LaLiga · Matchweek 1
Real Madrid
RMA
4–1Full time
Real Sociedad
RSO
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
52%Possession60%
37%Territory40%
5%From set plays15%
0.17Chance quality0.11
7.0%Directness3.4%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Real Madrid, 3 for Real Sociedad. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 23 of 109 matches, not the full season.