Since the humiliation of losing at home to tiny Formentera last month and suffering one of the biggest shocks in Copa Del Rey history, Athletic Bilbao have responded well.
Their three subsequent matches saw them draw with Real Madrid 0-0 in La Liga, before beating Levante and recording a 2-1 Europa League victory against Zorya Luhansk to top their group.
Athletic head into this weekend's Basque Derby in positive fashion then, despite failing to impress for the majority of the current campaign, and Saturday sees them face a Real Sociedad side who are enduring their worst run of form of the season.
The San Sebastian outfit have lost four successive matches in all competitions, including an embarrassing Copa Del Rey exit of their own at the hands of third tier Lleida.
The most recent of those four defeats came on Monday evening as La Real lost 2-0 at home to a Malaga side who moved off the bottom of the table with their first away win since April, a result which underlined just how poor a run the San Sebastian outfit are on.
dabblebet offer the visitors to San Mames on Saturday at 23/10 (3.30), while Athletic can be backed at 23/20 (2.15) and the draw is offered at 5/2 (3.50). dabblebet customers can watch and bet on this fixture via desktop, mobile and tablet. Your account must be funded or active in order to see the action live.
Central to La Real's recent slump has been an inability to keep things solid defensively and while they look dangerous going forward, Eusebio Sacristan's side have only kept two clean sheets in 15 league matches all season and only two sides have conceded more than their total of 28 goals.
Defensive deficiencies but an exciting forward line have lead to Real Sociedad's matches this term being the most goal-filled in La Liga, with their games so far producing an average of 3.73 goals.
The price of 3/4 (1.75) for over 2.5 goals on Saturday is therefore appealing, while bolder punters might like the price of 9/5 (2.80) for at least four goals; the corresponding fixture last season saw the hosts record a 3-2 win and although Athletic have not been overly prolific this season, there should still be plenty of interest in backing a high scoring game at San Mames.
Over 2.5 goals at 3/4 (1.75) for a 3pt stake with dabblebet