Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad

5 October 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Muniain 32’
  • Mikel Oyarzabal 30’ (pen), 74’ (pen)
  • Luca Sangalli 47’

Match summary

Real Sociedad beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Mikel Oyarzabal put Real Sociedad ahead from the penalty spot in the 30th minute and Muniain equalised in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Luca Sangalli put Real Sociedad back in front in the 47th minute, set up by Igor Zubeldia and Oyarzabal made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Real Sociedad created 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 1.19 from 13.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad
13 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 3
11 Corners 0
6 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.19 xG 2.11
1.19 Non-penalty xG 0.63
8 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad
Kick-off
30’
Mikel Oyarzabal
Penalty0-1 (Real Sociedad)
Muniain1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
32’
Half-time1-1
47’
Luca Sangalli
Assist: Igor Zubeldia1-2 (Real Sociedad)
74’
Mikel Oyarzabal
Penalty1-3 (Real Sociedad)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • De Marcos
  • Iñigo Martínez
  • Dani García
  • Raúl García
  • Markel Susaeta
  • Iñaki Williams
Real Sociedad
  • Moyá
  • Igor Zubeldia
  • Asier Illarramendi
  • Jon Bautista
  • David Zurutuza

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 1.19 2.11 30’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 0-1 30’ 32’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 32’ 47’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), 1-2 47’ 74’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 1-3 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 2.11 30’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 0-1 Oyarzabal 30’ 32’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 Muniain 32’ 47’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), 1-2 Sangalli 47’ 74’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 1-3 Oyarzabal 74’
Athletic Bilbao 1.19 xGReal Sociedad 2.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
30’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 74’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 32’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 47’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 46’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 61’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Jon Bautista (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Beñat (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Jon Bautista (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Ander Capa (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Beñat (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 74’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 32’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 47’ Luca Sangalli (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 46’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 22’ Jon Bautista (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Beñat (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Jon Bautista (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Ander Capa (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Beñat (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF700 0.000.031
Yeray Álvarez DEF900 0.000.000
Iñigo Martínez DEF901 0.030.000
Yuri DEF901 0.020.021
Dani García MID901 0.020.000
Beñat MID862 0.080.143
Raúl García MID701 0.090.000
Markel Susaeta FWD902 0.100.152
Iñaki Williams FWD902 0.160.000
Muniain FWD9011 0.630.021
Ander Capa Sub201 0.020.000
Aduriz Sub201 0.040.000
San José Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 47% Bet365 odds 2.04
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.40
Real Sociedad win 25% Bet365 odds 3.80

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao DDDLD
Real Sociedad LLWDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Real Sociedad 2-1 Athletic Bilbao, 02 Feb 19  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.