Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Athletic Club

2 – 1

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Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Sat 13 Jan 2024 · 17:30 UTC San Mames HT 45' · FT 45'

Alex Berenguer 30' 1–0

Alex Berenguer 42' 2–0

2–1 88' Mikel Oyarzabal

Y 61' Ander Barrenetxea

Y 90' Mikel Merino

Y 90' Robin Le Normand

Y 90' Aritz Elustondo

Unai Gomez 90' Y

Overview

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Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol — La Liga at San Mames.

Athletic Club 38 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jose Munuera Montero (Spain)
Assistant 1 Inigo Prieto Lopez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Antonio Martinez Moreno (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

Athletic Club 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-13 Athletic Club 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2023-09-30 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–0 Athletic Club 2023-04-15 Athletic Club 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2023-01-14 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–1 Athletic Club 2022-02-20 Athletic Club 4–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Recent Form

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–1	W
04 Jan	Sevilla FC	A	2–0	W
20 Dec	UD Las Palmas	H	1–0	W
16 Dec	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	2–0	W
11 Dec	Granada CF	A	1–1	D
02 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	4–0	W

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	Athletic Club	A	1–2	L
02 Jan	Deportivo Alaves	H	1–1	D
21 Dec	Cadiz CF	A	0–0	D
17 Dec	Real Betis Balompie	H	0–0	D
12 Dec	FC Internazionale Milano	A	0–0	D
09 Dec	Villarreal CF	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

Athletic Club		Real Sociedad de Fútbol
#12	Position	#10
45	Points	46
38	Played	38
13 / 6 / 19	W / D / L	11 / 13 / 14
43	Scored	59
58	Conceded	61
-15	GD	-2
1.18	PPG	1.21
34%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts). Real Sociedad de Fútbol are 10th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Real Sociedad de Fútbol kicks off things out of here…
5' Real Sociedad de Fútbol fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Brais Mendez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
19' Aritz Elustondo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvaro Odriozola on 19 minute.
24' Ander Barrenetxea has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 348 appearances.
29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Unai Marrero made 348 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alex Berenguer makes it 1-0.
35' Athletic Club currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvaro Odriozola, as he is very good at scoring at San Mames with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
42' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alex Berenguer makes no mistake. 2-0!
47' It’s high time Imanol Alguacil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
52' Spain international Gorka Guruzeta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
61' The referee shows Real Sociedad de Futbol player a Yellow card on 61.
63' Alberto Dadie is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arsen Zakharyan at the 63 minute mark.
68' Athletic Club have won 386 goals from 328 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ander Herrera is hanging Ruiz de Galarreta on the field on 70 minute.
74' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Asier Villalibre comes on to replace Gorka Guruzeta.
79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Athletic Club and Real Sociedad de Fútbol are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
80' Fresh legs for Real Sociedad de Futbol! Jon Olasagasti comes on to replace Brais Mendez.
85' Malcom Ares is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nico Williams at the 85 minute mark.
88' Goal! Mikel Oyarzabal scores his 31 goal in 348 matches.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mikel Merino.
With this win, Athletic Club is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Mikel Vesga
16
Ruiz de Galarreta ↓ Ander Herrera 70'
17
Yuri Berchiche
1
Unai Simon
15
Inigo Lekue
3
Daniel Vivian
12
Gorka Guruzeta ↓ Asier Villalibre 74'
7
Alex Berenguer ↓ Muniain 85'
8
Oihan Sancet ↓ Unai Gomez 70'
4
Aitor Paredes Casamichana
11
Nico Williams ↓ Malcom Ares 85'

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

23
Brais Mendez ↓ Jon Olasagasti 80'
5
Igor Zubeldia
8
Mikel Merino
2
Alvaro Odriozola ↓ Aritz Elustondo 19'
17
Kieran Tierney ↓ Aihen Munoz 80'
24
Robin Le Normand
7
Ander Barrenetxea ↓ Jon Magunazelaia 63'
4
Martin Zubimendi
13
Unai Marrero
12
Arsen Zakharyan ↓ Alberto Dadie 63'
10
Mikel Oyarzabal

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inaki Williams	5
Mikel Oiarzabal	4
Oihan Sancet	4
Alexander Isak	3
Muniain	3
Raul Garcia	2
Mikel Oyarzabal	2
Alex Berenguer	2

Head to Head

Athletic Club Form

2024-01-13 Athletic Club 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2024-01-04 Sevilla FC 0–2 Athletic Club W 2023-12-20 Athletic Club 1–0 UD Las Palmas W 2023-12-16 Athletic Club 2–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2023-12-11 Granada CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2023-12-02 Athletic Club 4–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form

2024-01-13 Athletic Club 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2024-01-02 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 Deportivo Alaves D 2023-12-21 Cadiz CF 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2023-12-17 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–0 Real Betis Balompie D 2023-12-12 FC Internazionale Milano 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2023-12-09 Villarreal CF 0–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.58 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.32 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club47% Draw25% Real Sociedad de Fútbol28%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

73%

Draw or Real Sociedad de Fútbol

53%

Athletic Club or Real Sociedad de Fútbol

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Athletic Club31% Draw45% Real Sociedad de Fútbol24%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.