After beating Espanyol 1-2 in the La Liga, Athletic Bilbao will be looking to get another victory. Their later scorelines uncover that there has been a lot of versatility in the Athletic Bilbao backline. The total number of goals that have been scored by Athletic Bilbao’s defense over the course of their six previous matches stands at 4.
In the three league games prior to this one, Athletic Bilbao has not won at home.Real Sociedad will enter the match having defeated Getafe 2-0 in the La Liga in their previous outing. A relatively low number of goals have been scored by Real Sociedad and their opponents in six of the previous six games.
During that time, the average number of goals scored by Txuri-urdin was 0.83, while the overall average was a pitiful 1.67. It will be interesting to see if that pattern continues into the subsequent match.In front of this conflict, Genuine Sociedad are without a success away from home in their last 3 matches in the association.
Match details :
- Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad
- Primera Division Spain
- Date – 15/04/2023
- Starting time – 14:15 UTC
Prediction :
We believe that Real Sociedad has the potential to score against this Athletic Bilbao lineup, but it won’t be nearly as many as they have scored against them.
When the final whistle sounds, we’re going with Athletic Bilbao to win by a score of 2-1 in a close game. Ought to be a decent one.
Head to head :
Analyzing their previous head-to-head matches, which began on December 31, 2020, reveals that Athletic Bilbao has won one of them and Real Sociedad has lost three, with two draws.
In these games, they combined to score 14 goals, seven of which came from Los Leones and seven from Txuri-urdin. 2.33 goals have been scored on average per game.
Real Sociedad defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-1 on La Liga match day 17 on January 14, 2023, in the previous league matchup between the two teams.
At that point, Real Sociedad had 58% possession and 11 shots on goal, 5 of which were successful. The objectives were scored by Alexander Sørloth (25′), Takefusa Kubo (37′) and Mikel Oyarzabal (62′).
Athletic Bilbao had six shots on goal at the other end, two of which were successful. Oihan Sancet scored (40′).
Team news :
For Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde, Jon Morcillo (collarbone fracture) and Iigo Lekue (hamstring injury) won’t be able to play. Due to his suspension, Scar de Marcos is ineligible for this match.
Imanol Alguacil, manager of Real Sociedad, must select a team with limited availability. Both Umar Sadiq (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Martn Merquelanz (Knee Injury) cannot be selected.
Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil has to choose a team with limited availability. Umar Sadiq (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Martín Merquelanz (Knee Injury) are not ready for selection.
Betting tips :
• When Athletic Bilbao leads 1-0 at home, they win in 100 percent of their matches.
• Real Sociedad San Sebastian prevails 83% of the time when it is 0-1 away.
• Athletic Bilbao wins 14% of their games when they are down 0-1 at home.
• Real Sociedad San Sebastian wins 10% of their games when they are down 1-0 away.
Lineups :
| Real Sociedad | ||
| G | 1 | Álex Remiro |
| D | 15 | Diego Rico |
| D | 6 | Aritz Elustondo |
| D | 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| M | 21 | David Silva |
| M | 23 | Brais Méndez |
| M | 8 | Mikel Merino |
| D | 5 | Igor Zubeldia |
| M | 3 | Martín Zubimendi |
| A | 14 | Takefusa Kubo |
| A | 19 | Alexander Sørloth |
| Athletic Bilbao | ||
| G | 1 | Unai Simón |
| D | 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| D | 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| D | 5 | Yeray Álvarez |
| D | 3 | Daniel Vivian |
| M | 14 | Dani García |
| M | 6 | Mikel Vesga |
| M | 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| M | 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| A | 12 | Gorka Guruzeta |
| M | 11 | Nico Williams |
Where to watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |