VIGO. Real Sociedad had a surprising win over Celta de Vigo with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Elustondo (80′) and a goal from A. Isak (55′). Celta de Vigo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Melero López who was helped by José Luis Martínez Serrato and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Celta de Vigo had a strong ball possession 57% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celta de Vigo was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Real Sociedad was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Celta de Vigo shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Celta de Vigo received 1 yellow card (F. Beltran). Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Celta de Vigo will stay with 10 points like Elche to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad will have 24 points to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away against Rayo Vallecano on the 1st of November with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Rayo Vallecano (4 draws).

Real Sociedad will host Athletic Club on the 31st of October with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of Real Sociedad (8 draws).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Eduardo Germán Coudet decided to play with the following team: Matías Dituro (6.5), Hugo Mallo (6.6), Joseph Aidoo (7.1), Jeison Murillo (6.7), Javi Galán (7.1), Fran Beltrán (6.5), Brais Méndez (6.9), Denis Suárez (7.9), Nolito (6.0), Iago Aspas (6.4) and Santi Mina (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Carlos Dominguez, Fernando Medrano, Augusto Solari (6.3), Kevin Vazquez, Okay Yokuşlu, Hugo Álvarez, Miguel Baeza, Néstor Araujo, Renato Tapia (6.1), Rubén Blanco, Franco Cervi (6.6) and Thiago Galhardo (6.6).

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: Nolito for R. Tapia (68′), F. Beltran for F. Cervi (68′), H. Mallo for T. Galhardo (78′), D. Suarez for A. Solari (79′) and J. Aidoo for N. Araujo (89′).

Best player: Denis Suárez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Celta de Vigo was Denis Suárez.

His rating is (7.9) with 53 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Mathew Ryan (8.6), Joseba Zaldúa (7.3), Aritz Elustondo (7.9), Robin Le Normand (7.3), Aihen Muñoz (6.7), Martín Zubimendi (7.1), Mikel Merino (8.0), Adnan Januzaj (7.0), David Silva (7.0), Portu (7.1) and Alexander Isak (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Julen Lobete (7.0), Germán Valera, Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Igor Zubeldia (6.5), Beñat Turrientes (6.4), Andoni Gorosabel, Robert Navarro, Diego Rico (6.8), Alexander Sørloth (6.2), Álex Remiro and Ander Guevara.

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: D. Silva for B. Turrientes (65′), Portu for A. Sorloth (66′), A. Januzaj for I. Zubeldia (66′), A. Isak for J. Lobete (78′) and A. Munoz for D. Rico (84′).

Best player: Mathew Ryan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was the goalkeeper: Mathew Ryan. His rating is 8.62. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Celta de Vigo – Real Sociedad – 0-2
• Granada – Getafe – 1-1
• Levante – Atlético Madrid – 2-2