Real Sociedad vs Athletic Club
Ref: José Luis Munuera Montero, SpainReale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián · 40,000 cap
Match recap
Real Sociedad beat Athletic Club 3–2 in their La Liga fixture. Méndez, Gonçalo Guedes, and Gorrotxategi scored for Real Sociedad; Guruzeta and Robert Navarro replied for Athletic Club. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.52 for Real Sociedad versus 0.83 for Athletic Club. Real Sociedad sit 10th in the La Liga table while Athletic Club are 12th.
First Half
-5'
Sancet
Yellow Card
⚽
Méndez
⇄
Barrenetxea
42'
⚽
Guruzeta
Assist: Gorosabel
Second Half
⚽
Gonçalo Guedes
Assist: Méndez
53'
⇄
Sancet
⇄
Gonçalo Guedes
⇄
Méndez
65'
Ruíz de Galarreta
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Ruíz de Galarreta
VAR
Goal cancelled
Gorrotxategi
Yellow Card
79'
⚽
Robert Navarro
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Soler
83'
⇄
Gorosabel
90+6'
Yuri
Yellow Card
Aramburu
Yellow Card
⚽
Gorrotxategi
Assist: Oyarzabal
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 9 |  Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 49 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
| 13 |  Sevilla | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 43 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Real SociedadAthletic Club
5Won
Statistical edge
5–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.52VS0.83
Attack2 · 4 won
9
Shots
11
5
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
8
2
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing2 · 2 won
51%
Possession
49%
363
Total passes
357
267
Accurate passes
276
74%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 2 won
20
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
Real Sociedad
4-1-4-1
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1
Real Sociedad
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1Álex RemiroG
- 2J. AramburuD
- 4Jon GorrotxategiM
- 5ZubeldiaD
- 7BarrenetxeaM
- 10Mikel OyarzabalF
- 11Gonçalo GuedesM
- 17Sergio GómezD
- 18Carlos SolerM
- 23Brais MéndezM
- 31Jon MartínD
Substitutes
- 3Aihen MuñozD
- 6ElustondoD
- 8Beñat TurrientesM
- 13Unai MarreroG
- 14T. KuboF
- 15U. SadiqF
- 16D. Ćaleta-CarD
- 20OdriozolaD
- 21A. ZakharyanM
- 22Mikel GotiM
- 24L. SučićM
- 28Pablo MarínM
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Unai SimónG
- 2GorosabelD
- 3Dani VivianD
- 7Álex BerenguerM
- 8Oihan SancetM
- 11Gorka GuruzetaF
- 14Aymeric LaporteD
- 16Ruíz de GalarretaM
- 17YuriD
- 18Mikel JauregizarM
- 23Robert NavarroM
Substitutes
- 4Aitor ParedesD
- 6Mikel VesgaM
- 10Nico WilliamsF
- 12Jesús AresoD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 20Unai GómezM
- 22Nico SerranoF
- 25Urko IzetaF
- 27Álex PadillaG
- 30Alejandro RegoM
- 44S. SanchezM
Real Sociedad
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonçalo Guedes | M | 63 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Brais Méndez | M | 63 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Jon Gorrotxategi | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Sergio Gómez | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Carlos Soler | M | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jon Aramburu | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Oyarzabal(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Álex Remiro | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Martin | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ander Barrenetxea | M | 41 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Igor Zubeldia | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Umar Sadiq | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aritz Elustondo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Sučić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duje Ćaleta-Car | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álvaro Odriozola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unai Marrero | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beñat Turrientes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aihen Muñoz | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Takefusa Kubo | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Pablo Marín | M | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Arsen Zakharyan | M | 41 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Mikel Goti | M | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Athletic Club
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unai Simón | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gorka Guruzeta | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | M | 68 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Robert Navarro | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Mikel Jauregizar | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aymeric Laporte | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oihan Sancet | M | 53 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Álex Berenguer | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Andoni Gorosabel | D | 83 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Yuri Berchiche(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Daniel Vivian | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nico Serrano | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unai Gómez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adama Boiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Padilla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Vesga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selton Sanchez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urko Izeta | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aitor Paredes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Rego | M | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Williams | F | 37 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Jesús Areso | D | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |