Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao

14 January 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Alexander Sørloth 25’
  • Takefusa Kubo 37’
  • Mikel Oyarzabal 62’ (pen)
  • Oihan Sancet 41’

Match summary

Real Sociedad won 3-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao. Real Sociedad led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alexander Sørloth put Real Sociedad ahead in the 25th minute, set up by Igor Zubeldia, Takefusa Kubo made it 2-0 in the 37th minute, set up by David Silva, and Oihan Sancet pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 41st minute, set up by Yuri. In the second half, Mikel Oyarzabal made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Real Sociedad created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.27 from 6. Athletic Bilbao had a player sent off.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao
11 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 2
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1.89 xG 0.27
1.15 Non-penalty xG 0.27
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Alexander Sørloth
Assist: Igor Zubeldia1-0 (Real Sociedad)
25’
Takefusa Kubo
Assist: David Silva2-0 (Real Sociedad)
37’
41’
Oihan Sancet
Assist: Yuri2-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Half-time2-1
Mikel Oyarzabal
Penalty3-1 (Real Sociedad)
62’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Robin Le Normand
  • Igor Zubeldia
  • Martín Zubimendi
  • Takefusa Kubo
  • Alexander Sørloth
Athletic Bilbao
  • Yeray Álvarez
  • Dani García

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 1.89 0.27 25’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), 1-0 25’ 37’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), 2-0 37’ 41’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 41’ 62’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 3-1 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 0.27 25’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), 1-0 Sørloth 25’ 37’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), 2-0 Kubo 37’ 41’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 Sancet 41’ 62’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 3-1 Oyarzabal 62’
Real Sociedad 1.89 xGAthletic Bilbao 0.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
62’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 90+1’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 37’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 64’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 25’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 83’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 19’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 90+1’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 37’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 64’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 25’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 83’ Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 19’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remiro GK900 0.000.000
Aritz Elustondo DEF770 0.000.000
Robin Le Normand DEF901 0.040.041
Igor Zubeldia DEF9010 0.000.091
Diego Rico DEF900 0.000.000
Martín Zubimendi MID900 0.000.021
Brais Méndez MID902 0.130.031
Mikel Merino MID901 0.080.092
David Silva MID7711 0.060.281
Takefusa Kubo FWD7711 0.280.000
Alexander Sørloth FWD5012 0.110.000
Mikel Oyarzabal Sub4012 1.160.111
Andoni Gorosabel Sub130 0.000.000
Roberto Navarro Sub131 0.040.502
Ander Barrenetxea Sub130 0.000.000
Asier Illarramendi Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 41% Avg odds 2.34
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.00
Athletic Bilbao win 27% Avg odds 3.59

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad LDWWW
Athletic Bilbao WLWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 4-0 Real Sociedad, 20 Feb 22 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Real Sociedad, 15 Apr 23  All Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao 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.