Real Sociedad vs Barcelona: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 34Kick-off on April 30, 2011 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián
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What was the result of Real Sociedad vs Barcelona?
Real Sociedad won 2-1 on April 30, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 29′Thiago AlcântaraBarcelona
- 71′Diego Ifrán SalaReal Sociedad
- 83′Xabier Prieto ArgarateReal Sociedad (pen.)
Official lineup for Real Sociedad vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Real Sociedad
- 7A. Griezmann
- 20Raúl Tamudo Montero
- 10Xabier Prieto Argarate
- 11Mikel Aranburu Eizagirre
- 19Diego Rivas Gutiérrez
- 16V. Demidov
- 2Carlos Martínez Díez
- 3Mikel González
- 5Bergara
- 22Daniel Estrada Agirrezablaga
- 1C. Bravo
Barcelona
- 10L. Messi
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 11J. Suárez
- 15Seydou Keita
- 20I. Afellay
- 30Thiago Alcântara
- 18G. Milito
- 3Piqué
- 26Andreu Fontàs
- 40Martín Montoya
- 13José Manuel Pinto Colorado
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Sociedad have 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats; Barcelona have 12, 3 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2011 | Athletic Club(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 17, 2011 | Sporting Gijon(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 10, 2011 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 0-3 | La Liga |
| Apr 3, 2011 | Hércules(home) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Mar 20, 2011 | Racing Santander(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2011 | Osasuna(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 16, 2011 | Real Madrid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 9, 2011 | Almeria(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 2, 2011 | Villarreal(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 19, 2011 | Getafe(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Real Sociedad wins, 0 draws, 1 Barcelona win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2010 | Barcelona 5-0 Real Sociedad | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad on Dec 12, 2010
How many goals should we expect?
Real Sociedad score 1.2 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.1 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Sociedad | 1.2 | 1.7 | 4 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.1 | 0.5 | 8 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Real Sociedad sit 5th in La Liga (19 points from 11 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (30 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
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