Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad

24 November 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Oihan Sancet 26’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao saw off Real Sociedad 1-0. Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 at half-time.

Oihan Sancet put Athletic Bilbao ahead with a header in the 26th minute, set up by Nico Williams.

The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 1.65 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Real Sociedad's 0.80 from 6.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad
12 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.65 xG 0.80
1.65 Non-penalty xG 0.80
7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Oihan Sancet
Assist: Nico Williams1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
26’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Athletic Bilbao
  • Yuri
  • Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta
  • Beñat Prados
Real Sociedad
  • Naif Aguerd
  • Igor Zubeldia
  • Javier López
  • Luka Sucic

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.65 0.80 26’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 26’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.65 0.80 26’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 Sancet 26’
Athletic Bilbao 1.65 xGReal Sociedad 0.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
26’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 59’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 24’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 16’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 54’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 25’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Sergio Gómez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 59’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 24’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 16’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 54’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 25’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 24’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Sergio Gómez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Julen Agirrezabala GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF900 0.000.000
Yeray Álvarez DEF900 0.000.000
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.000
Yuri DEF900 0.000.000
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta MID781 0.040.222
Beñat Prados MID612 0.170.000
Iñaki Williams MID781 0.070.000
Oihan Sancet MID7112 0.870.384
Nico Williams MID9011 0.140.984
Álvaro Djaló FWD614 0.320.000
Gorka Guruzeta Sub291 0.040.000
Mikel Jauregizar Sub290 0.000.000
Unai Gómez Sub190 0.000.000
Ander Herrera Sub120 0.000.000
Alex Berenguer Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 40% Avg odds 2.39
Draw 33% Avg odds 2.91
Real Sociedad win 27% Avg odds 3.53

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao LWDDD
Real Sociedad DWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Sociedad, 13 Jan 24 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 0-0 Athletic Bilbao, 04 May 25  All Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.