Real Sociedad v Espanyol result

Full-time · Real Sociedad 2–2 Espanyol

La Liga · Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:30 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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

The model’s pre-match pick

Real Sociedad 2–2 Espanyol — this La Liga match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.4% of 4571 landed (95% range 76.1–78.6%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Espanyol: 1.87 to 1.43 in expected goals, from 14 shots to 15, ahead on xG from the ninth minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The points were shared.

The result

Real Sociedad and Espanyol drew 2–2 in La Liga on Sunday 24 August.

The goals

Espanyol led 2–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Espanyol: Pere Milla (10’, assisted by Roberto Fernández) and Javi Puado (45’ pen); Real Sociedad: Barrenetxea (61’) and Orri Óskarsson (69’, assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Orri Óskarsson’s goal on 69 minutes.

Discipline

Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain showed four yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Real Sociedad: Jon Gorrotxategi (75’) and Jon Martín (79’); Espanyol: Edu Expósito (44’) and Fernando Calero (90+5’).

What it changes

Real Sociedad move down from fifth to 11th (two league matches played).

Espanyol move up from sixth to second (two league matches played).

Real Sociedad are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Espanyol are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Javi Puado (Espanyol) 7.7, Pere Milla (Espanyol) 7.5 and Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) 6.3 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Real Sociedad or Espanyol (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.4% of the time in the last 90 days (3537 of 4571).

Next up

Real Sociedad next travel to Lillestrom on 22 October 2026.

Espanyol next travel to Racing Santander on 24 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 Espanyol: Racing Santander v Espanyol, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Real Sociedad 2–2 Espanyol · La Liga
Referee: Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Real Sociedad 5 · draws 0 · Espanyol 1 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Real Sociedad 1W 1D 3L · Espanyol 2W 0D 3L

Real Sociedad 2–2 Espanyol (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.43 / 4.25

Corners

against 6 / 5.5 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.43 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 3.71 / 5.25 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.86 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.71 / 1.88 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.14 yellows

Referee · Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain

2.14 home / 2 away

over 7 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2025. 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	Espanyol for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.43 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.29 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.63 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.43 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.57 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.38 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.86 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain — 4.14 yellow cards a game, 1.29 red cards, 23.29 fouls over 7 matches (2.14 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 2.14Away 2

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. 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
Arkaitz Mariezkurrena n 8	30.8	5.5 6/6	0.4 1/0	—
Brais Méndez n 8	55	2.5 5/4	2.3 5/4	—
Javi López n 8	59.9	2.4 6/4	1.5 6/2	—
Barrenetxea n 8	48.3	2.3 7/2	1.2 5/0	—
J. Aramburu n 8	53.9	2.1 5/3	1.9 5/2	Carlos Romero

Real Sociedad — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Arkaitz Mariezkurrena n 8	30.8	1.8 4/1	1.1 3/0
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	76.1	1.6 5/3	0.9 4/1
O. Óskarsson n 8	36.3	1.6 3/2	0.3 1/0
Barrenetxea n 8	48.3	1.4 3/2	0.7 2/1
Pablo Marín n 8	79.5	1.3 6/2	0.6 3/1

Real Sociedad — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. 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	76.1	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
Brais Méndez n 8	55	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
Arkaitz Mariezkurrena n 8	30.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Barrenetxea n 8	48.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
Martín Zubimendi n 8	83.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Real Sociedad — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Aramburu n 8	53.9	3.8 5/4
Sergio Gómez n 8	54.8	2.9 6/4
Jon Pacheco n 8	55.1	2.2 6/3
Javi López n 8	59.9	2.1 5/2
Aihen Muñoz n 8	82.1	1.9 6/4

Real Sociedad — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Unai Marrero n 8	85.8	3.1 7/4
Álex Remiro n 8	90	1.6 3/3

Espanyol

Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. 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
W. Cheddira n 8	15.9	5.7 5/2	5.7 4/2	—
Álvaro Tejero n 8	28	2.8 3/2	0.4 1/0	—
Pol Lozano n 8	58.3	2.5 6/3	0.4 2/0	—
Álvaro Aguado n 8	19.6	1.7 2/1	0.6 1/0	—
Carlos Romero n 8	89	1.5 6/3	1.1 6/2	J. Aramburu

Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alejo Véliz n 8	73.3	2.8 7/6	1.2 4/2
Kike García n 8	79.4	2.7 7/5	1 4/3
Pere Milla n 8	24.9	2.3 3/2	1.4 3/0
Javi Puado n 8	84.3	2.1 7/5	1.1 6/2
W. Cheddira n 8	15.9	2.1 2/1	0.7 1/0

Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Pere Milla n 8	24.9	1.4 3/0	0 0/0
Álvaro Aguado n 8	19.6	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
T. Dolan n 8	81.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Javi Puado n 8	84.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Álvaro Tejero n 8	28	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carlos Romero n 8	89	3.2 7/6
Urko González n 8	76.6	2.6 7/5
Fernando Calero n 8	43.1	2.3 6/3
Álvaro Tejero n 8	28	2 5/0
Alex Král n 8	31.4	1.8 4/1

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Joan García n 8	90	3.4 7/5
M. Dmitrović n 8	90	2.9 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Real Sociedad		Espanyol
62%	Possession	38%
1.09	Expected goals (xG)	1.81
15	Shots	14
7	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	7
4	Blocked shots	4
11	Shots inside the box	5
5	Corners	2
1	Offsides	1
16	Fouls	18
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
498	Passes	305
87%	Pass accuracy	70%

Real Sociedad player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Álex Remiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Aramburu	90	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	7
Jon Martín	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7
Zubeldia	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
T. Kubo	90	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	7
Pablo Marín	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Barrenetxea	80	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	7.9
Mikel Oyarzabal	72	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.7
Sergio Gómez	71	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6.9
Beñat Turrientes	56	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
L. Sučić	56	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Jon Gorrotxategi sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
O. Óskarsson sub	34	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.5
Aihen Muñoz sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Brais Méndez sub	18	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
Gonçalo Guedes sub	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Espanyol player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dmitrović	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.6
O. El Hilali	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.6
Miguel Rubio	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Cabrera	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Carlos Romero	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Javi Puado	90	1	0	3	2	2	1	0	7
T. Dolan	86	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	6.5
Edu Expósito	81	0	0	1	0	2	2	Y	7.3
Pol Lozano	70	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
Pere Milla	70	1	0	2	1	0	4	0	7.9
Roberto Fernández	70	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
Fernando Calero sub	20	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Ramón Terrats sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Kike García sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
José Salinas sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Antoniu Roca sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

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 Espanyol — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Real SociedadLLWLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

EspanyolLLLWW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Real Sociedad 5 · 0 draws · Espanyol 1 · 2.33 goals/game

2025-02-09 Real Sociedad 2–1 Espanyol
2024-08-24 Espanyol 0–1 Real Sociedad
2023-02-13 Espanyol 2–3 Real Sociedad
2022-09-18 Real Sociedad 2–1 Espanyol
2022-04-04 Real Sociedad 1–0 Espanyol
2021-11-28 Espanyol 1–0 Real Sociedad

League standing · 2025/26

Real Sociedad#10 pos46 pts38 pl-2 GD

Espanyol#11 pos46 pts38 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Real Sociedad scored1.55

Espanyol scored1.13

Real Sociedad conceded1.61

Espanyol conceded1.45

Shot map and expected goals

Real Sociedad 1.43 xG from 15 shots, Espanyol 1.87 from 14. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Real Sociedad (attacking right)Espanyol (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Real Sociedad	15	2	1.43
Espanyol	14	2	1.87

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Real Sociedad v Espanyol?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Real Sociedad v Espanyol was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Real Sociedad and Espanyol?: In their last 6 meetings, Real Sociedad won 5, Espanyol won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Real Sociedad and Espanyol?: Recent form — Real Sociedad 1W 1D 3L; Espanyol 2W 0D 3L.

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