A very important match in La Liga as both participants are struggling for the top league positions. With Real Sociedad in 5th place and Athletic Club at 4th, this has all the looks of an exciting fight. Read on to find out more!
- Real Sociedad have the most scored goals (11) at home in La Liga
- Athletic Club have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in La Liga
This is the Basque derby, a football match between the teams from neighbouring cities Bilbao and San Sebastián. Both cities are located in the Basque Country region of northern Spain, a region of strong local identity. This identity means there is little hostility between the teams and usually a relaxed atmosphere. But make no mistake: This match means a lot!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Real Sociedad have collected 8 points from their La Liga home games so far after 2-2-0.
Happy days for Sociedad in their previous game, a fixture away at Valencia (placed 8th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Tierney was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.71 out of 10. The defender Tierney served one assist, hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Getafe in a game that was won 4-3.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Real Sociedad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1.
The manager Barrenetxea will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Salzburg in only three days.
Goals are plentiful at Reale Arena in the league this season as Real Sociedad has scored 11 goals here in 4 home games.
Athletic Club form and stats
Athletic Club are happy with their away performances in the La Liga so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Club's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Getafe that finished 2-2. Which player has scored three games in a row for the away side? The answer is Williams and that is impressive! Midfielder Herrera was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Herrera had 47 successful passes (of 53 total).
Prior to that result Athletic Club won their away game at Deportivo Alaves. The scoreline was 2-0.Club have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Real Sociedad wins - draws - Athletic Club wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Kubo 4 goals |   I. Williams Arthuer 4 goals |  A. Barrenetxea Muguruza 3 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
Athletic Club missing players
| Real Sociedad | Athletic Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.9 | 12.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 11.3 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 57% | 69% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 11.1 | 10.2 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13.7 | 11.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 5 |
- All of Real Sociedad's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Athletic Club have not yet lost a game away.
- Athletic Club have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Athletic Club have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in La Liga
- Athletic Club have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Real Sociedad have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Real Sociedad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Athletic Club have scored away.
- Real Sociedad have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Real Sociedad have the most scored goals (11) at home in La Liga
- Real Sociedad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Girona | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Atletico Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 8 | Valencia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Cadiz | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | Getafe | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Villarreal | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alaves | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Las Palmas | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Granada | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 20 | Almeria | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
