La Liga

Real Sociedad 2–1 Espanyol

Final score · Half-time 1–1 · All of yesterday's results

No sharp market price is available for this match. Our own model makes Real Sociedad the most likely outcome at 46%; we make no value call without a sharp benchmark. Recent form — Real Sociedad: LLDLD; Espanyol: LWDWW.

After the whistle

Match stats

Match statsReal SociedadEspanyol
Possession %5149
Expected goals (xG)1.820.77
Shots1711
Shots on target103
Corners73
Yellow cards24
Red cards00
Fouls1914
Goalkeeper saves27
Pass accuracy %8178

Referee: Manuel Jesus Orellana Cid, Spain · Venue: Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastian

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Line-ups, events and match stats: API-Football.

Starting line-ups

Real Sociedad 4-4-2

  1. Álex Remiro GK
  2. J. Aramburu DF
  3. Jon Martín DF
  4. Zubeldia DF
  5. Sergio Gómez DF
  6. Barrenetxea MF
  7. Beñat Turrientes MF
  8. Carlos Soler MF
  9. L. Sučić MF
  10. O. Óskarsson FW
  11. Mikel Oyarzabal FW

Espanyol 4-4-2

  1. M. Dmitrović GK
  2. O. El Hilali DF
  3. V. Drkušić DF
  4. Unai Núñez DF
  5. Roger Hinojo DF
  6. Álex Calatrava MF
  7. Urko González MF
  8. Edu Expósito MF
  9. T. Dolan MF
  10. Javier Hernandez FW
  11. Roberto Fernández FW

The most likely result is not the same as value: value is where a bookmaker pays more than the fair price, and the two can point to different outcomes.

Value check before kick-off

No value

No value was flagged for this match: before kick-off, no bookmaker price we saw beat the fair price under our rule.

Most likely result

1/2 Home or away 73%

When no single result is likely enough, our pick covers the two most probable outcomes (double chance).

1X2
Other estimates
Our model46%27%27%

Sharp, recorded = Pinnacle when we logged the match (it can be days old). Our model = our own estimate, which on average predicts worse than the market.

Fair odds of the pick (as recorded) 1.36
Sharp odds recorded for this prediction (Pinnacle) —
Market Gap —
Confidence —
Prediction result Won · 1

Match context

The last 5 head-to-head meetings we tracked split 3–2–0 (Real Sociedad wins – draws – Espanyol wins).

Real Sociedad scored 1.2 and conceded 2.2 across their last 5 matches in our results database; Espanyol scored 1.8 and conceded 0.8 in 5.

These figures come from our own tracked results and odds snapshots for this fixture — not from a generic stats feed.

Market-relevant trends

Real Sociedad has lost its last 2 matches.
No value Already reflected in the fair price — no value on Real Sociedad here.

We show the trend and whether it is already in the price. Most sites show the streak and let you assume you should bet it.

Why this price?

Real Sociedad
L L D L D
avg 1.2 scored · 2.2 conceded (last 5)
Espanyol
L W D W W
avg 1.8 scored · 0.8 conceded (last 5)
Recent head-to-head
23 May 2026 Espanyol 1–1 Real Sociedad
24 Aug 2025 Real Sociedad 2–2 Espanyol
09 Feb 2025 Real Sociedad 2–1 Espanyol
24 Aug 2024 Espanyol 0–1 Real Sociedad
13 Feb 2023 Espanyol 2–3 Real Sociedad

Recent form and head-to-head from our settled results — context behind the fair price. The price itself comes from the sharp market, not from these alone.

Public, timestamped record

Logged before kick-off
Prediction record
Pick 1/2 · Home or away
Odds recorded for the prediction —
Closing odds pending
Prediction CLV —
Result Won
Prediction hash — integrity fingerprint 09b8b1dffeca81af

This hash fingerprints the prediction as recorded: teams, kick-off time, our model probabilities, the Pinnacle prices recorded for it (at logging or, if there were none, the first quoted after logging and before kick-off, which can be written in after the match) and the log time. A later edit to any of them would change it (a rescheduled kick-off changes it too). It does not cover closing prices, the result or the value-bet record above; value flags recorded live have their own seal in the public record. Verify in the public record →

Every day a snapshot of the full public record is published to a public Git repository and timestamped with OpenTimestamps. Timestamped snapshots are never overwritten and the Git history shows any difference, so a later change to a past row is visible by comparing two snapshots. The corrections file lists the corrections we announced. Verify on the public log →

Since 20 June 2026 the public record is snapshotted daily (07:40 Bucharest time: 04:40 UTC in summer time, 05:40 UTC in winter) to an external log. A prediction is externally timestamped before kick-off only if it was in a snapshot taken before the match; predictions logged on match day, or whose Pinnacle price was added after logging, first appear there after kick-off. Value flags have been recorded live only since 26 September 2026; earlier value flags were reconstructed on that date.

Methodology

The fair price comes from the sharp market itself: we strip the margin from Pinnacle-style odds — the most accurate public predictor in existence — and use our calibrated Elo + form model as a cross-check and as the fallback where no sharp price exists. Value is flagged only where a softer bookmaker prices a selection above that fair price, never on long shots (implied probability under 30%), and never beyond a plausible band. Most of the time there is no value — and we say so.

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