Real Sociedad 2-0 Almería: A surprise win against Almería
ALMERíA. Real Sociedad had a surprising win over Almería with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Agius (48') and a goal from A. Sörloth (53').
ALMERíA. Real Sociedad had a surprising win over Almería with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Agius (48′) and a goal from A. Sörloth (53′). Real Sociedad took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium in Almería on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who was helped by Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.36 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.
Match Statistics
Real Sociedad was in firm control of the ball 60% while Almería was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Sociedad won the contest.
Almería shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Almería received 1 yellow card (Srdjan Babic). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Real Sociedad.
After playing this contest, Almería will stay with 17 points like Getafe and Real Valladolid to stay in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad will have 29 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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48'48'
Gilbert Agius
Takefusa Kubo
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48'48'
Gilbert Agius
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53'53'
Alexander Sörloth
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55'55'
Adrián Embarba
Luis Suárez
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66'66'
Francisco Portillo
E. Touré
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66'66'
Dyego Sousa
L. Ramazani
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66'66'
Lázaro
Lucas Robertone
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72'72'
Pablo Marín Tejada
Mikel Merino
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72'72'
Mikel Oyarzabal
Takefusa Kubo
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75'75'
Alejandro Pozo
Houboulang Mendes
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82'82'
Guevara
Jiri Malik
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82'82'
Robert Navarro
Gilbert Agius
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85'85'
Ander Martín
Alexander Sörloth
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90'90'
Srdjan Babic
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Almería will host Atlético Madrid on the 15th of January with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (5 draws).
Real Sociedad will host Athletic Club on the 14th of January with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (9 draws).
Almería: Formation and Lineups
Almería started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia chose to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez , Houboulang Mendes , Rodrigo Ely , Srđan Babić , Sergio Akieme , Lucas Robertone , César de la Hoz , Gonzalo Melero , Largie Ramazani , El Bilal Touré and Luis Javier Suárez .
Substitutes
Almería made 5 changes: Luis Suárez for Adrián Embarba (55′), Lucas Robertone for Lázaro (66′), El Toure for Francisco Portillo (66′), Largie Ramazani for Dyego Sousa (66′) and Houboulang Mendes for Alejandro Pozo (75′).
Top player: Adrián Embarba
The player who no doubt impressed Almería the most was Adrián Embarba.
His rating is with 11 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 55′.
Real Sociedad: Formation and Lineups
Real Sociedad started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
On the other side, Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro , Aritz Elustondo , Igor Zubeldia , Robin Le Normand , Diego Rico , Martín Zubimendi , Mikel Merino , David Silva , Asier Illarramendi , Takefusa Kubo and Alexander Sørloth .
Substitutes
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Mikel Merino for Pablo Marín Tejada (72′), Takefusa Kubo for Mikel Oyarzabal (72′), Jiri Malik for Guevara (81′), Gilbert Agius for Robert Navarro (81′) and Alexander Sörloth for Ander Martín (85′).
Top player: Mikel Merino
Probably the most impressive player in Real Sociedad was Mikel Merino even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vicky Singh
Vicky Singh is based in Mumbai with over two decades as a sports journalist. He writes mainly on football predictions and head to head.
