Real Sociedad vs Atletico Madrid — La Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 18′Real Sociedad, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 59′Atletico Madrid, substitution:off
- 60′Atletico Madrid, substitution:off
- 60′Atletico Madrid, substitution:off
- 72′Real Sociedad, yellow card:Pellegrino MatarazzoDissent
- 72′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 72′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 75′Atletico Madrid, yellow card:Foul
- 76′Atletico Madrid, substitution:off
- 78′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 78′Real Sociedad, yellow card:Time wasting
- 79′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 84′Atletico Madrid, penalty goal:0–1Penalty
- 85′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 90′Atletico Madrid, goal:0–2assist
- 90′Atletico Madrid, goal:0–3assist
- Full-time0 – 3
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Match report
Late Atletico Madrid surge sinks Real Sociedad at Anoeta
Real Sociedad were beaten 3-0 by Atletico Madrid at Anoeta in a La Liga Regular Season - 5 fixture that stayed goalless until deep into the second half. Despite the scoreline, the hosts had shaded possession and produced a respectable share of the play across the ninety minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The deadlock broke in the 84th minute when Álex Grimaldo converted a penalty to put Atletico Madrid ahead. Jonathan David doubled the visitors' lead in the 90th minute, finishing off an assist from Grimaldo, before Giuliano Simeone added a third deep into stoppage time, in the 90+5th minute, set up by Dávid Hancko.
The three late goals turned a tight contest into a comfortable away win. Atletico Madrid managed 13 shots to Real Sociedad's 8, with five on target compared to three for the hosts, while Real Sociedad edged the corner count 9 to 3 and held 54% of possession.
Jonathan David capped a strong display with a goal and the top rating among those featured, while Álex Grimaldo also scored, from the penalty spot, and supplied an assist for David's strike.
Real Sociedad held more of the ball, with 54% possession, yet it was Atletico Madrid who made their late chances count.
Atletico Madrid won 3–0 away against Real Sociedad (half-time 0–0).
Real Sociedad met Atletico Madrid in the La Liga (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Sunday, 13 September 2026, 19:00 UTC at Anoeta. Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera.
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Key moments
- 84' Goal (penalty): Álex Grimaldo — 0–1 · Watch Álex Grimaldo's goal video (84')
- 90' Goal: Jonathan David (assist: Álex Grimaldo) — 0–2 · Watch Jonathan David's goal video (90')
- 90' Goal: Giuliano Simeone (assist: Dávid Hancko) — 0–3 · Watch Giuliano Simeone's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Real Sociedad (4-2-3-1)
Atletico Madrid (3-4-2-1)
- 13 Jan Oblak (c)
- 17 Dávid Hancko
- 21 Cristian Romero
- 18 Marc Pubill
- 22 Álex Grimaldo
- 23 Morten Hjulmand
- 14 Marcos Llorente
- 20 Giuliano Simeone
- 10 Álex Baena
- 7 Lee Kang-In
- 11 Ademola Lookman
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Real Sociedad 32%, the draw 29%, Atletico Madrid 39%. It finished Real Sociedad 0–3 Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid's rating edge outweighs Real Sociedad's home ground — Atletico Madrid are the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Atletico Madrid the lean. The draw at 29% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Atletico Madrid at 39%?
Atletico Madrid sit 145 points higher on our strength rating — 1829 to 1974. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,176 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Real Sociedad's column. Across 11,115 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.6% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 36–26–38.
Why only 39%?
La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.2%). La Liga homes won 46.7% of 6,126 games vs 44.9% across all 100,162 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,076. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Atletico Madrid have shed 73 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,748 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Real Sociedad are missing 1 regular starter — Zubeldia — about 18% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Real Sociedad vs Atletico Madrid final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Álex Grimaldo's goal against Real Sociedad (84').
- Watch Jonathan David's goal against Real Sociedad (90').
- Watch Giuliano Simeone's goal against Real Sociedad (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Real Sociedad 0–3 Atletico Madrid. Explore more on the Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid team pages or the La Liga page.

