Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Real Sociedad in 8th and Athletic Club in 9th place.
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
When playing at home in the La Liga, Real Sociedad have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
A strong away win for Real Sociedad against Real Madrid the last match, as Alexander Isak (2), Mikel Merino and Martin Ødegaard were on target. A La Liga defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Leganes.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Real Sociedad goalkeeper Álex Remiro did an outstanding job against Real Madrid with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Goals decide football matches and Real Sociedad are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 10 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Athletic Club form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Athletic Club so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-3 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Athletic Club's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
The supporters enjoyed Athletic Club's previous game versus Barcelona (placed 2nd), a Copa Del Rey 1-0 win played at home. A 0-2 loss hosting Getafe before that.
Late drama in the previous game, when Iñaki Williams scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time to defeat Barcelona.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 11 goals have been conceded by Athletic Club in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Athletic Club - Real Sociedad 2-0 earlier this season. Real Sociedad-Athletic Club H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Real Sociedad four wins, Athletic Club four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  W. da Silva 8 goals |  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 7 goals |  A. Isak 6 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
Athletic Club missing players
| Real Sociedad | Athletic Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 30 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 73% | 82% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 68% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 18% | 18% |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 5% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 5% |
| 64% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 41% |
| 27% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 41% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 36% |
| 4.8 | 6.6 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 261 | 143 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 100 | 260 |
| 88 | 44 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 25 | 79 |
| 42% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 32% | 28% |
- All of Real Sociedad's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Real Sociedad has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
- Real Sociedad has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
- 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 won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Real Madrid | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 46 |
| 3 | Getafe | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Valencia | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 10 | Granada | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Levante | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Eibar | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -16 | 18 |
| 18 | Leganes | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -14 | 17 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -22 | 15 |