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Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 8

La Liga - Gameweek 8

Saturday, 30 Sept 2023 • 21:00

Real Sociedad

3 : 0

Athletic Bilbao

Goals

Robin Le Norma...
1 : 0
30'
30'Robin Le Normand
1 : 0
Takefusa Kubo
2 : 0
48'
48'Takefusa Kubo
2 : 0
Mikel Oyarzaba...
3 : 0
66'
66'Mikel Oyarzabal
3 : 0

Lineups

Real Sociedad

PosPlayer
GK
Álex Remiro
DEF
Kieran Tierney
DEF
Hamari Traoré
DEF
Robin Le Normand
MID
Igor Zubeldia
MID
Mikel Merino
MID
Brais Méndez
MID
Takefusa Kubo
MID
Martín Zubimendi
FWD
Ander Barrenetxea
FWD
Umar Sadiq

Substitutes

25'Aihen Muñozfor Kieran Tierney
61'Mikel Oyarzabal
for Ander Barrenetxea
61'André Silvafor Umar Sadiq
62'Jon Pachecofor Robin Le Normand
81'Beñat Turrientesfor Mikel Merino

Athletic Bilbao

PosPlayer
GK
Unai Simón
DEF
Yuri Berchiche
DEF
Yeray
DEF
Dani Vivian
MID
Dani Garcia
MID
Oscar De Marcos
FWD
Iker Muniain
FWD
Iñaki Williams
FWD
Gorka Guruzeta
FWD
Nico Williams
UNK
Ander Herrera

Substitutes

46'Asier Villalibrefor Gorka Guruzeta
64'Álex Berenguerfor Nico Williams
71'Raúl Garcíafor Iker Muniain
72'Beñat Pradosfor Ander Herrera
75'Aitor Paredesfor Dani Vivian
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Real Sociedad84311610+615
W
L
W
W
W
6Athletic Bilbao8422139+414
D
W
W
D
L

Last Games

Real Sociedad

@Valencia
1 - 0
vsGetafe
4 - 3
@Real Madrid
1 - 2
vsGranada
5 - 3
@Las Palmas
0 - 0

Athletic Bilbao

vsGetafe
2 - 2
@Deportivo Alavés
2 - 0
vsCadiz
3 - 0
@Mallorca
0 - 0
vsReal Betis
4 - 2

Head-to-Head

01 Feb 2026
Athletic Bilbao1 - 1Real Sociedad
01 Feb 2026Athletic Bilbao
1 - 1
Real Sociedad
01 Nov 2025
Real Sociedad3 - 2Athletic Bilbao
01 Nov 2025Real Sociedad
3 - 2
Athletic Bilbao
04 May 2025
Real Sociedad0 - 0Athletic Bilbao
04 May 2025Real Sociedad
0 - 0
Athletic Bilbao
24 Nov 2024
Athletic Bilbao1 - 0Real Sociedad
24 Nov 2024Athletic Bilbao
1 - 0
Real Sociedad
13 Jan 2024
Athletic Bilbao2 - 1Real Sociedad
13 Jan 2024Athletic Bilbao
2 - 1
Real Sociedad

La Liga

Gameweek 8

29 Sept • 21:00
Barcelona
Sevilla
1 - 0
30 Sept • 14:00
Getafe
Villarreal
0 - 0
30 Sept • 16:15
Rayo Vallecano
Mallorca
2 - 2
30 Sept • 18:30
Girona
Real Madrid
0 - 3
30 Sept • 21:00
Real Sociedad
Athletic Bilbao
3 - 0
01 Oct • 14:00
Almeria
Granada
3 - 3
01 Oct • 16:15
Deportivo Alavés
Osasuna
0 - 2
01 Oct • 21:00
Atlético Madrid
Cadiz
3 - 2
01 Oct • 21:00
Real Betis
Valencia
3 - 0
02 Oct • 20:00
Las Palmas
Celta Vigo
2 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.