SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad and Girona draw 1-1. T. Kubo scored the first goal (5′) for Real Sociedad. A. Dovbyk made it even (72′).

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 30,848 spectators.​ The referee was Francisco José Hernández Maeso with the help of Iván Masso Granado and Abraham Pérez Dapía. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.69 degrees Celsius or 76.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Sociedad

1 - 1

Girona

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 15 Total 6
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 11 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 104 Attack 88
  • 39 Dangerous attack 29
  • 69 Ball safe 86
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Real Sociedad was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Girona that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Real Sociedad to win the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 15 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Girona shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (Robin Le Normand, Jon Ander Olasagasti and Umar Sadiq). Regarding the opposition, Girona received 6 yellow cards (Arnau Martínez, Cristhian Stuani, Miguel Gutiérrez, Paulo Gazzaniga, David López and David López).

Match Timeline

Takefusa Kubo(goal)Aihen Muñoz
5'
9'
Arnau Martínez- Yellow
Mikel Oyarzabal(VAR)
14'
Mikel Oyarzabal(VAR)
14'
Robin Le Normand- Yellow
45'
45'
Cristhian Stuani - Yellow
Ander Barrenetxea - sub ->Carlos Fernández
59'
64'
Artem Dovbyk- sub ->Cristhian Stuani
64'
Pablo Torre- sub ->Yan Couto
72'
Artem Dovbyk(goal)Viktor Tsygankov
73'
Umar Sadiq- sub ->Mikel Oyarzabal
74'
74'
79'
Miguel Gutiérrez- Yellow
Jon Ander Olasagasti- sub ->Beñat Turrientes
80'
64'
Valery Fernández- sub ->Sávio
Jon Ander Olasagasti- Yellow
85'
86'
Iván Martín- sub ->Yangel Herrera
90'
Paulo Gazzaniga- Yellow
90'
90'
David López- Yellow
90'
David López- Yellow
Umar Sadiq- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After this contest, Real Sociedad has 1 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. On the other side, Girona has 1 points (9th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will host Celta de Vigo on the 19th of August with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (13 draws).

Girona will host Getafe on the 20th of August with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
6.9
D
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
6.5
D
Aihen Muñoz 3.Spain
7.3
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
6.9
45'
D
Hamari Traoré 18.Mali
6.8
74'
M
Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain
7.0
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
7.2
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
6.5
80'
F
Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain
6.6
74'
F
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
8.1
73' 5'
F
Carlos Fernández 9.Spain
7.2
59'
Substitutes
G
Unai Marrero 32.Spain
D
Álex Sola 2.Spain
74'
D
Diego Rico 15.Spain
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
D
Urko González de Zarate 26.Spain
M
Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain
80' 85'
M
Robert Navarro 17.Spain
M
Pablo Marín 29.Spain
F
Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain
6.7
59'
F
Mohamed-Ali Cho 11.France
73'
F
Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria
74' 90'
F
Jon Karrikaburu 27.Spain

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

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (6.9), Hamari Traore (6.8), Igor Zubeldia (6.5), Robin Le Normand (6.9), Aihen Muñoz (7.3), Brais Méndez (7.2), Martín Zubimendi (7.0), Mikel Merino, Beñat Turrientes (6.5), Takefusa Kubo (8.1), Carlos Fernández (7.2) and Mikel Oyarzabal (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Álex Sola, Ander Barrenetxea (6.7), Mohamed-Ali Cho, Diego Rico, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Robert Navarro, Umar Sadiq, Jon Pacheco, Urko González, Jon Karrikaburu, Pablo Marín and Unai Marrero.

Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of Ander Barrenetxea (injured).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Carlos Fernández for Ander Barrenetxea (59′), Takefusa Kubo for Mohamed-Ali Cho (73′), Mikel Oyarzabal for Umar Sadiq (74′), Hamari Traore for Álex Sola (74′) and Beñat Turrientes for Jon Ander Olasagasti (80′).

Best player: Takefusa Kubo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Takefusa Kubo.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 16 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Girona – Formation

Girona
G
Paulo Gazzaniga 13.Argentina
6.4
90'
D
Santiago Bueno 22.Uruguay
D
Miguel Gutiérrez 3.Spain
6.4
79'
D
Arnau Martínez 4.Spain
6.9
90' 9'
D
David López 5.Spain
6.6
90'
D
Daley Blind 17.Netherlands
6.8
M
Aleix García 14.Spain
7.2
M
Yangel Herrera 21.Venezuela
7.0
86'
M
Sávio 16.Brazil
6.5
64'
M
Yan Couto 20.Brazil
6.5
64'
M
Viktor Tsygankov 8.Ukraine
7.2
F
Cristhian Stuani 7.Uruguay
6.5
64' 45'
Substitutes
G
Toni Fuidias 26.Spain
G
Juan Carlos 1.Spain
D
Juanpe 15.Spain
D
Bernardo Espinosa 2.Colombia
90'
D
Valery Fernández 11.Spain
6.7
64'
M
Pablo Torre 18.Spain
6.6
64'
M
Iván Martín 23.Spain
86'
F
Manu Vallejo 24.Spain
F
Artem Dovbyk 9.Ukraine
7.5
64' 72'

Girona started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Santiago Bueno, Paulo Gazzaniga (6.4), Arnau Martínez (6.9), David López (6.6), Daley Blind (6.8), Miguel Gutiérrez (6.4), Sávio (6.5), Yangel Herrera (7.0), Aleix García (7.2), Yan Couto (6.5), Viktor Tsygankov (7.2) and Cristhian Stuani (6.5).

They had on the bench: Juan Carlos, Bernardo Espinosa, Artem Dovbyk (7.5), Valery Fernández (6.7), Juanpe, Pablo Torre (6.6), Iván Martín, Manu Vallejo, Toni Fuidias, Silvi and Iker Almena.

Substitutions

Girona made 5 changes: Cristhian Stuani for Artem Dovbyk (64′), Yan Couto for Pablo Torre (64′), Sávio for Valery Fernández (64′), Yangel Herrera for Iván Martín (86′) and Arnau Martínez for Bernardo Espinosa (90′).

Best player: Artem Dovbyk​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Artem Dovbyk.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 2 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.

Results of the day

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