Real Sociedad v Barcelona result

Full-time · Real Sociedad 0–1 Barcelona

La Liga · Sat, 04 Nov 2023 20:00 GMT · Reale Arena

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Real Sociedad · Barcelona · Head-to-head

Real Sociedad 0–1 Barcelona — Barcelona won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Barcelona won 1–0 at Reale Arena in La Liga on Saturday 4 November. Barcelona have scored in 14 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Barcelona: R. Araújo (90’, assisted by İlkay Gündoğan).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Real Sociedad 0.95, Barcelona 1.23, from 13 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain showed six yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Real Sociedad: Brais Méndez (49’), Zubeldia (74’) and Martín Zubimendi (84’); Barcelona: João Félix (49’), Íñigo Martínez (60’) and Gavi (86’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, İlkay Gündoğan (Barcelona) 7.5, Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) 5.6 and R. Araújo (Barcelona) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

Real Sociedad next travel to Lillestrom on 22 October 2026.

Barcelona next travel to Paris Saint-Germain on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Real Sociedad: Lillestrom v Real Sociedad, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Barcelona: Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Real Sociedad 0–1 Barcelona · La Liga
Venue: Reale Arena · Donostia-San Sebastián
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Real Sociedad 1 · draws 0 · Barcelona 5 · 3.83 goals/game
Recent form: Real Sociedad 3W 1D 1L · Barcelona 3W 1D 1L

Real Sociedad 0–1 Barcelona (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.63

Goals

against 0.5 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 6.25

Corners

against 3.43 / 4 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.71 / 5.5

Shots on target

against 4 / 3.75 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

3 / 2.63

Cards

against 2.86 / 2.75 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.27 yellows

Referee · Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain

1.73 home / 2.55 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Real Sociedad for / against	Line	Barcelona for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.29 for · 13.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.63 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.71 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.5 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.29 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain — 4.27 yellow cards a game, 0.27 red cards, 28.45 fouls over 11 matches (1.73 to the home side, 2.55 to the away side).

Home 1.73Away 2.55

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Carlos Fernández n 8	47.9	4 7/5	0.5 2/0	—
U. Sadiq n 8	23.5	2.9 3/2	1.4 3/0	—
Beñat Turrientes n 8	48.9	2.5 4/3	2.3 6/3	—
André Silva n 8	32.1	2.5 3/3	2.1 5/1	—
M. Cho n 8	27.4	2.5 5/1	1.6 3/1	—

Real Sociedad — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 4	11.3	4 2/0	2 1/0
U. Sadiq n 8	23.5	3.4 4/2	0.5 1/0
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	74	2.3 6/5	1.8 6/5
Brais Méndez n 8	81.4	2.1 7/6	1 6/1
André Silva n 8	32.1	1.8 5/0	0.4 1/0

Real Sociedad — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	74	1.1 5/2	0 0/0
Brais Méndez n 8	81.4	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
T. Kubo n 8	70.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
U. Sadiq n 8	23.5	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
Carlos Fernández n 8	47.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Real Sociedad — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 4	11.3	4 2/0
Urko González n 4	54.8	3.3 4/3
Mikel Merino n 8	78.5	2.9 7/5
A. Zakharyan n 7	18.1	2.8 4/0
Aihen Muñoz n 8	77.9	2.6 7/6

Real Sociedad — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Álex Remiro n 8	90	3.4 7/6

Barcelona

Barcelona — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gavi n 8	81.5	2.9 8/6	2.1 8/6	—
Fermín n 8	53.3	2.1 5/3	1.3 4/2	—
Oriol Romeu n 8	46	2 6/2	1.7 4/1	—
Marcos Alonso n 8	42.5	1.9 6/1	1.1 3/1	—
R. Araújo n 8	71.4	1.6 7/3	0.8 3/1	—

Barcelona — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Raphinha n 8	38	3 6/3	2.4 6/2
João Félix n 8	78.3	2.7 7/5	1.4 6/3
Fermín n 8	53.3	2.7 6/4	1.7 5/3
Lamine Yamal n 8	55.4	2.2 6/3	0.2 1/0
R. Lewandowski n 8	68.1	2 5/4	1.2 3/3

Barcelona — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Lewandowski n 8	68.1	0.7 3/1	0.5 2/1
Raphinha n 8	38	0.6 2/0	0.6 2/0
Ferran Torres n 8	67	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Fermín n 8	53.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
João Félix n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Barcelona — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
João Cancelo n 8	88.3	3.3 7/6
Gavi n 8	81.5	3.2 7/5
Oriol Romeu n 8	46	2.9 7/3
Fermín n 8	53.3	1.9 6/3
Lamine Yamal n 8	55.4	1.6 4/2

Barcelona — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. ter Stegen n 8	90	2.6 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Real Sociedad		Barcelona
51%	Possession	49%
0.95	Expected goals (xG)	1.23
13	Shots	12
6	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	4
9	Shots inside the box	5
8	Corners	3
2	Offsides	1
16	Fouls	8
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	6
396	Passes	393
83%	Pass accuracy	85%

Real Sociedad player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Álex Remiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Zubeldia	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
Robin Le Normand	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Aihen Muñoz	90	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
Brais Méndez	90	1	1	0	5	Y	6.9
Mikel Merino	90	3	0	0	3	0	7.3
Martín Zubimendi	90	1	1	0	2	Y	7
T. Kubo	90	1	1	5	1	0	7.7
Mikel Oyarzabal	84	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
Barrenetxea	79	3	2	1	1	0	7
H. Traoré	63	1	0	1	2	0	6.6
Elustondo sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Cho sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Carlos Fernández sub	11	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Barcelona player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. ter Stegen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.9
R. Araújo	90	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.6
J. Koundé	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Íñigo Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.7
Gavi	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	Y	6.9
İ. Gündoğan	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	7.6
Alejandro Balde	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
João Cancelo	69	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
João Félix	69	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
Fermín	57	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.9
R. Lewandowski	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Pedri sub	33	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.7
Ferran Torres sub	33	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
Raphinha sub	21	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
Lamine Yamal sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Real Sociedad v Barcelona — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Real SociedadLWWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

BarcelonaWDWWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Real Sociedad 1 · 0 draws · Barcelona 5 · 3.83 goals/game

2023-05-20 Barcelona 1–2 Real Sociedad
2023-01-25 Barcelona 1–0 Real Sociedad
2022-08-21 Real Sociedad 1–4 Barcelona
2022-04-21 Real Sociedad 0–1 Barcelona
2021-08-15 Barcelona 4–2 Real Sociedad
2021-03-21 Real Sociedad 1–6 Barcelona

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Real Sociedad#6 pos60 pts38 pl+12 GD

Barcelona#2 pos85 pts38 pl+35 GD

Goals per game

Real Sociedad scored1.34

Barcelona scored2.08

Real Sociedad conceded1.03

Barcelona conceded1.16

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What is the head-to-head record between Real Sociedad and Barcelona?: In their last 6 meetings, Real Sociedad won 1, Barcelona won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Real Sociedad and Barcelona?: Recent form — Real Sociedad 3W 1D 1L; Barcelona 3W 1D 1L.

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