Real Sociedad draws 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano played out a goalless draw.

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Mark Hall
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Real Sociedad draws 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

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 32,528 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the support of Diego Sánchez Rojo and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Albert Ávalos Martos. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.59 degrees Celsius or 61.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Sociedad

0 - 0

Team 1

Rayo Vallecano

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 6 Total 5
  • 3 On Target 0
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 109 Attack 100
  • 31 Dangerous attack 45
  • 138 Ball safe 125
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 7 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Real Sociedad was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rayo Vallecano had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 0 were on target. However, that was not enough Rayo Vallecano to win the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 6 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano shot 5 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Jon Pacheco and Javi Galán). On the other side, Rayo Vallecano received 5 yellow cards (Óscar Trejo, Unai López, Randy Nteka, Francisco and Iván Balliu).

Match Timeline

7'
Óscar Trejo- Yellow
19'
Iván Balliu Campeny- Yellow
Brais Méndez- sub ->Arsen Zakharyan
29'
55'
Randy Nteka- sub ->Óscar Trejo
57'
Unai López- Yellow
Sheraldo Becker- sub ->André Silva
62'
Urko González de Zarate- sub ->Igor Zubeldia
62'
Mikel Oyarzabal- sub ->Umar Sadiq
62'
70'
71'
Jorge de Frutos- sub ->Isi Palazón
72'
Jon Ander Olasagasti- sub ->Robin Le Normand
83'
85'
Randy Nteka- Yellow
Jon Pacheco- 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 playing this contest, Real Sociedad has 36 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano will has 24 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away against Girona on the 4th of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (7 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will play away against Atlético Madrid on the 31st of January with a 15-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
6.7
D
Javi Galán 25.Spain
7.0
70'
D
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
7.5
62'
D
Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
7.5
83'
D
Jon Aramburu 39.Venezuela
7.5
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
7.3
90'
M
Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain
7.3
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
7.0
M
Arsen Zakharyan 12.Russia
6.4
29'
F
André Silva 21.Portugal
6.7
62'
F
Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria
6.6
62'
Substitutes
G
Unai Marrero 13.Spain
D
Álvaro Odriozola 2.Spain
D
Urko González de Zarate 15.Spain
6.4
62'
M
Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain
7.0
83'
M
Jon Magunazelaia 28.Spain
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
7.0
29'
M
Pablo Marín 29.Spain
F
Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain
6.7
62'
F
Sheraldo Becker 11.Suriname
6.4
62'

Real Sociedad started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (6.7), Aritz Elustondo, Jon Aramburu (7.5), Igor Zubeldia (7.5), Robin Le Normand (7.5), Jon Pacheco (7.3), Javi Galán (7.0), Arsen Zakharyan (6.4), Martín Zubimendi (7.3), Beñat Turrientes (7.0), Umar Sadiq (6.6) and André Silva (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Mikel Oyarzabal (6.7), Sheraldo Becker  (6.4), Brais Méndez (7.0), Pablo Marín, Álvaro Odriozola, Unai Marrero, Urko González (6.4), Jon Ander Olasagasti (7.0), Jon Magunazelaia, Jon Martín, Aitor Fraga and Rupérez.

Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of Brais Méndez (injured) and Jon Ander Olasagasti (injured).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Arsen Zakharyan for Brais Méndez (29′), Robin Le Normand for Jon Ander Olasagasti (83′), Umar Sadiq for Mikel Oyarzabal (62′), André Silva for Sheraldo Becker  (62′) and Igor Zubeldia for Urko González (62′).

Player of the match: Igor Zubeldia​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Igor Zubeldia.

His rating is 7.5 with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 6.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
7.5
D
Aridane Hernández 5.Spain
7.3
D
Alfonso Espino 12.Uruguay
7.1
D
Iván Balliu Campeny 20.Albania
7.3
19'
D
Florian Lejeune 24.France
7.3
M
Pep Chavarría 3.Spain
6.7
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
6.3
71'
M
Unai López 17.Spain
6.7
57'
M
Óscar Valentín 23.Spain
7.0
F
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
6.6
55' 7'
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
6.8
72'
Substitutes
G
Dani Cárdenas 13.Spain
D
Andrei Rațiu 2.Romania
D
Martín Pascual 4.Spain
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
M
José Pozo 6.Spain
M
Randy Nteka 11.France
6.3
55' 85'
M
Kike Pérez 14.Spain
6.6
72'
F
Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia
F
Raúl de Tomás 22.Spain
F
Jorge de Frutos 19.Spain
6.3
71'

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

Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Stole Dimitrievski (7.5), Iván Balliu (7.3), Aridane Hernández (7.3), Florian Lejeune (7.3), Alfonso Espino (7.1), Isi Palazón (6.3), Unai López (6.7), Óscar Valentín (7.0), Pep Chavarría (6.7), Sergio Camello (6.8), Óscar Trejo (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdul Mumin, Jorge de Frutos (6.3), Andrei Rațiu, Martín Pascual, José Pozo, Radamel Falcao, Randy Nteka (6.3), Dani Cárdenas, Kike Pérez (6.6) and Raúl de Tomás.

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 3 changes: Sergio Camello for Kike Pérez (72′), Óscar Trejo for Randy Nteka (55′) and Isi Palazón for Jorge de Frutos (71′).

Player of the match: Stole Dimitrievski​

The most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was the goalkeeper: Stole Dimitrievski. His rating is 7.45. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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