Real Sociedad 2–1 Espanyol
- Barrenetxea 4'
- Óskarsson 61'
- Matarazzo 90+4'
- Fernández 45'
29 August 2026
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Real Sociedad against Espanyol on 29 August 2026, on matchday 3 of the 2026-27 La Liga.
Player of the match: Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), rated 70, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.36 xG. Fernández produced 1.1 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
For Real Sociedad, the highest-rated player was Jon Martín, with 65.
Pellegrino Matarazzo was sent off at 90+4'.
Roberto Fernández
Espanyol · 83'
Produced 1.12× and cost 0.34× their position's average
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 0.36 xG 1.5×
- 1 shot on target 1.3×
- 1 shot off target 0.8×
- 5 misplaced passes 1.0×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Martín | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Sergio Gómez | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Orri Óskarsson | Forward | 78 | 60 |
| Carlos Soler | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Igor Zubeldia | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Ander Barrenetxea | Forward | 63 | 56 |
| Alex Marchal | Forward | 27 | 56 |
| Jon Aramburu | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Luka Sucic | Midfielder | 78 | 52 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Beñat Turrientes | Midfielder | 62 | 44 |
| Yangel Herrera | Midfielder | 28 | 43 |
| Álex Remiro | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Gonçalo Guedes | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Takefusa Kubo | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Jon Gorrotxategi | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Fernández ★ | Forward | 83 | 70 |
| Unai Núñez | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | Forward | 83 | 50 |
| Vanja Drkusic | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Roger Hinojo | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Marcos Fernández | Forward | 20 | 42 |
| Gabriel Moscardo | Midfielder | 44 | 41 |
| Rafel Bauzà | Midfielder | 20 | 41 |
| Javi Hernández | Midfielder | 70 | 37 |
| Álex Calatrava | Midfielder | 90 | 33 |
| Edu Expósito | Midfielder | 70 | 33 |
| Urko González de Zárate | Midfielder | 46 | 32 |
| Marko Dmitrovic | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jofre Carreras | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Pere Milla | Forward | 7 | no rating |
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.