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Played
April 23, 2011 9:00 PM BST
Estadio San Mamés — Bilbao
Referee: David Fernández
Attendance: 40000
April 23, 2011 9:00 PM BST
Estadio San Mamés — Bilbao
Referee: David Fernández
Attendance: 40000
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| Bilbao | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 1.61 |
| Draw | 4.33 | 3.75 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 15.00 | 4.20 |
| Real Sociedad | 6.00 | 5.50 | 6.00 | 5.75 | 700.00 | 5.90 |
La Liga preview: Athletic Bilbao - Real Sociedad
The second leg of the Basque derby takes place as the two sides look to win for different reasons
By Prakhar Deep Gupta
| Bet: | Returns: | Bilbao £15.00 | Draw £43.00 | Levante £65.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Bilbao £15.00 | Draw £40.00 | Levante £65.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Bilbao £15.00 | Draw £40.00 | Levante £60.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Bilbao £15.00 | Draw £43.30 | Levante £60.00 |
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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
| Athletic Bilbao: Iraizoz; Iraola, San Jose, Ekiza, Castillo; Lopez, Martinez, Orbaiz, Gabilondo; Llorente, Toquero |
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| Real Sociedad:
Bravo;Martínez, Estrada, González, Ansotegi; Xabi Prieto, Rivas, Aranburu, Zurutuza, Griezmann; Tamudo |
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| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Athletic Bilbao have scored the highest number of headed goals (17) in La Liga this season thanks to their towering striker Fernando Llorente.
- Los Leones have negotiated all of their "toughest" fixtures and none of their remaining matches is with a club currently in top seven in the table.
- Caparros’ side have lost two straight games at home; their poorest phase of the campaign at home.
- Out of the last nine league goals from Athletic, only one has come in the first half.
- The match is a good bet to come alive in the last 20 minutes as both the sides have scored around 35% of their goals each in this time.
- Real Sociedad finally broke their string of bad results last matchday when they ended a run of four straight defeats.
- The “Txurri Urdin’s” last win at San Mames came in the about a decade ago. During this period they have collected just one point out of possible 18.
- A heartening statistic for their rivals would be that "La Real" have conceded 17 goals in last 15 minutes: a tendency that may complement Athletic's late scoring nature.
- Lasarte's men have won just one game in last two months and they are just 5 points away from the drop zone.
| LAST MEETING |
December 5, 2010: Real Sociedad 2-0 Athletic Bilbao
The last time both the sides met, one player decided the outcome of the match: Mikel San Jose; though not quite in the way he would have liked. It was his handball that led to a penalty from which Sociedad midfielder Xabi Prieto had scored.
He also very nearly gave away a penalty before scoring an own goal to extinguish any hopes of a comeback from Bilbao. Overall it was a memorable night for Sociedad and a frustrating one for Athletic who failed to score despite having good chances of their own.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Real Sociedad
- 36.15 %
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Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Sociedad
- 15.66 %
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Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Real Sociedad
- 10.84 %
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Feb 22, 2013 | Athletic Bilbao 1 - Real Sociedad 3 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Sep 29, 2012 | Real Sociedad 2 - Athletic Bilbao 0 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Mar 4, 2012 | Athletic Bilbao 2 - Real Sociedad 0 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Oct 2, 2011 | Real Sociedad 1 - Athletic Bilbao 2 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Apr 23, 2011 | Athletic Bilbao 2 - Real Sociedad 1 |
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Athletic Bilbao
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| May 19, 2013 | Zaragoza 1 - Athletic Bilbao 2 | LIGA |
| May 11, 2013 | Athletic Bilbao 2 - Mallorca 1 | LIGA |
| May 3, 2013 | Celta 1 - Athletic Bilbao 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Athletic Bilbao 2 - FC Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Deportivo 1 - Athletic Bilbao 1 | LIGA |
Real Sociedad
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| May 18, 2013 | Sevilla 1 - Real Sociedad 2 | LIGA |
| May 13, 2013 | Real Sociedad 2 - Granada 2 | LIGA |
| May 6, 2013 | Getafe 2 - Real Sociedad 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Real Sociedad 4 - Valencia CF 2 | LIGA |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Osasuna 0 - Real Sociedad 0 | LIGA |
| Returns: | Bilbao £16.20 |
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| Returns: | Draw £43.33 |
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| Returns: | Real Sociedad £60.00 |
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| 13 | Raúl Fernández Mateos | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Amorebieta | Defender |
| 6 | Mikel San José Domínguez | Defender |
| 23 | Borja Ekiza | Defender |
| 15 | Andoni Iraola | Defender |
| 19 | Muniain | Striker |
| 20 | Javi Martínez | Midfielder |
| 6 | Orbaiz | Midfielder |
| - | David López | Midfielder |
| 2 | Toquero | Striker |
| 9 | Fernando Llorente | Striker |
| 14 | Susaeta | Midfielder |
| 18 | Carlos Gurpegui | Midfielder |
| 11 | Igor Gabilondo | Midfielder |
| 33 | Urko Vera | Striker |
| 10 | Óscar De Marcos | Midfielder |
| 25 | Koikili | Defender |
| 1 | Claudio Bravo | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Dani Estrada | Midfielder |
| 15 | Ion Gorostola | Defender |
| 15 | Vadim Demidov | Defender |
| 2 | Carlos Martínez Díez | Defender |
| 10 | Xabi Prieto | Midfielder |
| 11 | Mikel Aranburu Eizagirre | Midfielder |
| 19 | Diego Rivas Gutiérrez | Midfielder |
| 17 | Zurutuza | Midfielder |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann | Striker |
| 21 | Diego Ifrán | Striker |
| 3 | Mikel González Martínez | Defender |
| 9 | Raúl Tamudo | Striker |
| 5 | Markel Bergara | Midfielder |
| 4 | Gorka Gorka Elustondo Urkiola | Midfielder |
| - | Sutil | Midfielder |
| 4 | Mikel Labaka | Defender |
| 13 | Zubikarai | Goalkeeper |
| Fernando Llorente | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 9 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
The 6ft 5in striker has scored just once in last five games for "Los leones". A good performance from him is overdue and this seems to be the ideal match for him to win some valuable points and Basque hearts at San Mames.
Expect Llorente to be a handful for Sociedad defence
| Antoine Griezmann | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 7 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 32 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
The pacy winger scored a brace in his last match and he would want to continue his fine nick so that he can ply his trade once more in the top flight. This is match where Bilbao will definitely score atleast once. It is his duty to see that his team outscores the "other" side from Basque land.
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The simmering cauldron of San Mames, Llorente's physicality and previous history of success against "La Real" should ensure a Bilbao victory.
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
46 | 4 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
34 | 6 |
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Radamel Falcao Striker Atl. Madrid |
28 | 8 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
21 | 5 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
20 | 3 |
