SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad defeats Celta de Vigo 1-0 after M. Oyarzabal scored just 1 goal (13′). Celta de Vigo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 27,938 spectators.​ The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández who had the assistance of Roberto Alonso Fernández and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was David Recio Moreno. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Celta de Vigo had a strong ball possession 59% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (Portu, A. Elustondo and M. Merino). On the other side, Celta de Vigo received 3 yellow cards (S. Mina, I. Aspas and T. Galhardo).

Standings

After this encounter, Real Sociedad will have 33 points like Real Betis to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo will stay with 23 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will host Getafe on the 23rd of January with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Getafe (7 draws).

Celta de Vigo will host Osasuna on the 19th of January with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (4 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

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), Andoni Gorosabel (6.4), Aritz Elustondo (6.9), Robin Le Normand (7.2), Aihen Muñoz (7.1), Rafinha Alcântara (7.6), Ander Guevara (7.1), Mikel Merino (7.8), Adnan Januzaj (7.2), Alexander Isak (6.7) and Mikel Oyarzabal (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Rico, Mathew Ryan, Portu (6.4), Asier Illarramendi, Igor Zubeldia, Joseba Zaldúa (7.0), Jon Guridi (6.6), Julen Lobete (6.4), Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Näis Djouahra, Beñat Turrientes and Martín Zubimendi.

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

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: A. Isak for Portu (39′), A. Januzaj for J. Lobete (78′), A. Gorosabel for J. Zaldua (78′), Rafinha for J. Guridi (78′) and A. Guevara for M. Zubimendi (88′).

Best player: Mikel Oyarzabal​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Mikel Oyarzabal.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Matías Dituro (6.8), Hugo Mallo (5.9), Joseph Aidoo (6.5), Néstor Araujo (7.1), Javi Galán (6.4), Fran Beltrán (6.8), Brais Méndez (6.7), Denis Suárez (6.1), Franco Cervi (6.4), Iago Aspas (7.0) and Santi Mina (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Coke Carrillo, Fernando Medrano, Gabriel Veiga, Jeison Murillo, Okay Yokuşlu, Carlos Dominguez, Jose Fontán, Kevin Vazquez, Nolito (6.7) and Thiago Galhardo (6.9).

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 2 changes: F. Cervi for Nolito (58′) and D. Suarez for T. Galhardo (80′).

Best player: Néstor Araujo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Néstor Araujo.

His rating is (7.1) with 51 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• Granada – FC Barcelona – 1-1
• Levante – Mallorca – 2-0
• Real Madrid – Valencia – 4-1
• Real Sociedad – Celta de Vigo – 1-0