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Europa League11/05/2026, 05:45 PM

Real Sociedad – Olympique Lyonnais1 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Real Sociedad
1.36
Total xG
2.83
Olympique Lyonnais
1.47
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorReal SociedadOlympique Lyonnais
Attack weakness (0.62x league average)−1.01
Small sample (0 matches), regression to mean+0.56
High-scoring league (2.9 goals/match)+0.36+0.36
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.4 goals/match)+0.22
Rising form (2.4 vs 1.7 season average)+0.22
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.4 goals/match)−0.11
Declining form (1.4 vs 1.8 season average)−0.11
Small sample (5 matches), regression to mean+0.09
Defensive strength (1.2 conceded vs 1.2 league avg)
Weak away record (1.3 vs 1.8 goals/match)
Full strength squad available
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Tactics: Real Sociedad averaged 4.4 shots on target per game in their last 5 matches, Olympique Lyonnais 4.0 per game
  • xG: Real Sociedad generated 1.46 xG per game in 5 matches with xG data, but scored 2.4 goals per game
  • Head-to-head: Across 4 meetings, Real Sociedad won 2 matches and Olympique Lyonnais won 2 matches

Risks

  • Away: Olympique Lyonnais scored 0.75 goals per game in 4 away matches in the league this season
  • Defense: Real Sociedad conceded 1.82 goals per game in the league this season, Olympique Lyonnais 0.78 per game

All probabilities

Result
Real Sociedad34%
Draw28%
Olympique Lyonnais38%
Double chance
Real Sociedad or draw62%
Olympique Lyonnais or draw66%
No draw72%
Goals
Over 1.579%
Under 1.521%
Over 2.554%
Under 2.546%
Over 3.531%
Under 3.569%
Both teams score
Yes59%
No41%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.36 : 1.47, rounded up only from .913% probability

Other likely scores

1:2
9%
2:1
8%
0:2
6%
2:2
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Real Sociedad: 5 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  2. Real Sociedad with Gonçalo Guedes starting: 1.9 goals/game, without him: 1 (14/7 games, last 30)
  3. Real Sociedad: 7 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes

Lineups

Real Sociedad 4-4-2 · Olympique Lyonnais 4-3-3

Real Sociedad
  • 13 U. Marrero Larrañaga
  • 2 J. Aramburu
  • 5 I. Zubeldía Elorza
  • 19 M. Sarr
  • 17 S. Gómez
  • 7 A. Barrenetxea Muguruza
  • 4 J. Gorrotxategi Etxaniz
  • 21 Y. Herrera Ravelo
  • 11 G. Ganchinho Guedes
  • 10 M. Oyarzabal Ugarte
  • 9 O. Óskarsson
Olympique Lyonnais
  • 1 D. Greif
  • 13 Z. Athekame
  • 20 F. Bacher
  • 21 R. Kluivert
  • 16 A. Da Silva Santos
  • 2 M. Bidstrup
  • 6 T. Tessmann
  • 8 C. Tolisso
  • 26 K. Boudache
  • 18 K. Merah
  • 11 K. Nakamura
Substitutes
  • 22 H. García
  • 16 J. Pacheco Dozagarat
  • 6 J. Martín Vicente
  • 1 A. Remiro Gargallo
  • 18 C. Soler Barragán
  • 24 L. Sučić
  • 8 B. Turrientes Imaz
  • 15 P. Marín Tejada
  • 3 A. Muñoz Capellán
  • 14 T. Kubo
  • 28 A. Lebarbier Null
  • 29 A. Marchal Garcia
  • 12 J. Nguono Ochieng
  • 24 J. Duranville
  • 85 N. Kamara
  • 22 C. Mata Pedro Lourenço
  • 3 N. Alejandro Tagliafico
  • 32 A. Gomes Rodriguez
  • 40 R. Descamps
  • 99 N. Teye Nartey
  • 46 T. Gonçalves
  • 44 A. Hamdani
  • 25 J. Joao

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