Football Previews
Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio Anoeta
Date: 28th April 2018
Kick-off time – 15:15 GMT
This game brings together two of La Liga’s biggest Basque sides who are fighting to see who will be the region’s top dog this season.
It has been an underwhelming campaign for both of these sides and a win for either side could be the only major achievement they can get with the season drawing to a close.
Athletic who have been the region’s pride for the past few years have been struggling this season.
They have been brilliant at times like in their 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu recently, however, they have also suffered from poor form, losing at home to relegation-threatened Levante and Deportivo La Coruna who both netted 3 goals each against them.
Real Sociedad’s former defender, Inigo Martinez will know he won’t be getting the warmest of welcomes in this game after moving across town in the last transfer window.
Sociedad’s defence has improved since he left which is a credit to their new manager.
Interim manager, Imanol Alguacil has done a great job at the helm, keeping 4 clean sheets in his 5 game in charge so far.
Prior to their shocking loss to Malaga last time out, Sociedad won 3 on the spin and that should give them confidence ahead of this game.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Real Sociedad
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Málaga |  |
2-0 |  |
Real Sociedad | 22 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Real Sociedad | |
3-0 |  |
Atletico Madrid | 19 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Las Palmas |  |
0-1 | |
Real Sociedad | 14 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Real Sociedad | |
5-0 |  |
Girona | 8 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| D | Eibar |  |
0-0 | |
Real Sociedad | 1 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
Athletic Bilbao
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Real Madrid |  |
1-1 |  |
Athletic Bilbao | 18 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Athletic Bilbao | |
2-3 |  |
Deportivo La Coruña | 14 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Villarreal |  |
1-3 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 9 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| D | Athletic Bilbao | |
1-1 |  |
Celta Vigo | 31 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Barcelona |  |
2-0 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 18 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | |
0-0 | |
Real Sociedad | 16 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Real Sociedad | |
0-2 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 12 Mar, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Athletic Bilbao | |
3-2 | |
Real Sociedad | 16 Oct, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Athletic Bilbao | |
0-1 | |
Real Sociedad | 21 Feb, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Real Sociedad | |
0-0 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 27 Sep, 2015 | Spanish Primera División |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| November 2, 2024 | ||
| Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| November 22, 2024 | ||
| Getafe | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
| November 23, 2024 | ||
| Valencia | 14:00 | Real Betis |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Alaves |
| Las Palmas | 18:30 | Mallorca |
| Girona | 18:30 | Espanyol |
| Celta Vigo | 21:00 | Barcelona |
| November 24, 2024 | ||
| Osasuna | 14:00 | Villarreal |
| Sevilla | 16:15 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Leganes | 18:30 | Real Madrid |
| Athletic Bilbao | 21:00 | Real Sociedad |
| November 29, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 21:00 | Valencia |
| November 30, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 14:00 | Las Palmas |
| Alaves | 16:15 | Leganes |
| Espanyol | 18:30 | Celta Vigo |
| Real Valladolid | 21:00 | Atlético de Madrid |
| December 1, 2024 | ||
| Villarreal | 14:00 | Girona |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Getafe |
| Rayo Vallecano | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Real Betis |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 20 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 |
| 9 | Mallorca | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 18 |
| 10 | Girona | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 16 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Leganes | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Alaves | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Getafe | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | Valencia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
Spanish Primera Results
| November 10, 2024 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 1 - 0 | Barcelona |
| Real Valladolid | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Girona |
| Mallorca | 0 - 1 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Real Betis | 2 - 2 | Celta Vigo |
| November 9, 2024 | ||
| Leganes | 1 - 0 | Sevilla |
| Villarreal | 3 - 0 | Alaves |
| Real Madrid | 4 - 0 | Osasuna |
| November 8, 2024 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 1 - 3 | Las Palmas |
| November 4, 2024 | ||
| Celta Vigo | 1 - 0 | Getafe |
| November 3, 2024 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 - 1 | Real Betis |
| Sevilla | 0 - 2 | Real Sociedad |
| Barcelona | 3 - 1 | Espanyol |
| Atlético de Madrid | 2 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| November 2, 2024 | ||
| Girona | 4 - 3 | Leganes |
| Osasuna | 1 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
| November 1, 2024 | ||
| Alaves | 1 - 0 | Mallorca |
| October 28, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 0 - 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
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