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Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 1st Feb, 20:00 BST, San Mamés, Bilbao

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor and Sergio Francisco Ramos clash in the La Liga on Sunday night, as Athletic Bilbao face Real Sociedad at the San Mamés. Form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. Here we've gone for under 3.5 goals, but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 80% chance of A.Bilbao and R.Sociedad no more than 3 goals combined during this La Liga match according to our predictive algorithm and, with no strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's a great tip here. Calculations are made based on 20-game form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can get it at top odds of 1.22.

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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think A.Bilbao are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A.Bilbao
39%
23/20
8%
6/5
Draw
28%
21/10
3%
11/5
R.Sociedad
33%
5/2
10%
5/2
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
A.Bilbao 1-0
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
R.Sociedad 1-0
11%
17/27/1
Draw 0-0
10%
7/1
7%
13/2
A.Bilbao 2-1
8%
17/2
6%
7/1
A.Bilbao 2-0
7%
9/1
18%
8/1
R.Sociedad 2-1
7%
12/1
13%
10/1
R.Sociedad 2-0
6%
16/1
11%
12/1
Draw 2-2
4%
14/1
12%
12/1
A.Bilbao 3-1
3%
18/114/1
A.Bilbao 3-0
3%
20/1
24%
14/1
R.Sociedad 3-1
3%
28/1
15%
22/1
R.Sociedad 3-0
2%
40/125/1
A.Bilbao 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
22/1
R.Sociedad 3-2
2%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
6/5
4%
23/20
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
4/6
3%
13/20
Home 1st Goal
49%
4/5
4%
4/5
Away 1st Goal
45%
13/10
8%
11/8
No 1st Goal
6%
7/1
7%
13/2
BTTS - Yes
47%
10/11
5%
10/11
BTTS - No
53%
10/11
9%
5/6
BTTS - Home Win
16%
4/1
5%
18/5
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
9%
10/3
BTTS - Away Win
13%
13/2
12%
11/2
Home/draw
67%
2/7
3%
3/10
Away/draw
61%
4/6
7%
4/6
Home/away
72%
4/111/3
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
2/54/11
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
2/115/8
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
3/1
8%
14/5
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1/4
2%
2/9
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
7/1
11%
13/2
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/12
1%
1/14
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/114/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/501/100
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/121/14
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/1
7%
13/2
Home DNB
59%
8/15
9%
8/15
Away DNB
52%
11/8
13%
11/8
A.Bilbao win to nil
24%
5/2
8%
-
R.Sociedad win to nil
19%
9/2
8%
-
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
23%
13/5
11%
23/10
A.Bilbao / R.Sociedad
3%
33/125/1
A.Bilbao / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
Draw / A.Bilbao
15%
9/2
10%
17/4
Draw / R.Sociedad
11%
6/1
13%
13/2
Draw / Draw
18%
15/417/5
R.Sociedad / A.Bilbao
3%
25/120/1
R.Sociedad / R.Sociedad
15%
9/2
15%
17/4
R.Sociedad / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

A.Bilbao have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn zero and won 2. A.Bilbao have conceded 16 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

A.Bilbao have played 10 games at home, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

R.Sociedad lay in 8th place on 24 points in the La Liga league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 15 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. R.Sociedad have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

R.Sociedad have played 10 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
A.Bilbao
R.Sociedad
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona2016133249 
Mar 8
l
 
4-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
2
Real Madrid2015322648 
l
 
0-3A
May 24
l
 
1-2A
Feb 15
3
A.Madrid2012531841 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 19
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
4
Villarreal1913241841 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
Mar 22
5
Espanyol201046134 
l
 
1-2F
May 13
d
 
2-2A
May 24
6
Real Betis20884832 
Mar 22
w
 
1-2F
May 10
l
 
3-1A
7
Celta20884832 
May 17
l
 
2-0A
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
8
R.Sociedad20668-224 
Feb 1
l
 
3-2A
-
-
9
A.Bilbao207310-924 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
Feb 1
10
Girona20668-1424 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
l
 
1-2F
May 13
11
Elche19586123 
Feb 22
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
12
Osasuna206410-322 
Apr 22
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
w
 
1-3A
13
R.Vallecano20578-922 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
l
 
0-1A
Apr 19
14
Mallorca20569-621 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
15
Getafe206311-1121 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
Apr 22
w
 
1-2F
16
Sevilla196211-620 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
w
 
2-1F
May 3
17
Valencia20488-1220 
May 10
l
 
2-0A
May 17
d
 
1-1A
18
Alaves205411-919 
l
 
0-1A
May 3
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
19
Levante193511-1114 
Feb 8
w
 
0-2F
Apr 5
d
 
1-1F
20
Real Oviedo202711-2013 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
A.Bilbao 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
A.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
A.Bilbao1 - 0A.Madrid
A.Bilbao0 - 3Real Madrid
A.Bilbao1 - 0Real Oviedo
A.Bilbao0 - 1Getafe
A.Bilbao2 - 1Mallorca
A.Bilbao1 - 1Girona
A.Bilbao0 - 1Alaves
A.Bilbao1 - 0R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao3 - 2Sevilla
A.Bilbao0 - 3Barcelona
A.Bilbao1 - 0Alaves
A.Bilbao1 - 0Las Palmas
A.Bilbao3 - 1R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao0 - 0Osasuna
A.Bilbao1 - 1Mallorca
A.Bilbao7 - 1Valladolid
A.Bilbao3 - 0Girona
A.Bilbao0 - 0Leganes
A.Bilbao2 - 0Villarreal
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AA.Bilbao2 - 3Mallorca
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Osasuna
HA.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Celta
HA.Bilbao1 - 0A.Madrid
HA.Bilbao0 - 3Real Madrid
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Levante
AA.Bilbao0 - 4Barcelona
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Real Oviedo
AA.Bilbao2 - 3R.Sociedad
HA.Bilbao0 - 1Getafe
AA.Bilbao0 - 0Elche
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Mallorca
AA.Bilbao0 - 1Villarreal
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Girona
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Valencia
HA.Bilbao0 - 1Alaves
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Betis
HA.Bilbao1 - 0R.Vallecano
HA.Bilbao3 - 2Sevilla
R.Sociedad 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Getafe1 - 2R.Sociedad
Levante1 - 1R.Sociedad
Alaves1 - 0R.Sociedad
Osasuna1 - 3R.Sociedad
Elche1 - 1R.Sociedad
Celta1 - 1R.Sociedad
Barcelona2 - 1R.Sociedad
Real Betis3 - 1R.Sociedad
Real Oviedo1 - 0R.Sociedad
Valencia1 - 1R.Sociedad
Real Madrid2 - 0R.Sociedad
A.Madrid4 - 0R.Sociedad
Alaves1 - 0R.Sociedad
Villarreal2 - 2R.Sociedad
Las Palmas1 - 3R.Sociedad
R.Vallecano2 - 2R.Sociedad
Barcelona4 - 0R.Sociedad
Real Betis3 - 0R.Sociedad
Osasuna2 - 1R.Sociedad
Valencia1 - 0R.Sociedad
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HR.Sociedad2 - 1Barcelona
AR.Sociedad2 - 1Getafe
HR.Sociedad1 - 1A.Madrid
AR.Sociedad1 - 1Levante
HR.Sociedad1 - 2Girona
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Alaves
HR.Sociedad2 - 3Villarreal
AR.Sociedad3 - 1Osasuna
AR.Sociedad1 - 1Elche
HR.Sociedad3 - 2A.Bilbao
HR.Sociedad2 - 1Sevilla
AR.Sociedad1 - 1Celta
HR.Sociedad0 - 1R.Vallecano
AR.Sociedad1 - 2Barcelona
HR.Sociedad1 - 0Mallorca
AR.Sociedad1 - 3Real Betis
HR.Sociedad1 - 2Real Madrid
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Real Oviedo
HR.Sociedad2 - 2Espanyol
AR.Sociedad1 - 1Valencia
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
A.Bilbao have beaten R.Sociedad in 4 consecutive home league meetings
League games at A.Bilbao since 2015
A.Bilbao
R.Sociedad
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
8 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
3 / 11
ATH
6
D
2
RSO
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A.Bilbao
A.Bilbao1 - 0
A.Bilbao2 - 1
A.Bilbao2 - 0
A.Bilbao4 - 0
0 - 1R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao2 - 0
1 - 3R.Sociedad
Draw0 - 0Draw
A.Bilbao3 - 2
0 - 1R.Sociedad
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at R.Sociedad since 2014
R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
19
11
Games: Scored
9 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
3 / 12
ATH
1
D
5
RSO
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Sociedad
R.Sociedad3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
R.Sociedad3 - 0
R.Sociedad3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
R.Sociedad2 - 1
R.Sociedad2 - 1
R.Sociedad3 - 1
0 - 2A.Bilbao
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
A.Bilbao 8th R.Sociedad 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that A.Bilbao will score no more than 1 goal
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that R.Sociedad will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
A.Bilbao have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-12
R.Sociedad have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
A.Bilbao
PG (predicted goals)
R.Sociedad
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
ATH
RSO
18%
better
view stats
Games scored12
16
Failed to score8
3
Scored first8
7
Goals scored19
24
Avg. goals scored1
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal10
8
Conversion rate for10
13
Avg. XG for1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
14%
better
ATH
RSO
view stats
Games conceded15
18
Clean sheets5
1
Conceded first11
12
Goals conceded28
27
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against1
1.3
KickOff rating
+14%

A.Bilbao v R.Sociedad La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20428
U SimónN WilliamsÁlex BerenguerI Galarreta
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Simón GLK20
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID201
2
-
D Vivian DEF18
6
1
I Galarreta MID18
8
-
G Guruzeta FWD1821
2
2
Álex Berenguer FWD1822
3
-
J Areso DEF171
2
-
Y Berchiche DEF17
2
-
N Williams FWD1642
2
-
R Navarro FWD1631
1
-
O Sancet MID151
2
1
A Paredes DEF131
2
-
A. Rego Mora MID131
2
-
I Williams FWD131
1
-
M Vesga MID12
-
U Gómez MID1211
1
A Laporte DEF111
2
-
A Gorosabel DEF101
2
-
N Serrano  FWD8
-
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD81
1
-
I Lekue DEF7
2
1
U. Iruretagoiena Lertxundi FWD7
1
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF6
2
-
B Prados MID2
1
-
?. Padilla Pérez GLK1
1
R.Sociedad La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20637
Álex RemiroM OyarzabalT KuboJ Aramburu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Álex Remiro GLK20
-
S Gómez DEF20
1
-
G Guedes FWD2052
1
-
B Méndez MID1942
3
-
J Aramburu DEF181
7
-
J. Gorrotxategi Etxaniz MID1811
5
-
T Kubo FWD1823
-
A Barrenetxea FWD1833
2
-
C Soler MID1722
2
1
P Marín MID17
1
-
M Oyarzabal FWD1763
2
-
I Zubeldia DEF151
6
-
A Muñoz DEF13
1
-
D Caleta-Car DEF13
4
-
A Zakharyan MID12
1
-
B Turrientes  MID11
3
-
A Elustondo DEF8
-
L Sučić MID7
-
J Karrikaburu FWD6
-
U Sadiq  FWD5
1
-
M. Goti López MID4
-
O Óskarsson FWD41
-
Álvaro Odriozola DEF21
-
Y Herrera MID2
1
-