Wednesday, 26/08/2026 at 21:00
Full timeReal Madrid 4:1 Real Sociedad
Real Madrid were the model's likeliest winner before kick-off at 66%. They won 4–1. The biggest difference was Real Madrid's attack: 3.14 xG against 2.13 projected (+1.01). Real Sociedad produced 0.57 xG against 0.90 projected (−0.33).
Goals
- 40' Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid · 0.11 xG chance 1–0
- 44' Luka Sučić Real Sociedad · 0.13 xG chance 1–1
- 60' Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid · 0.61 xG chance 2–1
- 68' Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid · 0.94 xG chance 3–1
- 80' Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid · 0.31 xG chance 4–1
The model against the result
- Real Madrid
- 66% What happened
- Draw
- 22%
- Real Sociedad
- 12%
Data coverage Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.
Projected vs produced
Real Madrid produced 1.01 xG more than projected
Projected before kick-off Produced on the night
The shots behind it
- Shots
- 20
- 10
- On target
- 11
- 3
- Inside the box
- 14
- 7
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- 0.06
- Open play xG
- 3.08
- 0.52
- Set-piece xG
- 0.07
- 0.04
- Penalties
- —
- —
Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total
The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 3.14 for Real Madrid and 0.57 for Real Sociedad.
Shot map
Both teams shown attacking the same goal for comparison.
All shots
30 shots · 3.71 xG
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- Real Madrid
- Real Sociedad
- Filled = goal
- Dot area = xG (the smallest chances drawn at a minimum size)
Recent form
1.65 xG created 0.97 xGA
1.13 xG created 1.87 xGA
xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result
Head to head
Pre-match model & market record
4 opportunities flagged1 won3 lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Won
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| Selection | Price | Edge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | 5.50 | +23.3% | Lost |
| Real Madrid at most 1 goal | 3.00 | +4.9% | Lost |
| Under 2.5 goals | 2.63 | +4.5% | Lost |
| Both teams to score | 1.75 | +0.7% | Won |
Pre-match model vs market
| Outcome | Model | Market | Difference | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 65.5% | 69.3% | −3.8 pp | 1.53 |
| Draw | 22.4% | 17.2% | +5.2 pp | 4.46 |
| Real Sociedad | 12.1% | 13.5% | −1.4 pp | 8.28 |
Other markets
| Outcome | Model | Market | Difference | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid to score | 90.0% | 89.4% | +0.7 pp | 1.11 |
| Real Madrid not to score | 10.0% | 10.6% | −0.7 pp | 10.02 |
| Real Sociedad to score | 62.5% | 58.9% | +3.6 pp | 1.60 |
| Real Sociedad not to score | 37.5% | 41.1% | −3.6 pp | 2.66 |
| Both teams to score | 57.5% | 53.3% | +4.2 pp | 1.74 |
| Both teams not to score | 42.5% | 46.7% | −4.2 pp | 2.35 |
| Real Madrid 2+ goals | 65.0% | 68.7% | −3.7 pp | 1.54 |
| Real Madrid at most 1 goal | 35.0% | 31.3% | +3.7 pp | 2.86 |
| Real Sociedad 2+ goals | 22.5% | 25.0% | −2.5 pp | 4.44 |
| Real Sociedad at most 1 goal | 77.5% | 75.0% | +2.5 pp | 1.29 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 84.2% | 82.8% | +1.4 pp | 1.19 |
| Under 1.5 goals | 15.8% | 17.2% | −1.4 pp | 6.32 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 60.2% | 63.6% | −3.4 pp | 1.66 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 39.8% | 36.4% | +3.4 pp | 2.51 |
Prices and probabilities are the ones stored before kick-off; nothing here is recalculated. Edge is the model's probability times the price, minus one, so a flagged outcome that lost is the ordinary case rather than a contradiction.
Model details
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- Fit window
- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Real Madrid sample
- 20 matches
- Real Sociedad sample
- 20 matches
- Computed
- 1 day before kick-off
- Prices taken
- 2 days before kick-off
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.