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Match preview · La Liga

Barcelona – Real Sociedad

Barcelona 1st in La Liga Home 2.66 projected goals by the model
Real Sociedad 8th in La Liga Away 0.81 projected goals by the model

Model updated 6 October, 06:58 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.66 0.81
Barcelona Real Sociedad
Barcelona
77%
Draw
16%
Real Sociedad
7%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Barcelona Draw Real Sociedad
Fair odds 1.29 6.28 15.07
Total goals
3.48
Over 2.5 goals
70%
Both teams to score
56%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Barcelona

77% Barcelona to win

Attack
1st vs 19th
Barcelona attack v Real Sociedad defence
Defence
2nd vs 11th
Barcelona defence v Real Sociedad attack
Recent xG form
+2.87 vs -0.60
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.66 – 0.81
Barcelona v Real Sociedad
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Barcelona and Real Sociedad compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Barcelona Real Sociedad
xG / match (better) 4.07 · 1st 1.19 · 14th
xGA / match (better) 1.09 · 3rd 1.68 · 15th
xGD / match (better) +2.99 · 1st -0.50 · 14th
xPts / match (better) 2.66 · 1st 1.17 · 12th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +2.87 -0.60

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

Barcelona clean sheet
41%
Barcelona 2+ goals
77%
Under 2.5 goals
30%
Both teams to score: no
44%

Most likely scorelines

2:0
10.6%
2:1
10.3%
3:0
9.8%
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Match result

Barcelona to win
77.4% 1.29 —
Draw
15.9% 6.28 —
Real Sociedad to win
6.6% 15.07 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
89.1% 1.12 —
Under 1.5 goals
10.9% 9.21 —
Over 2.5 goals
69.7% 1.43 —
Under 2.5 goals
30.3% 3.30 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
56.5% 1.77 —
Both teams not to score
43.5% 2.30 —

Team goals — Barcelona

Barcelona to score
94.4% 1.06 —
Barcelona not to score
5.6% 17.82 —
Barcelona 2+ goals
76.9% 1.30 —
Barcelona at most 1 goal
23.1% 4.32 —

Team goals — Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad to score
58.9% 1.70 —
Real Sociedad not to score
41.1% 2.43 —
Real Sociedad 2+ goals
18.9% 5.30 —
Real Sociedad at most 1 goal
81.1% 1.23 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Barcelona sample
20 matches
Real Sociedad sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Barcelona
3 matches
Away xG sample · Real Sociedad
4 matches
Computed
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 at 06:58

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.