§ La Liga · 2026-27 · Matchday 1

Real Madrid 4–1 Real Sociedad

  • Mbappé 40'
  • Mbappé 60'
  • Junior 68'
  • Mbappé 80'
  • Sucic 44'

26 August 2026

The match in data

A 4–1 win for Real Madrid against Real Sociedad on 26 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 La Liga.

Player of the match: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), rated 74, thanks above all to 1.07 xG and 7 shots on target. Mbappé produced 2.7 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Real Sociedad, the highest-rated player was Takefusa Kubo, with 59.

Kylian Mbappé  scored a hat-trick.

74
Player of the match

Kylian Mbappé

Real Madrid · 90'

Produced 2.73× and cost 0.45× their position's average

Added
  • 1.07 xG 3.3×
  • 7 shots on target 4.0×
  • 3 goals 4.0×
Took away
  • 1 shot off target, worth 0.13 0.8×
  • 1 failed dribble 0.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Real Madrid
PlayerPositionMinRating
Kylian Mbappé ★ Forward 90 74
Dean Huijsen Defender 90 69
Ibrahima Konaté Defender 90 65
Arda Güler Midfielder 78 62
Álvaro Carreras Defender 46 57
Vinicius Junior Forward 84 55
Jude Bellingham Midfielder 78 54
Marc Cucurella Defender 44 54
Federico Valverde Midfielder 90 53
Bernardo Silva Midfielder 86 49
Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper 90 34
Denzel Dumfries Defender 90 31
Brahim Díaz Forward 12 no rating
Eduardo Camavinga Midfielder 12 no rating
Yan Diomande Forward 6 no rating
Carlos Espí Forward 4 no rating
Real Sociedad
PlayerPositionMinRating
Takefusa Kubo Forward 74 59
Beñat Turrientes Midfielder 90 55
Sergio Gómez Defender 90 55
Luka Sucic Midfielder 90 53
Carlos Soler Midfielder 24 51
Mikel Oyarzabal Forward 57 45
Igor Zubeldia Defender 33 38
Jon Martín Defender 90 36
Álex Remiro Goalkeeper 90 36
Luken Beitia Defender 90 32
Jon Aramburu Defender 57 30
Ander Barrenetxea Forward 24 29
Orri Óskarsson Forward 33 28
Yangel Herrera Midfielder 66 26
Job Ochieng Midfielder 90 20
Gonçalo Guedes Forward 16 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Real Madrid player won the most duels?

Jude Bellingham, with 10 duels won. Next: Dean Huijsen 5, Bernardo Silva 5.

Jude Bellingham led Real Madrid with 10 duels won, doubling the output of nearest teammates Dean Huijsen and Bernardo Silva, who posted 5 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Real Madrid 4–1 Real Sociedad, La Liga 2026-27. Player of the match: Kylian Mbappé, 74
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.