Real Sociedad vs Barcelona

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🕒 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Reale Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Jesus Gil Manzano 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Real Sociedad 10 · Barcelona 1
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.63 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.63
Reds avg 0.21
Penalties avg 0.37
Over 4.5 cards 42%
Home wins 53%
Draws 16%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Barcelona outshot their opponent (7-25).
  • Barcelona controlled possession (72%).
  • Barcelona had the sharper finishing (6-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Real Sociedad (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

37 / 31
Avg: 1.95 / 1.63

Points

29
Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
Barcelona (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-1-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 26
Avg: 2.00 / 1.37

Points

37
Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.53
PPG
1.95
1.95
GF
2.00
1.63
GA
1.37
74%
O2.5
68%
79%
BTTS
68%
47%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Real Sociedad rank10th
Barcelona rank1st
Real Sociedad points46
Barcelona points94
Real Sociedad: #10 · 46 pts · GD -2
40 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Barcelona: #1 · 94 pts · GD +59
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.
48-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Real Sociedad last 5 home

L D L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index20
Goals10-10
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Barcelona last 5 away

L L W W W
Points9/15
Weighted index40
Goals7-6
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Real Sociedad trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.574%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 26%

Barcelona trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Real Sociedad score at home89%
Real Sociedad clean sheet at home11%
Barcelona score away95%
Barcelona clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Real Sociedad score first47%
Real Sociedad win after scoring first67%
Barcelona score first42%
Barcelona win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Sociedad 50% · Barcelona 67%
Avg first goal minute: Real Sociedad 24.2' · Barcelona 40.0'

Vs league average

Real Sociedad score at home1.95 vs 1.57
Real Sociedad concede at home1.63 vs 1.12
Barcelona score away2.00 vs 1.12
Barcelona concede away1.37 vs 1.57
Real Sociedad score 24% above league average, while Barcelona score 78% above league average.
Defensive side: Real Sociedad are 46% above league average at home, and Barcelona are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Real Sociedad goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
61-75 7
46-60 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
31-45 6
46-60 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 1

Barcelona goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
0-15 6
46-60 6
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
46-60 2
61-75 2
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
9
Total Shots
7
25
Shots off Goal
1
11
Blocked Shots
1
5
Shots Inside Box
5
18
Shots Outside Box
2
7
Ball Possession
28%
72%
Corner Kicks
6
8
Fouls
13
8
Offsides
4
3
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
8
3
Total Passes
223
604
Passes Accurate
148
535
Passes %
66%
89%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins15
Over 2.5 Goals14 (66.7%)
BTTS13 (61.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (54.5%)
BTTS7 (63.6%)

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Head-to-Head History by Season