Real Sociedad vs Espanyol – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Real Sociedad
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Real Sociedad defeated Espanyol 2–1 on 29 August 2026 at Anoeta Stadium in La Liga.
Lineups
Real Sociedad: (4-4-2) Álex Remiro, Jon Aramburu, Igor Zubeldia, Ander Barrenetxea, Beñat Turrientes, Orri Óskarsson, Mikel Oyarzabal, Sergio Gómez, Carlos Soler, Luka Sucic, Jon Martín.
Espanyol: (4-2-3-1) Urko González de Zárate, Edu Expósito, Roberto Fernández, Marko Dmitrovic, Unai Núñez, Vanja Drkusic, Roger Hinojo, Álex Calatrava, Omar El Hilali, Tyrhys Dolan, Javi Hernández.
Substitutions
Real Sociedad: Yangel Herrera for Beñat Turrientes, Alex Marchal for Ander Barrenetxea, Gonçalo Guedes for Orri Óskarsson, Takefusa Kubo for Luka Sucic, Jon Gorrotxategi for Mikel Oyarzabal.
Espanyol: Gabriel Moscardo for Urko González de Zárate, Rafel Bauzà for Edu Expósito, Marcos Fernández for Javi Hernández, Jofre Carreras for Tyrhys Dolan, Pere Milla for Roberto Fernández.
Sidelined players
Real Sociedad: Mikel Goti.
Espanyol: Javi Puado, Kike García.
Match statistics
Real Sociedad had 51% of the possession, compared with 49% for Espanyol.
Real Sociedad registered 18 shots, with 10 on target. Espanyol had 11 shots, with 3 on target.
Real Sociedad won 7 corners, while Espanyol won 3.
Top players
Real Sociedad: Orri Óskarsson scored 1 goal, Mikel Oyarzabal provided 2 assists, and Carlos Soler was the highest-rated player (7.2).
Espanyol: Roberto Fernández scored 1 goal, Javi Hernández provided 1 assist, and Marko Dmitrovic was the highest-rated player (7.7).