Real Sociedad vs. Barcelona: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 198

Draws: 42

Barcelona wins: 117

Barcelona and Real Sociedad have locked horns 198 times throughout their storied history, and it is La Blaugrana that lead the overall head-to-head with 117 wins to La Real's 39, while the clubs have shared the spoils on 42 occasions.

Unsurprisingly, Lionel Messi is the all-time top goalscorer in this particular fixture, having netted 18 times against Real Sociedad during his time with Barcelona.

Barcelona have scored 408 goals in their 198 games with Real Sociedad, conceding 200, while they have been dominant in this fixture of late, winning 12 of their last 15 meetings in all competitions.

The Catalan giants were victorious in both La Liga matches during the 2023-24 campaign, including a 1-0 success at Anoeta Stadium, but Real Sociedad managed to record a famous win at Anoeta in November 2024.

Real Sociedad had not beaten Barcelona on home soil since April 2016 entering the contest, but Sheraldo Becker scored the only goal of the match to secure a 1-0 victory for the Basque outfit in the La Liga affair.

La Real's success that day was repeated during the sides' most recent meeting in January 2026, when they came out on top in a dramatic 2-1 win on their own turf.

The clash featured four disallowed goals, an overturned penalty and a red card, and the hosts held on for nine minutes of stoppage time with 10 men after goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Goncalo Guedes.

In La Liga, Barcelona have triumphed in 91 of their previous 158 matches, suffering 35 defeats in the process, while the points have been shared on 32 occasions.

There has not actually been a draw in the league between these two sides since December 2019, with each of their last 13 contests in Spain's top flight producing a winner.