SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad found a way to reverse the scoreline against Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Rayo Vallecano to strike first with a goal of Isi Palazón at the 57′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Florian Lejeune gave the win to Real Sociedad in the 80′ minute with an own goal. Real Sociedad was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 32,054 spectators. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz with the assistance of Ignacio Alonso López and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Imanol Irurtzun Artola. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 7 Total 7
- 1 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 123 Attack 89
- 49 Dangerous attack 31
- 104 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 18 Total 19
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Sociedad was in firm control of the ball 61% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the match.
Real Sociedad shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Real Sociedad received 1 yellow card (Aihen Muñoz). Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (Óscar Valentín and Santi Comesaña).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Real Sociedad will have 54 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 40 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away against Real Betis on the 25th of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (10 draws).
Rayo Vallecano will host FC Barcelona on the 26th of April with a 13-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (1 draw).
Real Sociedad – Formation
Real Sociedad started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro
, Aritz Elustondo , Igor Zubeldia , Jon Pacheco , Aihen Muñoz , Martín Zubimendi , David Silva , Mikel Merino , Ander Barrenetxea , Mikel Oyarzabal and Alexander Sørloth .The home team had on the bench: Andoni Zubiaurre Dorronsoro, Robert Navarro Muñoz, Ander Guevara Lajo, Carlos Fernández
, Jonathan Gomez, Asier Illarramendi , Mohamed-Ali Cho , Takefusa Kubo , Brais Méndez, Alex Sola López Ocaña, Beñat Turrientes Imaz and Andoni Gorosabel Espinosa.Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Mikel Oyarzabal for Mohamed-Ali Cho (62′), Ander Barrenetxea for Takefusa Kubo (62′), Mikel Merino for Illarramendi (62′), Alexander Sörloth for Carlos Fernández (81′) and David Silva for Brais Méndez (85′).
Best player: Alexander Sørloth
The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Alexander Sørloth.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski
, Ivan Balliu , Florian Lejeune , Abdul Mumin , Fran García , Santi Comesaña , Óscar Valentín , Isi Palazón , Óscar Trejo , Andrés Martín and Raúl de Tomás .They had on the bench: Salvi
, Josep Chavarría , Mario Suárez Mata, Diego López Rodríguez, Unai López , Ismaila Ciss , José Ángel Pozo la Rosa, Esteban Ariel Saveljich, Mario Hernández Hernández and Sergio Camello .Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Andrés Martín for Pep Chavarría (46′), Óscar Trejo for Salvi (67′), Raúl de Tomás for Sergio Camello (79′), Santi Comesaña for Pathé Ciss (79′) and Iván Balliu for Unai López (83′).
Best player: Isi Palazón
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Isi Palazón.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 35 passes (57% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Almería – Athletic Club – 1-2
- Osasuna – Real Betis – 3-2
- Real Madrid – Celta de Vigo – 2-0
- Real Sociedad – Rayo Vallecano – 2-1
- Real Valladolid – Girona – 1-0