Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao

2 February 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Mikel Oyarzabal 16’
  • Willian José 45’
  • Raúl García 82’

Match summary

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

Mikel Oyarzabal put Real Sociedad ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Willian José, Willian José made it 2-0 in the 45th minute, and Raúl García pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 82nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Sociedad created 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Athletic Bilbao 1.75 from 8. Raúl García had a penalty saved for Athletic Bilbao.

Match stats

Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao
6 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.63 xG 1.22
1.63 Non-penalty xG 0.30
4 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Mikel Oyarzabal
Assist: Willian José1-0 (Real Sociedad)
16’
Willian José2-0 (Real Sociedad)
45’
Half-time2-0
82’
Raúl García2-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Real Sociedad
  • Raúl Navas
Athletic Bilbao
  • Ander Capa

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.75 16’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 1-0 16’ 45’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 2-0 45’ 82’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.75 16’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 1-0 Oyarzabal 16’ 45’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 2-0 José 45’ 82’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 García 82’
Real Sociedad 1.63 xGAthletic Bilbao 1.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Real Sociedad attacking 
16’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 82’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 82’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.70 xG, goal 25’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.60 xG, blocked 30’ Iñigo Córdoba (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 42’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 41’ Raúl Navas (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 32’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Beñat (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 16’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 82’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 82’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.70 xG, goal 25’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.60 xG, blocked 30’ Iñigo Córdoba (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 42’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 41’ Raúl Navas (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 32’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Zaldúa (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Beñat (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gerónimo Rulli GK900 0.000.000
Zaldúa DEF901 0.020.000
Raúl Navas DEF901 0.060.000
Diego Llorente DEF900 0.000.000
Theo Hernández DEF900 0.000.000
David Zurutuza MID900 0.000.000
Mikel Merino MID900 0.000.601
Asier Illarramendi MID770 0.000.000
Adnan Januzaj FWD830 0.000.061
Willian José FWD89113 0.800.772
Mikel Oyarzabal FWD9011 0.750.131
Igor Zubeldia Sub130 0.000.000
Sandro Ramírez Sub70 0.000.000
Héctor Moreno Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Sociedad win 41% Bet365 odds 2.35
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Athletic Bilbao win 30% Bet365 odds 3.20

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

Form going into the game

Real Sociedad LWWDD
Athletic Bilbao DWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 1-3 Real Sociedad, 05 Oct 18 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Real Sociedad, 30 Aug 19  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.