Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad, taking place on Saturday, 13 January 2024, at The Estadio San Mamés in Bilbao.
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Athletic Bilbao, Recent FormLast time out, Athletic Bilbao went away feeling content with a 2-0 away win against Sevilla In that game they had 39% possession and managed 15 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to Sevilla who had 11 attempts and 2 on target.
Manager Ernesto Valverde will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 2 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 11 goals. They're currenlty on a run of 3 consecutive clean sheets, and playing at home this season, they have scored in 9 of their 10 games.
They have been performing well at The Estadio San Mamés recently and are unbeaten in their last 9 home games.
When it comes to home matches at The Estadio San Mamés, Gorka Guruzeta will be feeling confident about finding the net again, with 5 league goals for Athletic Bilbao in their last 6 home games.
Real Sociedad, Recent FormReal Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Alaves. They came away from that fixture with a 53% share of the possession and clocked up 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Alaves, who managed 7 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
They have a modest amount of points to show from their last 6 games, in spite of only conceding 3 goals, because they have failed to be as predictable in their scoring at the other end despite a reasonable 7 goals. When playing away from home, they have scored in 5 of their last 6 games and are on a run of 2 consecutive clean sheets.
There will be mixed feelings from Txuri-Urdin, while they've been undefeated in their last 7 league games, they've only manage a drawn in 3 of them.
Mikel Oyarzabal is the man of the moment at Real Sociedad right now and the toast of their travelling support, having notched up 4 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league.
After a good 3-0 win for Real Sociedad in this pair's last league encounter, Athletic Bilbao will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
Athletic have managed to keep a clean sheet against Txuri-Urdin in each of their previous 2 meetings at The Estadio San Mamés.
In the league, Athletic has a good track record when they host Sociedad, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
With 3 goals from the previous 3 league matches against Sociedad at The Estadio San Mamés, Athletic player, Iñaki Williams, will be looking forward to this clash.
With only Yeray Álvarez López (Muscle) and Dani García (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Ernesto Valverde will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Imanol Alguacil has a number of injury concerns in his Sociedad squad to contend with: Ander Barrenetxea (Hamstring), Aritz Elustondo (Muscle) and Martín Merquelanz (Knee)
Athletic Bilbao Playing at home | Real Sociedad Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Goals scored | 1.3 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| 39' | Time first goal scored | 42' |
| 34' | Time first goal conceded | 35' |
| 2.2 | Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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