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Real Sociedad vs Espanyol - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 23

La Liga - Gameweek 23

Sunday, 9 Feb 2025 • 18:30

Real Sociedad

2 : 1

Espanyol

Goals

Sheraldo Becke...
1 : 0
1'
1'Sheraldo Becker
1 : 0
53'
1 : 1
Javi Puado
1 : 1
Javi Puado53'
Brais Méndez
2 : 1
84'
84'Brais Méndez
2 : 1

Lineups

Real Sociedad

PosPlayer
GK
Álex Remiro
DEF
Aritz Elustondo
DEF
Sergio Gómez
DEF
Nayef Aguerd
DEF
Javi López
DEF
Jon Aramburu
MID
Martín Zubimendi
MID
Luka Sučić
MID
Pablo Marín
FWD
Sheraldo Becker
FWD
Orri Óskarsson

Substitutes

62'Ander Barrenetxeafor Sergio Gómez
62'Mikel Oyarzabalfor Orri Óskarsson
62'Jon Ander Olasagastifor Pablo Marín
76'Takefusa Kubofor Sheraldo Becker
80'Brais Méndez
for Luka Sučić

Espanyol

PosPlayer
GK
Joan García
DEF
Leandro Cabrera
DEF
Fernando Calero
DEF
Marash Kumbulla
DEF
Omar El Hilali
MID
Edu Expósito
MID
Alex Král
MID
Álvaro Aguado
FWD
Javi Puado
FWD
Roberto Fernández
FWD
Antoniu Roca

Substitutes

46'Jofre Carrerasfor Antoniu Roca
46'Alejo Vélizfor Edu Expósito
70'Álvaro Tejerofor Roberto Fernández
87'Walid Cheddirafor Fernando Calero
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
7Real Sociedad2394102020031
W
L
L
L
W
16Espanyol2365122235-1323
D
W
D
W
L

Last Games

Real Sociedad

@Osasuna
1 - 2
vsGetafe
0 - 3
@Valencia
0 - 1
vsVillarreal
1 - 0
@Celta Vigo
0 - 2

Espanyol

vsReal Madrid
1 - 0
@Sevilla
1 - 1
vsValladolid
2 - 1
vsLeganes
1 - 1
@Las Palmas
0 - 1

Head-to-Head

24 Aug 2025
Real Sociedad2 - 2Espanyol
24 Aug 2025Real Sociedad
2 - 2
Espanyol
09 Feb 2025
Real Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
09 Feb 2025Real Sociedad
2 - 1
Espanyol
24 Aug 2024
Espanyol0 - 1Real Sociedad
24 Aug 2024Espanyol
0 - 1
Real Sociedad

La Liga

Gameweek 23

07 Feb • 21:00
Rayo Vallecano
Valladolid
1 - 0
08 Feb • 14:00
Celta Vigo
Real Betis
3 - 2
08 Feb • 16:15
Athletic Bilbao
Girona
3 - 0
08 Feb • 18:30
Las Palmas
Villarreal
1 - 2
08 Feb • 21:00
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
1 - 1
09 Feb • 14:00
Deportivo Alavés
Getafe
0 - 1
09 Feb • 16:15
Valencia
Leganes
2 - 0
09 Feb • 18:30
Real Sociedad
Espanyol
2 - 1
09 Feb • 21:00
Sevilla
Barcelona
1 - 4
10 Feb • 21:00
Mallorca
Osasuna
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.