	7	2	1	4	10—10	7
15	Real Sociedad	6	2	1	3	6—11	7
16	Racing de Santander	7	2	1	4	11—21	7
17	Levante	5	1	2	2	7—9	5
18	Elche	7	1	2	4	11—17	5

Full La Liga table