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

Anoeta, San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa)

Imanol Alguacil's Real Sociedad side are on home soil in the La Liga on Sunday night, as Ernesto Valverde Tejedor's Athletic Bilbao visit the Anoeta. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could ever need to make a sound selection is shown below. Switch between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and the best odds for every one.

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Real Sociedad's next match is v Celta at 19:00 on Tuesday 13th May
Athletic Bilbao's next match is v Getafe at 20:30 on Thursday 15th May
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between R.Sociedad and A.Bilbao was on Sunday 4th May 2025
Spanish La Liga
May 4th 2025
R.Sociedad 0
0 A.Bilbao
 
RSO
ATH
Shots On
3
1
Shots Off
5
1
Corners
7
3
Possession
59%
41%
Fouls
18
13
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
R.SociedadA.Bilbao
 
A. Remiro Gargallo
A. Muñoz Capellán
J. Martín Vicente
N. Aguerd
H. Traoré (J. Aramburu 74')
S. Gómez (A. Barrenetxea Muguruza 62')
B. Méndez Portela (L. Sučić 62')
P. Marín Tejada
M. Zubimendi Ibáñez
T. Kubo (S. Becker 82')
M. Oyarzabal Ugarte
U. Simón Mendibil
Í. Lekue Martínez
A. Gorosabel Espinosa
A. Paredes Casamichana
D. Vivian Moreno
(M. Jauregizar Alboniga 62') I. Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria
(A. Boiro Boiro 82') U. Gómez Etxebarria
(M. Vesga Arruti 74') B. Prados Díaz
(Á. Dias Fernandes 62') I. Williams Arthuer
(M. Sannadi Harrouch 62') G. Guruzeta Rodríguez
A. Berenguer Remiro

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We are tipping a close-fought game here and, as such, are predicting under 2.5 goals. That means we a suggesting 2 goals or less will be scored in total as R.Sociedad and A.Bilbao go head-to-head. Good performances all round will be required to deliver us a winner, but we have faith in both sides to deliver exactly that. The statistics and the odds below suggest it's a sound bet too.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think R.Sociedad are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Sociedad
37%
6/4
2%
-
Draw
30%
19/10
3%
-
A.Bilbao
33%
11/5
3%
-
R.Sociedad 1-0
14%
5/1
8%
-
Draw 1-1
14%
5/1-
Draw 0-0
13%
5/1
8%
-
A.Bilbao 1-0
13%
6/1
7%
-
R.Sociedad 2-0
7%
10/1-
R.Sociedad 2-1
7%
10/1-
A.Bilbao 2-1
7%
11/1-
A.Bilbao 2-0
6%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
12%
-
R.Sociedad 3-0
3%
22/1
12%
-
R.Sociedad 3-1
3%
25/1
13%
-
A.Bilbao 3-1
2%
28/1-
A.Bilbao 3-0
2%
33/1-
R.Sociedad 3-2
1%
40/1-
A.Bilbao 3-2
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
7/4
10%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
4/9
6%
-
Home 1st Goal
47%
10/11-
Away 1st Goal
45%
11/8
3%
-
No 1st Goal
9%
5/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
41%
11/10
2%
-
BTTS - No
59%
4/6
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
11/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
7/1
14%
-
Home/draw
67%
4/11-
Away/draw
63%
1/2-
Home/away
70%
2/5
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
8/15
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
6/4
5%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
9/2
10%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
1/7
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
12/1
18%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
25/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/80-
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/8
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
5/1
14%
-
Home DNB
58%
4/6
3%
-
Away DNB
54%
11/10
5%
-
R.Sociedad win to nil
24%
11/4-
A.Bilbao win to nil
22%
7/2
4%
-
R.Sociedad / R.Sociedad
21%
10/3-
R.Sociedad / A.Bilbao
2%
33/1-
R.Sociedad / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / R.Sociedad
15%
9/2-
Draw / A.Bilbao
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
19%
3/1
8%
-
A.Bilbao / R.Sociedad
2%
33/1-
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
17%
4/1-
A.Bilbao / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

R.Sociedad have played 33 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 3 and won 3. R.Sociedad have conceded 26 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

R.Sociedad have played 16 games at home, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

A.Bilbao lay in 4th place on 60 points in the La Liga league table having played 33 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 12 and losing 1 game. They have scored 47 goals and kept 11 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. A.Bilbao have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

A.Bilbao have played 16 away games, winning 6, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3526455982 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-0A
May 25
l
 
2-1A
2
Real Madrid3523663575 
l
 
0-2A
May 25
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
3
A.Madrid35201053370 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
4
A.Bilbao Away35171352564 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
-
-
5
Villarreal35171081461 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
6
Real Betis35161091058 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
7
Celta3514714149 
May 13
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
8
R.Vallecano35121112-547 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-1A
w
 
1-2A
9
Mallorca3513814-747 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
10
Valencia35111212-845 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
May 18
11
Osasuna35101510-845 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
12
R.Sociedad Home3512716-943 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
13
Getafe3510916-339 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
May 15
14
Espanyol3510916-939 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1A
15
Sevilla3591115-1038 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
16
Girona3510817-1238 
May 18
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
17
Alaves3581116-1235 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
18
Leganes3571315-1834 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
19
Las Palmas358819-1732 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3F
20
Valladolid354427-5916 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
7-1F
d
 
1-1A
Win / draw / win form
R.Sociedad 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Sociedad0 - 2Mallorca
R.Sociedad2 - 1Valladolid
R.Sociedad0 - 1Sevilla
R.Sociedad3 - 0Leganes
R.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
R.Sociedad0 - 3Getafe
R.Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
R.Sociedad0 - 0Las Palmas
R.Sociedad2 - 0Real Betis
R.Sociedad1 - 0Barcelona
R.Sociedad0 - 2Osasuna
R.Sociedad1 - 1A.Madrid
R.Sociedad3 - 0Valencia
R.Sociedad0 - 2Real Madrid
R.Sociedad1 - 2Alaves
R.Sociedad1 - 2R.Vallecano
R.Sociedad0 - 2A.Madrid
R.Sociedad1 - 0Valencia
R.Sociedad2 - 0Las Palmas
R.Sociedad0 - 1Real Madrid
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Alaves
AR.Sociedad2 - 2Villarreal
HR.Sociedad0 - 2Mallorca
AR.Sociedad3 - 1Las Palmas
HR.Sociedad2 - 1Valladolid
AR.Sociedad2 - 2R.Vallecano
HR.Sociedad0 - 1Sevilla
AR.Sociedad0 - 4Barcelona
HR.Sociedad3 - 0Leganes
AR.Sociedad0 - 3Real Betis
HR.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
AR.Sociedad1 - 2Osasuna
HR.Sociedad0 - 3Getafe
AR.Sociedad0 - 1Valencia
HR.Sociedad1 - 0Villarreal
AR.Sociedad0 - 2Celta
HR.Sociedad0 - 0Las Palmas
AR.Sociedad3 - 0Leganes
HR.Sociedad2 - 0Real Betis
AR.Sociedad0 - 1A.Bilbao
A.Bilbao 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Real Madrid1 - 0A.Bilbao
Villarreal0 - 0A.Bilbao
Sevilla0 - 1A.Bilbao
A.Madrid1 - 0A.Bilbao
Espanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
Real Betis2 - 2A.Bilbao
Celta1 - 2A.Bilbao
Osasuna1 - 2A.Bilbao
Alaves1 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
Valladolid1 - 1A.Bilbao
Mallorca0 - 0A.Bilbao
Girona2 - 1A.Bilbao
Leganes0 - 2A.Bilbao
Las Palmas2 - 3A.Bilbao
Barcelona2 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano0 - 1A.Bilbao
Celta2 - 1A.Bilbao
Getafe0 - 2A.Bilbao
A.Madrid3 - 1A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Las Palmas
AA.Bilbao0 - 1Real Madrid
HA.Bilbao3 - 1R.Vallecano
AA.Bilbao0 - 0Villarreal
HA.Bilbao0 - 0Osasuna
AA.Bilbao1 - 0Sevilla
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Mallorca
AA.Bilbao0 - 1A.Madrid
HA.Bilbao7 - 1Valladolid
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Espanyol
HA.Bilbao3 - 0Girona
AA.Bilbao2 - 2Real Betis
HA.Bilbao0 - 0Leganes
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Celta
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Osasuna
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Alaves
HA.Bilbao2 - 0Villarreal
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Madrid
AA.Bilbao2 - 1R.Vallecano
HA.Bilbao1 - 0R.Sociedad
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
R.Sociedad have not lost to A.Bilbao in 7 consecutive home league meetings
League games at R.Sociedad since 2014
R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
8 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
2 / 10
RSO
5
D
4
ATH
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT R.Sociedad
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
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
RSO
3
D
2
ATH
6
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
Goal Statistics

Athletic Bilbao's defensive record is to be admired, E. Valverde Tejedor's men having conceded 1 or less in 11 consecutive La Liga outings. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Real Sociedad makes sense in this context.

R.Sociedad 12th A.Bilbao 4th
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1.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that R.Sociedad will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of A.Bilbao scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-28
R.Sociedad have scored 28% fewer goals at home than predicted
-1
A.Bilbao’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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R.Sociedad
PG (predicted goals)
A.Bilbao
1.1
1
Attack rating
RSO
ATH
30%
better
view stats
Games scored18
26
Failed to score15
7
Scored first14
16
Goals scored32
50
Avg. goals scored1
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
RSO
ATH
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
22
Clean sheets12
11
Conceded first16
13
Goals conceded37
26
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against14%
11%
Avg. XG against1.1
1
KickOff rating
+13%

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

R.Sociedad La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34859
Álex RemiroM OyarzabalS GómezJ Aramburu
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Álex Remiro GLK34
-
H Traoré DEF91
1
-
J. Martín Vicente DEF121
2
-
N Aguerd DEF21
5
-
A Muñoz DEF19
4
-
B Méndez MID2432
3
-
M Zubimendi MID3321
4
-
P Marín MID202
3
-
S Gómez MID3425
4
-
T Kubo FWD335
5
-
M Oyarzabal FWD3282
4
1
Subs
U Marrero GLK1
-
A. Fraga Torres GLK
-
A Elustondo DEF20
2
1
J López DEF27
4
-
J Aramburu DEF3211
9
-
J Pacheco DEF14
3
-
Olasagasti MID2211
2
-
B Turrientes  MID19
5
-
L Sučić MID2611
4
-
A Barrenetxea FWD2713
6
-
S Becker FWD2221
1
1
A. Mariezkurrena Etxezarreta FWD61
1
-
A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29687
I WilliamsI WilliamsI WilliamsB Prados
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Simón GLK18
-
A Gorosabel DEF192
5
-
D Vivian DEF293
3
-
A Paredes DEF213
3
1
I Lekue DEF14
1
-
I Galarreta MID234
4
-
B Prados MID281
7
-
I Williams MID3368
1
-
U Gómez MID2912
1
-
Álex Berenguer MID3357
5
-
G Guruzeta FWD3462
2
-
Subs
J Agirrezabala GLK14
1
1
Y Álvarez DEF201
4
-
U Núñez DEF9
4
-
Y Berchiche DEF272
4
-
Óscar de Marcos DEF244
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF16
2
-
M Vesga MID23
1
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID3121
4
1
P. Canales Urtasun MID8
-
Álvaro Djaló FWD171
2
-
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD1311
-