PREVIEW | Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao - team news, lineups, predictions

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·2 de mayo de 2025

PREVIEW | Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao - team news, lineups, predictions

Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao face each other this Sunday at the Reale Arena for round 34 of the La Liga.

Real Sociedad currently have 42 points and lie in 10th position. In their last fixture, Imanol Alguacil's team suffered a 1-0 reverse against Alavés (La Liga 2024/25).

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Athletic Bilbao have won 60 points to date and are placed in 4th position. Last time out, Ernesto Valverde's team slipped to a 0-3 defeat against Manchester United (UEFA Europa League 2024/25).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Athletic Bilbao winning 1-0.

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Last starting XIs

Real Sociedad ( vs Alavés 2025-04-23): Álex Remiro, Jon Aramburu, Jon Pacheco, Jon Martín, Javi López, Martin Zubimendi, Takefusa Kubo, Brais Méndez, Pablo Marín, Sergio Gómez, Mikel Oyarzabal

Athletic Bilbao ( vs Manchester United 2025-05-01): Julen Agirrezabala, Óscar de Marcos, Dani Vivian, Yeray Álvarez, Yuri Berchiche, Iñigo de Galarreta, Mikel Jauregizar, Iñaki Williams, Álex Berenguer, Nico Williams, Maroan Sannadi

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MANAGERS

Imanol Alguacil has faced Ernesto Valverde on eight occasions, recording two wins, one draw and five losses
Ernesto Valverde has faced Real Sociedad on 25 occasions, recording 12 wins, seven draws and six losses
Imanol Alguacil has faced Athletic Bilbao on 14 occasions, recording seven wins, two draws and five losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Athletic Bilbao currently has four losses in the last 18 games.
Away from home, Athletic Bilbao currently has one win in the last nine games.
Away from home, Athletic Bilbao has gone three consecutive games without a win.
Athletic Bilbao currently has two losses in the last 11 games.
At home, Real Sociedad currently has four losses in the last 18 games.
At home, Real Sociedad currently has one draw in the last 13 games.
At home, Real Sociedad has conceded goals in five consecutive games.
Real Sociedad currently has two wins in the last 12 games.
Real Sociedad has conceded goals in 12 consecutive games.
Real Sociedad has gone three consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao have faced each other 174 times, with Athletic Bilbao having the advantage: 71 victories, against 58 wins for Real Sociedad.
At the Reale Arena, Real Sociedad has an advantage in the clashes against Athletic Bilbao: 41 victories in 86 games. Athletic Bilbao has 21 wins.
In the Spanish League, there have been 155 matches between the two teams, with 53 victories for Real Sociedad, 39 draws and 63 wins for Athletic Bilbao.