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Real Union Irun

Heartbreak#4415.0

San Sebastián, San Sebastián · Spain · La Liga

Major cups
4
last 1927

Against expectation

Every Spanish top-flight match this club has played in the Primera División, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 4 seasons from 1928-29 to 1931-32 it has fallen short of them by 4.9 match points.

Real Union: surplus against expectation, 1928-29 to 1931-321928-29: −5.8 league points vs expected (12 on 17.8, 2 for a win) · bar height −2.9 match points1929-30: +0.1 league points vs expected (17 on 16.9, 2 for a win) · bar height +0.0 match points1930-31: +0.0 league points vs expected (16 on 16.0, 2 for a win) · bar height +0.0 match points1931-32: −4.2 league points vs expected (11 on 15.2, 2 for a win) · bar height −2.1 match points
1928-29one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season1931-32
Best season against expectation
1929-30 +0.1 league pts
17 points on 16.9 expected as Real Union
Worst season against expectation
1928-29 5.8 league pts
12 points on 17.8 expected as Real Union

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1995-96 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.

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Greatest games

Real Union Irun's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.

#DateStageResultScore
11931-04-05LA LigaAW 2-1 v Athletic Bilbaogame score 68.4
21930-03-30LA LigaHL 3-4 v Europa Barcelonagame score 61.4
31931-03-29LA LigaHW 4-3 v Racing Santandergame score 58.7
41913-03-23Copa del Rey · FinalNW 1-0 v Athletic Bilbaogame score 58.4
51924-05-04Copa del Rey · FinalNW 1-0 v Real Madridgame score 58.1
61927-05-15Copa del Rey · FinalNW 1-0 v Arenas de Guechogame score 57.9
71932-04-03LA LigaAL 0-1 v Deportivo Alavésgame score 56.0
81931-02-01LA LigaHL 2-3 v Athletic Bilbaogame score 52.1
91930-03-23LA LigaHW 3-2 v Real Sociedadgame score 52.1
101930-12-07LA LigaAW 2-1 v Arenas de Guechogame score 51.7

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
4
First season
1929
Most recent season
1932

The Heartbreak Index5.0 · #441

The Tortured · Major trophy, 1927

5.0
Heartbreak
#441
of 1,139 clubs
#282
in Football
5.0
agony
The clocks
  • Major trophy since 19276.3
  • Major final appearance since 19273.2
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1932 · survived a relegation scare, 1931 · survived a relegation scare, 1930 · lost the national cup final, 1922

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers La Liga only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

1932
La Liga (1) · P10
18 P · 4-3-11 · 24:45 · -21
11
pts
1931
La Liga (1) · P7
18 P · 6-4-8 · 41:45 · -4
16
pts
1930
La Liga (1) · P6
18 P · 6-5-7 · 48:52 · -4
17
pts
1929
La Liga (1) · P9
18 P · 5-2-11 · 40:42 · -2
12
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

1927
Copa del Rey
Won
1924
Copa del Rey
Won
1922
Copa del Rey
Runner-up
1918
Copa del Rey
Won
1913
Copa del Rey
Won