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

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·31 de octubre de 2025

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

Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao face each other this Saturday at the Reale Arena for round 11 of the La Liga.

Real Sociedad currently have 9 points and lie in 15th position. Last time out, Sergio Francisco's team triumphed 0-3 against Negreira (Copa del Rey 2025/26).

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Athletic Bilbao have won 14 points to date and are placed in 9th position. In their last fixture, Ernesto Valverde's team suffered a 0-1 reverse against Getafe (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

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Real Sociedad

Athletic Bilbao

Yeray Álvarez - Doping Ban
Benat Prados - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Unai Egiluz - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Last starting XIs

Real Sociedad ( vs Negreira 2025-10-28): Unai Marrero, Álvaro Odriozola, Duje Caleta-Car, Aritz Elustondo, Aihen Muñoz, Beñat Turrientes, Pablo Marín, Mikel Goti, Luka Sucic, Arsen Zakharyan, Umar Sadiq

Athletic Bilbao ( vs Getafe 2025-10-25): Unai Simón, Iñigo Lekue, Aymeric Laporte, Dani Vivian, Yuri Berchiche, Iñigo de Galarreta, Mikel Jauregizar, Álex Berenguer, Oihan Sancet, Nico Williams, Gorka Guruzeta

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MANAGERS

Ernesto Valverde has faced Real Sociedad on 26 occasions, recording 12 wins, eight draws and six losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Athletic Bilbao comes from four consecutive games without winning.
Real Sociedad comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
Real Sociedad comes from three consecutive games without losing.
Real Sociedad comes from two consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao have faced each other 177 times, with Athletic Bilbao having the advantage: 71 wins, against 59 victories for Real Sociedad.
At the Reale Arena, Real Sociedad has an advantage in the clashes against Athletic Bilbao: 42 wins in 88 games. Athletic Bilbao has 21 victories.
In the Spanish League, there have been 156 matches between the two teams, with Real Sociedad winning 53, 40 draws and 63 victories for Athletic Bilbao.