ALMERIA. Real Sociedad beats Almería 3-1.

The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 13,016 spectators.​ The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos who was helped by Diego Santaursula Aguado and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Roberto Gonzalo Sánchez. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.13 degrees Celsius or 70.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Almería

1 - 3

Real Sociedad

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 7 Total 18
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 77 Attack 102
  • 21 Dangerous attack 37
  • 63 Ball safe 64
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 16 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Almería was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Real Sociedad that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the match.​

Almería shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Real Sociedad shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Almería received 2 yellow cards (Lucas Robertone and Adrián Embarba). On the opposite side, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Umar Sadiq and Aihen Muñoz).

Match Timeline

Lucas Robertone- Yellow
27'
32'
Umar Sadiq- Yellow
45'
Aihen Muñoz - Yellow
46'
Mikel Merino- sub ->Umar Sadiq
46'
Takefusa Kubo- sub ->Ander Barrenetxea
Adrián Embarba- Yellow
50'
62'
Mikel Oyarzabal(goal)Aritz Elustondo
58'
Beñat Turrientes(VAR)
66'
Carlos Fernández - sub ->Mikel Oyarzabal
Gonzalo Melero- sub ->Lucas Robertone
71'
72'
74'
Sergio Arribas(goal)
76'
81'
Jon Ander Olasagasti- sub ->Beñat Turrientes
Iddrisu Baba- sub ->Sergio Arribas
87'
90'
Carlos Fernández (penalty)
90'
Martín Zubimendi(goal)Aritz Elustondo
90'
89'
Takefusa Kubo(VAR)

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 encounter, Almería will stay with 3 points to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Real Sociedad will have 22 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will host Cádiz on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Cádiz (8 draws).

Real Sociedad will host Atlético Madrid on the 26th of May with a 18-8 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
Luís Maximiano 25.Portugal
6.3
D
Edgar González 3.Spain
6.6
D
Sergio Akieme 15.Spain
5.7
D
Chumi 21.Spain
6.3
D
Houboulang Mendes 24.Guinea-Bissau
6.8
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
6.7
71' 27'
M
Dion Lopy 6.Senegal
7.0
90'
M
Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium
6.4
M
Adrián Embarba 10.Spain
6.4
72' 50'
M
Sergio Arribas 19.Spain
7.0
87' 76'
F
Léo Baptistão 12.Brazil
7.0
Substitutes
G
Diego Mariño 1.Spain
G
Fernando Martínez 13.Spain
D
Kaiky 2.Brazil
D
Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain
D
César Montes 22.Mexico
M
Iddrisu Baba 4.Ghana
6.3
87'
M
Arnau Puigmal 8.Spain
M
Gonzalo Melero 11.Spain
6.4
71'
F
Lázaro 14.Brazil
6.8
72'
F
Marciano Sanca 34.Guinea-Bissau
6.4
90'

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

The manager Gaizka Garitano Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Luís Maximiano (6.3), Houboulang Mendes (6.8), Chumi (6.3), Edgar González (6.6), Sergio Akieme (5.7), Dion Lopy (7.0), Lucas Robertone (6.7), Adrián Embarba (6.4), Sergio Arribas (7.0), Largie Ramazani (6.4) and Léo Baptistão (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Mariño, Kaiky, Iddrisu Baba (6.3), Arnau Puigmal, Gonzalo Melero (6.4), Fernando Martínez, Lázaro (6.8), Alejandro Pozo, César Montes, Rachad Fettal Dhimi and Marciano Sanca (6.4).

Substitutions

Almería made 4 changes: Adrián Embarba for Lázaro (72′), Lucas Robertone for Gonzalo Melero (71′), Dion Lopy for Marciano Sanca (90′) and Sergio Arribas for Iddrisu Baba (87′).

Best player: Dion Lopy​

The most impressive player for Almería was Dion Lopy.

His rating is (7.0) with 41 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 12.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
6.8
D
Aihen Muñoz 3.Spain
7.0
45'
D
Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain
7.9
D
Hamari Traoré 18.Mali
7.0
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
6.7
M
Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain
7.3
90'
M
Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain
6.1
46'
M
Arsen Zakharyan 12.Russia
7.0
74'
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
6.7
81'
F
Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain
7.5
66' 62'
F
Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria
7.5
46' 32'
Substitutes
G
Unai Marrero 32.Spain
D
Álvaro Odriozola 2.Spain
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
D
Urko González de Zarate 26.Spain
D
Jon Aramburu 39.Venezuela
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
7.0
46'
M
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
7.0
46'
M
Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain
7.0
81'
M
Jon Magunazelaia 28.Spain
M
Pablo Marín 29.Spain
F
Carlos Fernández 9.Spain
7.1
66' 90'
F
Mohamed-Ali Cho 11.France
6.8
74'

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

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro (6.8), Hamari Traore (7.0), Aritz Elustondo (7.9), Robin Le Normand (6.7), Aihen Muñoz (7.0), Martín Zubimendi (7.3), Arsen Zakharyan (7.0), Beñat Turrientes (6.7), Ander Barrenetxea (6.1), Mikel Oyarzabal (7.5) and Umar Sadiq (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mikel Merino (7.0), Takefusa Kubo (7.0), Álvaro Odriozola, Carlos Fernández (7.1), Mohamed-Ali Cho (6.8), Jon Ander Olasagasti (7.0), Jon Pacheco, Urko González, Jon Magunazelaia, Pablo Marín, Unai Marrero and Jon Aramburu.

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Ander Barrenetxea for Takefusa Kubo (46′), Umar Sadiq for Mikel Merino (46′), Mikel Oyarzabal for Carlos Fernández (66′), Arsen Zakharyan for Mohamed-Ali Cho (74′) and Beñat Turrientes for Jon Ander Olasagasti (81′).

Best player: Aritz Elustondo​

The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Aritz Elustondo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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