Real Sociedad vs 17.09.26 19:001 – 2Full Time
Bournemouth — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Bournemouth hold off Real Sociedad fightback in Europa League opener
Real Sociedad lost 2-1 at home to Bournemouth in the opening round of the Europa League league stage, played at Anoeta. The visitors raced into a two-goal lead inside the first 20 minutes before a second-half response from the hosts fell just short.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Justin Kluivert opened the scoring in the 11th minute, finishing off an assist from Adrien Truffert, and Bournemouth doubled their advantage nine minutes later when Rayan converted a chance set up by Alex Scott. Sociedad went into the break trailing 0-2 despite the tie being played on home soil.
Sociedad pulled one back on 57 minutes through Sergio Gómez, who was teed up by Luken Beitia, but they could not find a leveller despite dominating possession and territory for long spells. Bournemouth held firm defensively to see out the remaining half hour and secure the win.
Sergio Gómez scored the lone goal for Sociedad and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 7.69, while Alex Scott's assist for Rayan underlined his impact for Bournemouth.
Real Sociedad enjoyed the greater share of the ball with 54% possession but were unable to convert that control into a positive result.
Bournemouth won 2–1 away against Real Sociedad (half-time 0–2).
Real Sociedad met Bournemouth in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 17 September 2026, 19:00 UTC at Anoeta Stadium. Referee: Pawel Raczkowski.
Team pages: Real Sociedad · Bournemouth · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 11' Goal: Justin Kluivert (assist: Adrien Truffert) — 0–1
- 20' Goal: Rayan (assist: Alex Scott) — 0–2
- 57' Goal: Sergio Gómez (assist: Luken Beitia) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Real Sociedad (4-4-2)
Bournemouth (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Real Sociedad 35%, the draw 25%, Bournemouth 40%. It finished Real Sociedad 1–2 Bournemouth.
Bournemouth's rating edge outweighs Real Sociedad's home ground — Bournemouth are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Bournemouth's 40%. The draw at 25% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Bournemouth at 40%?
Bournemouth sit 150 points higher on our strength rating — 1812 to 1961. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,184 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 32–28–40.
Why only 40%?
UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.6% of 4,447 games vs 44.9% across all 100,266 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,104. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off.
What did we measure but not count?
Real Sociedad are 1 game into a new manager (Pellegrino Matarazzo), appointed 4 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. Bournemouth are 2 games into a new manager (Marco Rose), appointed 9 days ago. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth 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 UEFA Europa League 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 the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Real Sociedad 1–2 Bournemouth. Explore more on the Real Sociedad and Bournemouth team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth?
Bournemouth won 2–1 away against Real Sociedad (half-time 0–2).
›Who scored in Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth?
Justin Kluivert (11') for Bournemouth; Rayan (20') for Bournemouth; Sergio Gómez (57') for Real Sociedad.
›Where can I watch Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Real Sociedad 1–2 Bournemouth are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.