Match report

Real Sociedad Defeats Valencia 1-0 in La Liga

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
1–0
FT
Valencia
Valencia
May 16, 2024

Real Sociedad held off Valencia to secure a vital 1-0 victory in the ongoing La Liga season. Andre Silva's early goal proved decisive as Real Sociedad managed to maintain their lead despite Valencia's late push.

Key Facts

  • • Andre Silva scored for Real Sociedad in the third minute, assisted by T. Kubo.
  • • Valencia struggled with discipline, receiving two yellow cards from Hugo Guillamón and S. Canos.
  • • Multiple substitutions were made by both teams, including Valencia’s Javier Guerra and Peter Federico coming on late.

Lineups

Real Sociedad

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 Álex Remiro (G)
  • 2 Álvaro Odriozola (D)
  • 24 Robin Le Normand (D)
  • 20 Jon Pacheco (D)
  • 17 Kieran Tierney (D)
  • 8 Mikel Merino (M)
  • 22 Beñat Turrientes (M)
  • 12 Arsen Zakharyan (M)
  • 14 Takefusa Kubo (F)
  • 21 André Silva (F)
  • 7 Ander Barrenetxea (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 Brais Méndez
  • 11 Sheraldo Becker
  • 18 Hamari Traoré
  • 10 Mikel Oyarzabal
  • 39 Jon Aramburu
  • 13 Unai Marrero
  • 6 Aritz Elustondo
  • 41 Iñaki Rupérez Urtasun
  • 36 Jon Martin Vicente
  • 15 Urko González
  • 16 Jon Ander Olasagasti
  • 19 Umar Sadiq

Valencia

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili (G)
  • 12 Thierry Correia (D)
  • 3 Cristhian Mosquera (D)
  • 15 Cenk Özkaçar (D)
  • 20 Dimitri Foulquier (D)
  • 11 Peter González (M)
  • 6 Hugo Guillamón (M)
  • 8 Javier Guerra (M)
  • 16 Diego Lopez (M)
  • 10 André Almeida (F)
  • 17 Roman Yaremchuk (F)

Substitutes

  • 14 José Luis Gayà
  • 7 Sergi Canós
  • 22 Alberto Mari
  • 30 Hugo González
  • 19 Selim Amallah
  • 13 Cristian Rivero
  • 49 Vicent Abril
  • 34 Yarek Gasiorowski
  • 31 Rubén Iranzo
  • 27 Pablo Gozálbez

Timeline

  1. Real Sociedad
    3' Real Sociedad Goal · Normal Goal
    Andre Silva · Assist: T. Kubo
  2. Valencia
    29' Valencia Card · Yellow Card
    Hugo Guillamón

    Foul

  3. Valencia
    60' Valencia subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Javier Guerra · On: S. Canos
  4. Valencia
    60' Valencia subst · Substitution 2
    Off: T. Correia · On: José Luis Gayà
  5. Valencia
    71' Valencia subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Peter Federico · On: Hugo González
  6. Valencia
    71' Valencia subst · Substitution 4
    Off: R. Yaremchuk · On: A. Mari
  7. Real Sociedad
    75' Real Sociedad subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Odriozola · On: H. Traore
  8. Real Sociedad
    75' Real Sociedad subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Andre Silva · On: M. Oyarzabal
  9. Real Sociedad
    82' Real Sociedad subst · Substitution 5
    Off: K. Tierney · On: J. Aramburu
  10. Valencia
    85' Valencia subst · Substitution 5
    Off: D. Lopez · On: S. Amallah
  11. Valencia
    90'+4 Valencia Card · Yellow Card
    S. Canos

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Real Sociedad Valencia
Fouls 11 13
Pass Accuracy 82% 76%
Offsides 0 5
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 10 7
Corners 3 3
Total Passes 568 402
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 1 1
Shots on Target 5 3
xG 1.28 0.84
Shots off Target 4 3
Possession 59% 41%
Goals Prevented 1 1
Accurate Passes 467 306
Shots Inside Box 5 4
Saves 3 4
Shots Outside Box 5 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Andre Silva's early goal in the third minute set the tone for Real Sociedad's performance.
  • ▸ Valencia faced setbacks after receiving yellow cards, impacting their momentum during the match.