Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao

7 April 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Roberto López 89’
  • Asier Villalibre 85’

Match summary

Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Asier Villalibre put Athletic Bilbao ahead with a header in the 85th minute, set up by Alex Berenguer and Roberto López equalised in the 89th minute, set up by Igor Zubeldia.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Sociedad created 0.72 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Athletic Bilbao 0.99 from 11.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao
12 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.72 xG 0.99
0.72 Non-penalty xG 0.99
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
85’
Asier Villalibre
Assist: Alex Berenguer0-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Roberto López
Assist: Igor Zubeldia1-1 (Real Sociedad)
89’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Igor Zubeldia
  • Aihen Muñoz
  • Martín Zubimendi
Athletic Bilbao
  • 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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 0.99 85’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 85’ 89’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), 1-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 0.99 85’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 Villalibre 85’ 89’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), 1-1 López 89’
Real Sociedad 0.72 xGAthletic Bilbao 0.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
85’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.50 xG, goal 72’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 56’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 76’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 42’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Ander Guevara (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 85’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.50 xG, goal 72’ Portu (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 56’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 76’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 42’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Ander Guevara (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Roberto López (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Remiro GK900 0.000.000
Aritz Elustondo DEF640 0.000.000
Robin Le Normand DEF900 0.000.000
Igor Zubeldia DEF9010 0.000.011
Aihen Muñoz DEF320 0.000.000
Ander Barrenetxea MID903 0.070.132
Martín Zubimendi MID902 0.130.000
Ander Guevara MID901 0.040.000
Mikel Oyarzabal MID640 0.000.153
Carlos Fernández FWD730 0.000.000
Alexander Isak FWD731 0.080.000
Nacho Monreal Sub581 0.020.042
Adnan Januzaj Sub260 0.000.271
Andoni Gorosabel Sub260 0.000.000
Portu Sub171 0.270.000
Roberto López Sub1713 0.120.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 38% Avg odds 2.54
Draw 32% Avg odds 2.99
Athletic Bilbao win 30% Avg odds 3.16

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad WDWLL
Athletic Bilbao DWLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Real Sociedad, 31 Dec 20 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 1-1 Athletic Bilbao, 31 Oct 21  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.