Red Bull Salzburg v Real Sociedad
How the SharpXI model rated this UEFA Champions League fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Red Bull Salzburg lost to Real Sociedad 0–2, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 8 landed — the strongest being Mikel Merino for 1+ fouls drawn (83%, had 1). Its clearest miss: Mikel Merino for 1+ fouls committed (82%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
3 matches on record — too few to quote a card rate against. See the record →
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Merino | fouls drawn | 1+ | 83% | 1 | ✓ |
| Mikel Merino | fouls committed | 1+ | 82% | 0 | ✗ |
| Takefusa Kubo | fouls drawn | 1+ | 78% | 0 | ✗ |
| Mohamed Ali Cho | shots total | 1+ | 77% | 0 | ✗ |
| Carlos Fernández | shots total | 1+ | 76% | 1 | ✓ |
| Ander Barrenetxea | shots total | 1+ | 76% | 3 | ✓ |
| Mohamed Ali Cho | fouls drawn | 1+ | 76% | 1 | ✓ |
| Brais Méndez | fouls drawn | 1+ | 76% | 2 | ✓ |
| Carlos Fernández | fouls committed | 1+ | 76% | 1 | ✓ |
| Ander Barrenetxea | fouls drawn | 1+ | 75% | 0 | ✗ |
| Takefusa Kubo | shots total | 1+ | 73% | 0 | ✗ |
| Brais Méndez | fouls committed | 1+ | 73% | 3 | ✓ |
| Carlos Fernández | fouls drawn | 1+ | 72% | 0 | ✗ |
| Brais Méndez | shots total | 1+ | 70% | 3 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Fouls drawn · Fouls committed · Shots total
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match cards | O4.5 | 74% | 5 cards | ✓ |
| BTTS | Yes | 48% | No | ✗ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 43% | 2 goals | ✗ |
How these are modelled: Match cards · BTTS
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Past meetings
- Real Sociedad 0–0 Red Bull Salzburg Nov 2023
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Red Bull Salzburg v Real Sociedad?
8 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Red Bull Salzburg v Real Sociedad?
The most confident call it got wrong was Mikel Merino at 82% for fouls committed — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the UEFA Champions League?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.