Updated 30 October 2026.
Athletic Club host Real Sociedad at San Mamés Barria on Sunday 1 November, kick-off 20:00 UK. Athletic have kept a clean sheet in 60% of their league games, the highest rate in La Liga, while Sociedad have scored 1.9 goals a game, the 4th most, and have won four of their last five games in all competitions.
We make Athletic Club the likelier winner at 51%, though the likeliest single scoreline is 1-1 at 11%.
Athletic Club are 9th in the La Liga table with 12 points from 9 games, three wins, three draws and three defeats. They have scored 12 and conceded 9, and their 0.9 goals conceded a game is the 3rd fewest. Only 30% of their matches have seen both teams score, the 2nd lowest rate in the league.
Athletic drew 0-0 at Rayo and Valencia, then lost 3-1 at Levante on 21 October. They beat Getafe 4-0 at home on 25 October and won 6-1 away at Prat in the Copa del Rey on 29 October, ten goals in their last two games.
Real Sociedad sit 5th on 19 points from 10 games, with six wins, one draw and three defeats. They have scored 19 and conceded 18. Both teams have scored in 70% of their matches, the 3rd highest rate in La Liga, and 80% have gone over 2.5 goals, the 2nd highest.
Sociedad beat Levante 2-1 on 25 October, won 6-0 at Lillestrøm in the Europa League and won 5-2 at Málaga, with a 1-1 draw at Union SG in between and a 3-2 win over Deportivo before that. Their shots on target average of 5.2 a game is the 6th most in the league, and their 6.5 corners a game are the 3rd most.
Athletic Club possible starting lineup:
Simón; Rincón, Vivian, Laporte, Berchiche; Gerenabarrena, Canales; Berenguer, Nico Williams, Iñaki Williams; Sannadi
Real Sociedad possible starting lineup:
Remiro; Aramburu, Martín, Sarr, Gómez; Gorrotxategi, Soler, Sucic; Guedes, Oyarzabal, Óskarsson
Gonçalo Guedes has had at least one shot in nine straight games for Sociedad, averaging 2.1 a game, and is 1.09 at Ladbrokes to make it ten.
Nico Williams has had a shot in eight straight games for Athletic, averaging 1.9 a game, and has made a tackle in each of his last five, at 1.44 with bet365.
Mikel Oyarzabal has had a shot in five straight games, averaging 2.6 a game, and is 1.11 at bet365 for another.
Beñat Gerenabarrena has made a tackle in five straight games, averaging three a game, and Yuri Berchiche has made two or more tackles in four straight games, at 1.91 with bet365.
In the fouls market, Mamadou Sarr has committed a foul in each of his last five games and is 1.50 at bet365 to do so again. Orri Óskarsson is 3.25 to commit two or more fouls. Carlos Soler has had a shot in four straight league games and is 1.50 at bet365, and Jon Martín has made a tackle in each of his last five games, averaging 2.8, at 1.25 with bet365.
We make Athletic Club the likelier winner at 51%, and they are 2.15 at bet365 to win, with the draw at 3.75 with Coral and Sociedad at 3.20 with Midnite.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club win | 2.15 (bet365) | 51% |
| Draw | 3.75 (Coral) | 24% |
| Real Sociedad win | 3.20 (Midnite) | 25% |
| Both teams to score | 1.57 (bet365) | 60% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.67 (bet365) | 59% |
Our prediction is Athletic Club 1-1 Real Sociedad, the likeliest single scoreline at 11%, though we make Athletic the likelier winner at 51%, against 25% for Sociedad and 24% for a draw. A 2-1 home win is next at 10%, then 2-0 and 1-0 at 8% each. We project 1.83 goals for Athletic and 1.23 for Sociedad, and give both teams to score a 60% chance.
Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad in La Liga 2026/27 kicks off at 20:00 UK time on Sunday 1 November 2026 at San Mamés Barria. Real Sociedad are 5th on 19 points from 10 games and Athletic Club are 9th on 12 points from 9.
We predict Athletic Club 1-1 Real Sociedad in La Liga 2026/27, the likeliest single scoreline at 11%, though we make Athletic the likelier winner at 51%, against 25% for Real Sociedad and 24% for the draw. A 2-1 home win is next at 10%.
Athletic Club are favourites to win Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad in La Liga 2026/27 on 1 November, and we give them a 51% chance, with the draw at 24% and a Real Sociedad win at 25%. Athletic have kept a clean sheet in 60% of their league games.
We give both teams to score in Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad in La Liga 2026/27 a 60% chance. Both teams have scored in 70% of Real Sociedad's league games but only 30% of Athletic Club's, and we project 1.83 goals for Athletic and 1.23 for Sociedad.
Gonçalo Guedes has had a shot in 9 straight La Liga 2026/27 games for Real Sociedad, averaging 2.1 a game, and Nico Williams has done so in 8 straight for Athletic Club, ahead of their meeting on 1 November.
Real Sociedad are 5th in La Liga 2026/27 on 19 points from 10 games, with 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while Athletic Club are 9th on 12 points from 9 games with 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, ahead of their meeting on 1 November.
For the 20:00 UK kick-off on 1 November 2026, Athletic Club's possible starting lineup is Simón; Rincón, Vivian, Laporte, Berchiche; Gerenabarrena, Canales; Berenguer, Nico Williams, Iñaki Williams; Sannadi. Real Sociedad's possible starting lineup is Remiro; Aramburu, Martín, Sarr, Gómez; Gorrotxategi, Soler, Sucic; Guedes, Oyarzabal, Óskarsson.