§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 1

Valencia 1–1 Real Sociedad

  • López 57'
  • Kubo 60'

16 August 2025

The match in data

Valencia and Real Sociedad finished level at 1–1 on 16 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Player of the match: Dani Raba (Valencia), rated 62, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 2 key passes. Raba produced 1.0 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

For Real Sociedad, the highest-rated player was Beñat Turrientes, with 62.

62
Player of the match

Dani Raba

Valencia · 67'

Produced 1.03× and cost 0.32× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 2 key passes 2.1×
  • 1 completed dribble 1.1×
Took away
  • 1 failed dribble 0.9×
  • 4 misplaced passes 1.0×

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.

Valencia
PlayerPositionMinRating
César Tárrega Defender 90 65
Pepelu Midfielder 80 65
Dani Raba ★ Forward 67 62
André Almeida Midfielder 23 60
Dimitri Foulquier Defender 90 57
José Copete Defender 90 51
Hugo Duro Forward 68 51
Javi Guerra Midfielder 87 49
Diego López Forward 90 45
Arnaut Danjuma Forward 22 44
Julen Agirrezabala Goalkeeper 90 40
José Gayà Defender 80 36
Luis Rioja Forward 90 28
Baptiste Santamaria Midfielder 10 no rating
Jesús Vázquez Defender 10 no rating
Filip Ugrinic Midfielder 3 no rating
Real Sociedad
PlayerPositionMinRating
Beñat Turrientes Midfielder 80 62
Duje Caleta-Car Defender 68 55
Igor Zubeldia Defender 90 52
Aihen Muñoz Defender 80 52
Takefusa Kubo Forward 80 52
Ander Barrenetxea Forward 90 51
Mikel Oyarzabal Forward 90 51
Brais Méndez Midfielder 68 44
Orri Óskarsson Forward 22 42
Aritz Elustondo Defender 22 39
Álex Remiro Goalkeeper 90 37
Pablo Marín Midfielder 90 34
Jon Aramburu Defender 90 33
Gonçalo Guedes Forward 10 no rating
Sergio Gómez Defender 10 no rating
Urko González de Zárate Midfielder 10 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Valencia player recovered the most balls?

Dimitri Foulquier, with 6 recoveries. Next: Javi Guerra 3, César Tárrega 2.

Dimitri Foulquier led Valencia's ball-winning efforts with 6 recoveries. Foulquier doubled Javi Guerra's tally (3) and tripled that of César Tárrega (2).

Which Real Sociedad player won the most duels?

Beñat Turrientes, with 7 duels won. Next: Jon Aramburu 5, Pablo Marín 5.

In Real Sociedad's 1–1 draw, Beñat Turrientes led the side in contested moments with 7 duels won, ahead of Jon Aramburu and Pablo Marín (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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Valencia 1–1 Real Sociedad, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Dani Raba, 62
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.