SAN SEBASTIáN. Sturm Graz and Real Sociedad draw 1-1. J. Jantscher scored the first goal (38′) for Sturm Graz. A. Sorloth settled the score 1-1 (53′). Real Sociedad was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (73%)
The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Thursday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Andris Treimanis with the help of Haralds Gudermanis and Aleksejs Spasjoņņikovs. The 4th official was Aleksandrs Golubevs. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 30 Total 7
- 9 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 3
- 10 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 99
- 106 Dangerous attack 25
- 80 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 19 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 7 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Real Sociedad had a superior ball possession 73% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 106 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 9 were on target. However, that was not enough Real Sociedad to win the match.
Real Sociedad shot 30 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Sturm Graz shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Real Sociedad received 1 yellow card (M. Zubimendi). On the other side, Sturm Graz received 3 yellow cards (J. Siebenhandl, A. Kuen and G. Wuthrich).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this encounter, Real Sociedad will have 6 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Sturm Graz will have 1 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa League, Real Sociedad will host PSV on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Sturm Graz will host Monaco on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Monaco (0 draws).
Real Sociedad – Formation
Real Sociedad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro , Andoni Gorosabel , Igor Zubeldia , Robin Le Normand , Aihen Muñoz , Martín Zubimendi , Mikel Merino , Portu , David Silva , Adnan Januzaj and Alexander Sørloth .
The home team had on the bench: Julen Lobete, Robert Navarro, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Beñat Turrientes, Aritz Elustondo, Joseba Zaldúa, Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Diego Rico , Mathew Ryan, Alexander Isak and Ander Barrenetxea .
Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 3 changes: Portu for A. Barrenetxea (65′), A. Munoz for D. Rico (83′) and A. Sorloth for A. Isak (83′).
Best player: Adnan Januzaj
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Adnan Januzaj.
His rating is with 48 passes (79% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 12. He performed 27 crosses.
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Regarding the opposition, Christian Ilzer played with: Jörg Siebenhandl , Niklas Geyrhofer , David Affengruber , Gregory Wüthrich , Lukas Jäger , Ivan Ljubić , Alexander Prass , Amadou Dante , Anderson Niangbo , Manprit Sarkaria and Jakob Jantscher .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luka Maric, Alexandar Borković, Paul Komposch, Andreas Kuen , Simon Nelson, Christoph Lang, Sandro Schendl, Samuel Stückler, Moritz Wels and Tobias Schützenauer.
Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 2 changes: J. Jantscher for A. Kuen (72′) and A. Niangbo for M. Wels (83′).
Best player: David Affengruber
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sturm Graz was David Affengruber.
His rating is with 29 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Dinamo Zagreb – Rapid Vienna – 3-1
- Ferencváros – Celtic – 2-3
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Real Betis – 4-0
- Olympique Marseille – Lazio – 2-2
- Crvena Zvezda – Midtjylland – 0-1
- Sporting Braga – Ludogorets – 4-2
- Antwerp – Fenerbahçe – 0-3
- Leicester City – Spartak Moskva – 1-1
- Genk – West Ham United – 2-2
- Galatasaray – Lokomotiv Moskva – 1-1
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-2
- Legia Warszawa – Napoli – 1-4
- Monaco – PSV – 0-0
- Real Sociedad – Sturm Graz – 1-1
- Brøndby – Rangers – 1-1
- Olympique Lyonnais – Sparta Praha – 3-0