Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao

31 October 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Juan Martínez Munuera

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Alexander Isak 58’ (pen)
  • Muniain 90+1’

Match summary

Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Alexander Isak put Real Sociedad ahead from the penalty spot in the 58th minute and Muniain equalised with a direct free kick in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Sociedad created 1.06 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Athletic Bilbao 1.01 from 11. Athletic Bilbao had a player sent off.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao
8 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 7
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
1.06 xG 1.01
0.31 Non-penalty xG 1.01
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Alexander Isak
Penalty1-0 (Real Sociedad)
58’
90+1’
Muniain1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Mikel Merino
  • Alexander Isak
  • Adnan Januzaj
  • Ander Guevara
Athletic Bilbao
  • Iñigo Martínez
  • De Marcos

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 1.01 58’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 1-0 58’ 90+1’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 1.01 58’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), 1-0 Isak 58’ 90+1’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 Muniain 90+1’
Real Sociedad 1.06 xGAthletic Bilbao 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
58’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 68’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 2’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 56’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 88’ Ander Guevara (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 68’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 2’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 56’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 88’ Ander Guevara (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remiro GK900 0.000.000
Andoni Gorosabel DEF900 0.000.062
Robin Le Normand DEF900 0.000.000
Aritz Elustondo DEF900 0.000.000
Diego Rico DEF800 0.000.000
Mikel Merino MID900 0.000.000
Martín Zubimendi MID900 0.000.041
Alexander Isak MID8713 0.810.000
David Silva MID802 0.040.000
Adnan Januzaj MID800 0.000.193
Alexander Sørloth FWD682 0.170.021
Portu Sub220 0.000.000
Igor Zubeldia Sub100 0.000.000
Ander Guevara Sub101 0.050.000
Aihen Muñoz Sub100 0.000.000
Julen Lobete Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 44% Avg odds 2.16
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.14
Athletic Bilbao win 25% Avg odds 3.76

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad WDWDW
Athletic Bilbao LDWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 1-1 Athletic Bilbao, 07 Apr 21 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 4-0 Real Sociedad, 20 Feb 22  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.