Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad — La Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 14′Athletic Club, goal:1–0assist
- 30′Real Sociedad, goal:1–1
- 45+2′Athletic Club, penalty goal:2–1Penalty
- 45+4′Athletic Club, yellow card:
- 45+5′Real Sociedad, yellow card:
- Half-time2 – 1
- 55′Real Sociedad, yellow card:
- 61′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 64′Real Sociedad, yellow card:
- 75′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 75′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 77′Athletic Club, substitution:off
- 84′Athletic Club, yellow card:
- 88′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 89′Athletic Club, substitution:off
- 89′Athletic Club, substitution:off
- 89′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 89′Athletic Club, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 1
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Athletic Club edge Real Sociedad 2-1 at San Mamés to end visitors' unbeaten run
Athletic Club beat Real Sociedad 2-1 at San Mamés Stadium on La Liga's Matchday 11, with both of their goals arriving in the first half and the hosts holding on after the interval. The result ended Real Sociedad's run of 6 games unbeaten.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Iñaki Williams put Athletic ahead in the 14th minute, finishing from an assist by Nico Williams. Real Sociedad drew level in the 30th minute through Luka Sučić, who made it 1-1 and gave the visitors a foothold before the break.
Athletic regained the lead in first-half stoppage time. Álex Berenguer scored from the penalty spot in the 45+2 minute to make it 2-1, and no further goals followed. Real Sociedad had 62% of the possession to Athletic's 38% and won the corner count 8 to 5, while Athletic's xG of 2.97 was well ahead of the visitors' 1.42.
The win lifted Athletic to seventh on 15 points, four behind fifth-placed Real Sociedad on 19. Real Sociedad turn to Lyon at home in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, while Athletic travel to Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday.
Luka Sučić scored Real Sociedad's equaliser in the 30th minute and was rated 7.49. Carlos Soler topped the performers' list on 7.69 in a losing cause.
Real Sociedad had 62% of the possession yet finished behind on the scoreboard.
Athletic Club beat Real Sociedad 2–1 (half-time 2–1).
Athletic Club met Real Sociedad in the La Liga (Regular Season - 11). Kick-off was Sunday, 1 November 2026, 20:00 UTC at San Mamés Stadium. Referee: Alejandro Hernandez. Attendance: 50,092.
Team pages: Athletic Club · Real Sociedad · La Liga
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Iñaki Williams (assist: Nico Williams) — 1–0 · Watch Iñaki Williams's goal video (14')
- 30' Goal: Luka Sučić — 1–1 · Watch Luka Sučić's goal video (30')
- 45+2' Goal (penalty): Álex Berenguer — 2–1 · Watch Álex Berenguer's goal video (45+2')
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Athletic Club (4-4-2)
Real Sociedad (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Athletic Club 46%, the draw 25%, Real Sociedad 29%. It finished Athletic Club 2–1 Real Sociedad.
Home advantage edges Athletic Club past a stronger side — Real Sociedad sit 63 points higher on our strength rating, but Athletic Club's home advantage, plus Real Sociedad's recent scoring well above their chances, a streak that usually cools, gives Athletic Club a slight lean at 46%. The draw starts at 29% for a gap this size and falls to 25%, mainly because both sides' recent games average 3.3 goals.
Why Athletic Club at 46%?
Home ground, against the rating. Real Sociedad sit 63 points higher on our strength rating — 1736 to 1673. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.6% of 11,136 such games. Real Sociedad scored +0.93 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 27.5% of 1,660 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally. Athletic Club hold 5 more possession points (57 to 52 in recent games) across a 63-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 60–120-point rating gap won 42.6% of 9,333 such games where the class table expected 40.5%.
Why only 46%?
Because Real Sociedad are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 25% and Real Sociedad at 29%.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,539. The goals environment takes 2.5 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, an important player, and Gorka Guruzeta, a rotation player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Real Sociedad won 3 of the last 6 meetings with Athletic Club. The record is 3 wins for Real Sociedad, 2 draws and 1 win for Athletic Club. These were 4 La Liga games and 2 Copa del Rey games played at both grounds between 24 November 2024 and 4 March 2026. Real Sociedad are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings between the sides (3 wins, 2 draws), a run going back to May 2025. Latest meeting: 4 March 2026 — Real Sociedad 1–0 Athletic Club. In 6,101 historical matches between similarly rated teams, visiting sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 28.2%. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Iñaki Williams's goal against Real Sociedad (14').
- Watch Luka Sučić's goal against Athletic Club (30').
- Watch Álex Berenguer's goal against Real Sociedad (45+2').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Athletic Club 2–1 Real Sociedad. Explore more on the Athletic Club and Real Sociedad team pages or the La Liga page.