Real Sociedad 1-0 Alaves – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates Real Sociedad at 52% — current form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Real Sociedad vs Alaves encounter.

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Reale Arena plays host to Real Sociedad versus Alaves in La Liga, Regular Season - 28. Kick-off: Sunday 13 March 2022 at 17:30 UTC.

Form

Real Sociedad (all games): 4W 3D 3L across 10 La Liga fixtures this term — 1.50 PPG. Last five: W L W W L. They are averaging 0.90 goals per game and conceding 1.20 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 6 clean sheets from 10 games (60%) is a standout defensive return — they are keeping their net clean in more than half their matches. Both teams have scored in just 30% of their matches, indicating a tendency toward clean sheets or low-scoring outcomes. This season is still relatively young for Real Sociedad, so this record blends games from this season and last.

In front of their own supporters this season, Real Sociedad have posted 5W 3D 2L at Reale Arena — 1.80 PPG. At home they are averaging 0.80 goals scored and 0.60 conceded per game. 7 clean sheets from 10 home games (70%) — they are an exceptionally hard side to score against at Reale Arena. At home, both teams have scored in only 20% of games — reinforcing BTTS No as the home-venue-backed angle.

Alaves have collected 0.70 PPG across 10 La Liga outings this season: 1W 4D 5L. Last five: L W L D D. Their scoring rate of 0.80 per game is modest, conceding 2.00 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. Conceding 2.00 per game is a high rate — their defensive vulnerabilities have been exposed regularly this season. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings suggests some defensive organisation. This season is still relatively young for Alaves, so this record blends games from this season and last.

Alaves's form when playing away from home: 1W 3D 6L across 10 road games this term (0.60 PPG). Away from home they average 1.10 goals scored and 2.40 conceded per game. BTTS has landed in 60% of their away games — meaningful support for the Yes angle in this specific context.

The points-per-game gap of 0.80 in Real Sociedad's favour (1.50 vs 0.70) is a statistically meaningful difference. The hosts are the form pick here, with draw protection the sensible hedge given the away side's competitiveness.

H2H History

Form and model data should carry more weight here — the historical record is too balanced to provide a directional steer. From 1 meetings: Real Sociedad 0W, Alaves 0W, 1D.

The 1 previous meetings have averaged 2.0 goals per game — a neutral rate that provides no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent clash, on 2 Jan 2022, ended 1–1 with a draw.

The head-to-head offers no strong directional steer in either the result or goals markets. Form, the predictive model and current market pricing should carry more weight than the historical record for this fixture.

Trading

Real Sociedad half-time and goal-timing data (27 games, 13 at home): they score before half-time in 31% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 73% of the time; BTTS occurs in 15% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 8% of games (home games); they keep a clean sheet 56% of the time.

Alaves half-time and goal-timing data (27 games, 13 at away): they score before half-time in 77% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 80% of the time; BTTS occurs in 46% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 62% of games (away games); they fail to score in 44% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Real Sociedad 30% versus Alaves 44%; no strong lean in either direction. Under 2.5 goals has backing from the in-play data — both teams register low Over 2.5 rates (Real Sociedad 26% | Alaves 44%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Real Sociedad 1.44 xG and Alaves 0.76 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Real Sociedad attack 0.749 / defence 0.859 | Alaves attack 0.794 / defence 1.670. League average goals — home 1.154 / away 1.108. Real Sociedad's attack strength of 0.749 is below the league average — the 1.44 xG projection reflects a team that scores at a discount to the division norm. Alaves bring a strong defensive rating of 1.670 — this is suppressing Real Sociedad's projected output below what their attack strength alone would suggest. Data: 27 Real Sociedad games / 27 Alaves games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Real Sociedad 52% | Draw 29% | Alaves 19%. Fair-value odds: Real Sociedad 1.92 | Draw 3.45 | Alaves 5.26. Real Sociedad hold a narrow Poisson edge at 52% — the draw (29%) is close enough to merit draw-inclusive market consideration.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 38% | BTTS probability 42% | Total xG 2.20. Under 2.5 has a narrow probability edge at 62% — total xG of 2.20 is below the line but not decisively so. BTTS probability of 42% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Final Verdict

Poisson rates Real Sociedad as the most likely outcome at 52% — moderate model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw probability of 29% warrants consideration of Double Chance or Draw No Bet on Real Sociedad if the outright odds are short.

Poisson projects 2.20 total expected goals, pointing to Under 2.5 at 38% probability — Poisson-only — limited corroboration conviction.

On the BTTS market, Poisson puts 42% on No. Form rates corroborate: Real Sociedad 20% | Alaves 60% BTTS from recent games.

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