Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad predictions for this Liga Santander clash on Sunday at San Mamés Stadium. The Basque derby matchday has arrived between, , both teams are in a great form, so the match will be quite evenly matched. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Bookmaker Ratings prediction one – Full-Time Result – Draw – 2.87
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two – Correct Score – 1-1 – 5.80
Bookmaker Ratings prediction three – Handicap Draw -1 goal Athletic Bilbao – 4.00
Both teams are in very similar form, Real Sociedad may be slightly better, but Athletic Bilbao make up for it by being the home team in this match. In addition, Real Sociedad have not won four away games in a row, and in their last two games they ended up drawing, so for this game we think the result will be the same.
Despite the fact that Real Sociedad have now gone four games in a row without conceding a goal, they have conceded six goals in their last five away games, while Athletic Bilbao have gone five home games conceding at least one goal, so we think that this game could end in a draw with both teams scoring.
We think this match could end in a draw, but if we had to give one team favouritise it would be Athletic Bilbao, due to the fact that they play the derby at home, and that has a lot of influence. For this reason, we think that a good Handicap would be to deduct a goal from the home side so that the match could end in a draw.
Athletic Bilbao’s season has been characterised above all by their good defensive play, despite the last 3-2 defeat against Mallorca due to some distractions in their defence.
In line with what has been said previously, Athletic Bilbao have conceded just three goals in the second half in their last 17 La Liga Santander matches, a very low number, considering that teams usually struggle to defend in the closing stages of games.
The most repeated result for Athletic Bilbao this season has been a 1-1 draw, a result that has occurred on five occasions, the second most repeated result is a goalless draw, which has occurred on four occasions.
If we have praised Athletic Bilbao’s defence, nothing bad can be said about Real Sociedad’s either, as they have now gone four games in a row without conceding a goal. Real Sociedad have taken eight of their last 12 points needing just three goals.
Between the 81st and 90th minute is the stretch of matches in which Real Sociedad have scored the highest percentage of its goals so far this season, with a percentage of 29% (seven goals).
Considering the low goals scored and conceded by both teams, it seems quite likely that this match will end with less than 2.5 total goals. This bet has odds of 1.53 at William Hill.
For Athletic Bilbao, Oier Zarraga will miss out through suspension, while Nico Williams will miss out through injury. Unai Vencedor, Óscar de Marcos and Ander Capa are doubtful for the match.
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For Real Sociedad, Adnan Januzaj, Natxo Monreal, Ander Barrenetxea and Carlos Fernández are absent for this match.
Starting Lineups
Athletic Bilbao: Unai Simón, Yuri, Íñigo Martínez, Yeray, Lekue, Dani García, Vesga, Muniain, Berenguer, Williams, Raíl García.
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Aihen, Le Normand, Aritz, Gorosabel, Zubimendi, Silva, Merino, Oyarzabal, Portu, Isak.
Highlighted Player
Íker Muniain
Athletic Bilbao’s captain is their most differential player in offensive terms, when he is not well the whole team disappears in offensive terms, but when he is inspired he is a very difficult player to stop.
Most popular FaQ for Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad
The last match between these clubs ended in a 1-1 draw, in October 2021.
Where will this fixture be played?
This game will be played at San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds at William Hill for Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad.
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