Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad

15 April 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Iñaki Williams 33’, 70’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao saw off Real Sociedad 2-0. Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 at half-time.

Iñaki Williams put Athletic Bilbao ahead from a corner in the 33rd minute, set up by Mikel Vesga and Williams made it 2-0 in the 70th minute, set up by Raúl García.

Real Sociedad can feel hard done by, creating 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 1.00 from 13.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad
13 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 2
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.00 xG 1.71
1.00 Non-penalty xG 1.71
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Iñaki Williams
Assist: Mikel Vesga1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
33’
Half-time1-0
Iñaki Williams
Assist: Raúl García2-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
70’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Ander Capa
  • Yeray Álvarez
  • Dani García
  • Gorka Guruzeta
  • Dani Vivian
Real Sociedad
  • Robin Le Normand
  • Igor Zubeldia

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.00 1.77 33’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 33’ 70’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 2-0 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.00 1.77 33’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 Williams 33’ 70’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 2-0 Williams 70’
Athletic Bilbao 1.00 xGReal Sociedad 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
86’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 33’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.41 xG, goal 55’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 88’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 5’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 15’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 55’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 33’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.41 xG, goal 55’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 88’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 5’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 15’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 55’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
Ander Capa DEF650 0.000.000
Iñigo Martínez DEF900 0.000.000
Yeray Álvarez DEF900 0.000.000
Yuri DEF900 0.000.062
Dani García MID901 0.020.000
Mikel Vesga MID9011 0.040.411
Iñaki Williams MID9025 0.690.031
Oihan Sancet MID811 0.020.223
Nico Williams MID812 0.110.072
Gorka Guruzeta FWD652 0.060.000
Dani Vivian Sub250 0.000.000
Raúl García Sub2510 0.000.111
Alex Berenguer Sub91 0.070.000
Muniain Sub90 0.000.000
Ander Herrera Sub10 0.000.071

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 43% Avg odds 2.22
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.04
Real Sociedad win 25% Avg odds 3.79

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao DLWDW
Real Sociedad DDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 3-1 Athletic Bilbao, 14 Jan 23 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 3-0 Athletic Bilbao, 30 Sep 23  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.