Real Sociedad vs Barcelona – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:1
18/01/2026 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • LaLiga - Round 20
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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vietnamVietnamSCTV 22

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.013.69
Ball possession
27%73%
Total shots
825
Shots on target
69
Big chances
37
Corner kicks
68
Passes
66% (146/221)89% (537/606)
Yellow cards
33
Red cards
10
Expected goals (xG)
1.013.69
xG on target (xGOT)
1.452.38
Total shots
825
Shots on target
69
Shots off target
111
Blocked shots
15
Shots inside the box
518
Shots outside the box
27
Hit the woodwork
05
Headed goals
01
Big chances
37
Corner kicks
68
Touches in opposition box
1753
Accurate through passes
01
Offsides
43
Free kicks
813
Passes
66% (146/221)89% (537/606)
Long passes
36% (21/59)56% (27/48)
Passes in final third
44% (28/64)80% (166/208)
Crosses
36% (5/14)29% (6/21)
Expected assists (xA)
0.932.28
Throw ins
1818
Fouls
138
Tackles
57% (12/21)50% (7/14)
Duels won
4165
Clearances
3329
Interceptions
86
Errors leading to shot
10
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper saves
83
xGOT faced
2.381.45
Goals prevented
1.38-0.55

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 32', 1 - 0, Oyarzabal M. , Guedes G. (A),
  • 37', Turrientes B. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 1)
  • 51', Aramburu J. 🟨,
  • 58', Turrientes B. , Gorrotxategi J. ,
  • 58', Mendez B. , Odriozola A. ,
  • 62', Torres F. , Lewandowski R. ,
  • 62', Balde A. , Cancelo J. ,
  • 63', Olmo D. , Rashford M. ,
  • 69', Kubo T. , Barrenetxea A. ,
  • 69', Gomez S. , Munoz A. ,
  • 70', 1 - 1, Rashford M. , Lamine Yamal (A),
  • 71', 2 - 1, Guedes G. , Soler C. (A),
  • 76', Garcia E. 🟨,
  • 78', Zubeldia I. 🟨,
  • 82', Aramburu J. , Caleta-Car D. ,
  • 84', Lewandowski R. 🟨,
  • 85', Fermín 🟨,
  • 85', Kounde J. , Bardghji R. ,
  • 86', Cubarsi P. , Martin G. ,
  • 88', Soler C. 🟥,

Chances of winning


Real Sociedad
19.8%
Draw
21.8%
Barcelona
58.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
18.9% 20.2% 61%

Our Initial ML Estimation

18.8% 20.1% 61.2%

Real Sociedad - Barcelona Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
4.83
(4.99)
4.39
(4.68)
1.64
(1.55)
4.6%
(6.1%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.25
What is the prediction for Real Sociedad - Barcelona?
  • Users Predictions: 84 users predict this event. Real Sociedad will win (votes: 7 - 8.3%). Barcelona will win (votes: 69 - 82.1%). It will Tie (votes: 8 - 9.5%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Barcelona: 73.9%90.3%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • AH +1 - Barcelona (1.99) (votes: 2 - 66.7%) .
    • AH +0.5 - Barcelona (1.60) (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
    • AH +1.5 - Real Sociedad (1.53) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 3 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 3.25 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH +0.75 - Real Sociedad (2.07) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Barcelona will win (31 of 36 users predict this - 86.11%) 🥇 Gold Tip.
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 44 high ROI users predict this event. Real Sociedad (votes: 4 - 9.1%). Barcelona (votes: 36 - 81.8%). Tie (votes: 4 - 9.1%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:2.
  • Preview Facts
    • Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 13 and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Champions League (League phase: )).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Real Sociedad won 1.
    • Real Sociedad is currently in amazing form (last 5 games: 3 wins).
    • Barcelona is showing excellent form with consecutive wins (last 5 games: 5 wins).
    • Barcelona may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • In this match, Barcelona is a strong favorite.
    • There will not play in Real Sociedad: Herrera Y. (Calf Injury) Lebarbier A. (Injury) Marchal A. (Injury) Oskarsson O. (Muscle Injury) Ruperez I. (Knee Injury) Zakharyan A. (Calf Injury)
    • There will not play in Barcelona: Christensen A. (Knee Injury) Gavi (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Barcelona: Fernandez D. (Injury) Raphinha (Knock)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Real Sociedad won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 17 matches, and goals 18:45. (average 0.9:2.3).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Real Sociedad won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 7 matches, and goals 9:22. (average 1:2.4).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Real Sociedad - Barcelona were as follows:
    28.09.2025 Barcelona - Real Sociedad 2:1
    02.03.2025 Barcelona - Real Sociedad 4:0
    10.11.2024 Real Sociedad - Barcelona 1:0
    13.05.2024 Barcelona - Real Sociedad 2:0
    04.11.2023 Real Sociedad - Barcelona 0:1
    Latest results of Real Sociedad
    13.01.2026 Real Sociedad - Osasuna 3:2
    09.01.2026 Getafe - Real Sociedad 1:2
    20.12.2025 Levante - Real Sociedad 1:1
    16.12.2025 Eldense - Real Sociedad 1:2
    Latest results of Barcelona
    11.01.2026 Barcelona - Real Madrid 3:2
    03.01.2026 Espanyol - Barcelona 0:2
    21.12.2025 Villarreal - Barcelona 0:2
    Spanish LaLiga Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Barcelona22181360:233755
    2Real Madrid22173247:182954
    3Atl. Madrid22136338:172145
    4Villarreal21133539:231642
    5Betis2298536:28835
    6Espanyol22104826:27-134
    7Celta Vigo2289529:23633
    8Real Sociedad2277830:30028
    9Osasuna22751026:27-126
    10Alaves22741120:27-725
    11Ath Bilbao22741121:31-1025
    12Girona2267921:36-1525
    13Elche2259830:32-224
    14Mallorca22661028:34-624
    15Sevilla22731229:37-824
    16Valencia2258923:35-1223
    17Getafe22651116:27-1123
    18Rayo Vallecano22571018:30-1222
    19Levante21461124:34-1018
    20Oviedo22371212:34-2216

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