CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol prevails over Real Sociedad 1-0 after Y. Herrera scored just 1 goal (77′). Real Sociedad lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz with the support of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Sergiu Claudiu Muresan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Sociedad was in firm control of the ball 60% while Espanyol was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Espanyol found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Espanyol shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Espanyol received 1 yellow card (A. Vidal). On the other side, Real Sociedad received 1 yellow card (A. Sorloth).

Standings

After playing this match, Espanyol will have 20 points like Athletic Club to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad will stay with 29 points like Atlético Madrid to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will play away with Rayo Vallecano on the 5th of December with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Espanyol (4 draws).

Real Sociedad will host Real Madrid on the 4th of December with a 18-4 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (5 draws).

Espanyol – Formation

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

The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: Diego López (8.2), Aleix Vidal (6.2), Sergi Gómez (7.0), Leandro Cabrera (7.1), Adrià Pedrosa (6.8), Yangel Herrera (7.7), Keidi Bare (7.0), Adrián Embarba (6.1), Sergi Darder (7.1), Javi Puado (7.1) and Raúl de Tomás (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Fran Mérida, Miguelón (6.3), Loren Morón, Manuel Morlanes (6.8), Óscar Melendo, Wu Lei (6.2), Dídac Vila, Oier Olazábal, Nicolás Melamed (6.2), Fernando Calero and Joan Garcia.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: A. Embarba for N. Melamed (58′), K. Bare for M. Morlanes (58′), J. Puado for Wu Lei (78′), A. Vidal for Miguelon (78′) and R. de Tomas for L. Moron (90′).

Best player: Diego López​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was the goalkeeper: Diego López. His rating is 8.15. He performed 5 saves.

Real Sociedad – Formation

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

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro (6.2), Andoni Gorosabel (6.7), Igor Zubeldia (7.2), Robin Le Normand (6.8), Diego Rico (7.3), Portu (6.9), Martín Zubimendi (7.4), Ander Guevara (6.8), Adnan Januzaj (8.4), Alexander Sørloth (6.1) and Mikel Oyarzabal (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Unai Marrero, Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Mathew Ryan, Joseba Zaldúa, Aihen Muñoz, Jon Guridi, Robert Navarro (6.8), Ander Barrenetxea (7.1), Beñat Turrientes, Asier Illarramendi, Julen Lobete and Alexander Isak (6.2).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 3 changes: Portu for A. Barrenetxea (60′), A. Sorloth for A. Isak (60′) and A. Guevara for R. Navarro (81′).

Best player: Adnan Januzaj​

The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Adnan Januzaj.

His rating is (8.4) with 44 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 20. He performed 15 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Real Betis – Levante – 3-1
• Cádiz – Atlético Madrid – 1-4
• Espanyol – Real Sociedad – 1-0
• Real Madrid – Sevilla – 2-1