Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Real Sociedad & Athletic Club face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
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!
Real Sociedad form and stats
Overall La Liga stats at home this season for Real Sociedad are 6-5-3 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a Copa Del Rey match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 7 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
The Sociedad crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-6 to Barcelona here at Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla in a La Liga match. Heartbreak before that as Sociedad lost 0-1 at Granada's place.
As you see from the result above, Sociedad suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Sociedad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla with 24 goals in 14 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Athletic Club form and stats
There's been little loot from Athletic Club's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the La Liga. Athletic Club only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. When we have look at the Copa Del Rey statistics, we find 4W-2D-1L. This is both home and away.
Athletic Club's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Eibar that finished 1-1. A 0-0 draw at Celta de Vigo's stadium before that.
Club have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 15 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Club have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Sociedad, one draw and four wins for Athletic Club. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Isak 12 goals |  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 10 goals |  C. Portugués Manzanera 7 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
Athletic Club missing players
| Real Sociedad | Athletic Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 39 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 66 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 43 | 62 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 60 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 55 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 45 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -3 | 45 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | Granada | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -12 | 36 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Levante | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Valencia | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 30 |
| 14 | Getafe | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -20 | 29 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Elche | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Eibar | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -11 | 23 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -21 | 23 |
| 20 | Huesca | 28 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -18 | 21 |