SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad tops Granada 5-3 after playing a incredible match. Real Sociedad was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%) 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 2:00 pm local time. In front of 27,808 spectators.​ The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva assisted by Jorge Bueno Mateo and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.6 degrees Celsius or 67.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Sociedad

5 - 3

Granada

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 122 Attack 79
  • 49 Dangerous attack 30
  • 89 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 8 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 15 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Sociedad had a strong ball possession 63% while Granada was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Granada shot 8 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 1 yellow card (Mikel Oyarzabal). Talking about the opposition, Granada received 5 yellow cards (Bryan Zaragoza, Sergio Ruiz Alonso, Ignasi Miquel, Lucas Boyé and Víctor Díaz).

Match Timeline

Takefusa Kubo(goal)Brais Méndez
9'
21'
Ignasi Miquel- Yellow
Robin Le Normand(own-goal)
35'
38'
Lucas Boyé- Yellow
Takefusa Kubo(goal)Hamari Traore
44'
53'
Sergio Ruiz- Yellow
54'
Víctor Díaz - Yellow
Mikel Oyarzabal- Yellow
54'
Martín Zubimendi(goal)Brais Méndez
59'
65'
66'
Óscar Melendo- sub ->Sergio Ruiz Alonso
66'
Antonio Puertas- sub ->José Callejón
66'
Ricard Sánchez- sub ->Víctor Díaz
Ander Barrenetxea (goal)Mikel Oyarzabal
67'
Aihen Muñoz - sub ->Kieran Tierney
69'
76'
79'
Umar Sadiq- sub ->Mikel Oyarzabal
79'
79'
Gonzalo Villar- sub ->Gerard Gumbau
Arsen Zakharyan- sub ->Ander Barrenetxea
79'
Beñat Turrientes- sub ->Mikel Merino
83'
83'
Lucas Boyé(goal)Antonio Puertas
86'
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 playing this match, Real Sociedad will have 6 points like Athletic Club, Osasuna, Deportivo Alavés, Valencia and Rayo Vallecano to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Granada will stay with 3 points like Villarreal to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
7.0
D
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
6.3
D
Hamari Traoré 18.Mali
7.1
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
6.3
D
Kieran Tierney 17.Scotland
6.4
69'
M
Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain
7.9
59'
M
Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain
8.1
79' 67'
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
6.7
83'
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
8.7
F
Carlos Fernández 9.Spain
F
Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain
7.0
79' 54'
F
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
9.1
79' 9', 44'
Substitutes
G
Unai Marrero 32.Spain
D
Aihen Muñoz 3.Spain
6.4
69'
D
Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
D
Urko González de Zarate 26.Spain
M
Arsen Zakharyan 12.Russia
6.6
79'
M
Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
6.6
83'
F
Mohamed-Ali Cho 11.France
6.7
79'
F
Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria
6.7
79'

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

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Carlos Fernández, Álex Remiro (7.0), Hamari Traore (7.1), Igor Zubeldia (6.3), Robin Le Normand (6.3), Kieran Tierney (6.4), Brais Méndez (8.7), Martín Zubimendi (7.9), Mikel Merino (6.7), Takefusa Kubo (9.1), Mikel Oyarzabal (7.0) and Ander Barrenetxea (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Aihen Muñoz (6.4), Aritz Elustondo, Mohamed-Ali Cho (6.7), Arsen Zakharyan (6.6), Jon Ander Olasagasti, Umar Sadiq (6.7), Jon Pacheco, Beñat Turrientes (6.6), Urko González, Unai Marrero and Aitor Fraga.

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Mikel Oyarzabal for Umar Sadiq (79′), Takefusa Kubo for Mohamed-Ali Cho (79′), Kieran Tierney for Aihen Muñoz (69′), Mikel Merino for Beñat Turrientes (83′) and Ander Barrenetxea for Arsen Zakharyan (79′).

Best player: Takefusa Kubo​

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

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
Raúl Fernández 1.Spain
5.7
D
Miguel Rubio 4.Spain
6.3
65'
D
Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain
6.0
21'
D
Víctor Díaz 16.Spain
6.3
66' 54'
M
José Callejón 9.Spain
6.3
66'
M
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
6.3
M
Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain
6.3
66' 53'
M
Gerard Gumbau 23.Spain
6.8
79'
M
Bryan Zaragoza 26.Spain
6.7
86' 90'
F
Myrto Uzuni 11.Albania
6.7
F
Lucas Boyé 7.Argentina
7.3
38' 83'
Substitutes
G
André Ferreira 13.Portugal
D
Ricard Sánchez 12.Spain
6.3
66'
D
Wilson Manafá 3.Portugal
D
Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis 32.Spain
6.0
65'
M
Óscar Melendo 21.Spain
6.6
66'
M
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
6.7
66'
M
Njegoš Petrović 18.Serbia
M
Gonzalo Villar 24.Spain
6.6
79'
F
Alberto Perea 22.Spain

Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Francisco José López Fernández played with: Raúl Fernández (5.7), Víctor Díaz (6.3), Miguel Rubio (6.3), Ignasi Miquel (6.0), José Callejón (6.3), Sergio Ruiz Alonso (6.3), Gerard Gumbau (6.8), Carlos Neva (6.3), Myrto Uzuni (6.7), Lucas Boyé (7.3), Bryan Zaragoza (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Ricard Sánchez (6.3), Óscar Melendo (6.6), Wilson Manafá, Antonio Puertas (6.7), André Ferreira, Njegoš Petrović, Alberto Perea, Gonzalo Villar (6.6) and Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis (6.0).

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: Miguel Rubio for Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis (65′), José Callejón for Antonio Puertas (66′), Víctor Díaz for Ricard Sánchez (66′), Sergio Ruiz Alonso for Óscar Melendo (66′) and Gerard Gumbau for Gonzalo Villar (79′).

Best player: Lucas Boyé​

The most impressive player for Granada was Lucas Boyé.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 19.

Results of the day

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