Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad LaLiga preview: All you need to know

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad Match Preview

LaLiga - Game Week 11

1 Nov 2026 - 15:00

San Mames

Bilbao meet Sociedad in an all-Basque battle

Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad have both shown an uptick in form lately, meaning that a high-quality derby could be in store. Kickoff is from San Mamés at 16:00 EST and 20:00 GMT.

Edin Terzic's Bilbao beat Prat 6-1 in the Copa del Rey to follow a 4-0 success against Getafe. These have been two timely results after a four-game winless run in the league. Sociedad, meanwhile, have won four LaLiga matches on the bounce against Valencia, Deportivo La Coruna, Malaga and Levante. They also drubbed Lillestrom 6-0 in the Europa League, so they're in good nick in front of goal. Mikel Oyarzabal shone in that match with three assists.

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Key stats & injury news

• Sociedad are unbeaten in their last five matches against Bilbao.
• Ten of Sociedad’s last 12 competitive matches featured over 2.5 goals.
• Sociedad have rattled in 17 goals in their last five outings across all competitions and are unbeaten in six.

Team news & squads

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad Probable lineups

4-2-3-1

Athletic Bilbao

ATH

Formation

Real Sociedad

RSO

4-2-3-1

U. SimonD. VivianY. BerchicheA. LaporteH. RinconB. GerenabarrenaN. WilliamsI. WilliamsA. BerenguerP. CanalesM. SannadiA. RemiroM. SarrS. GomezJ. MartinJ. AramburuJ. GorrotxategiA. BarrenetxeaL. SucicG. GuedesC. SolerM. Oyarzabal

Real Sociedad

RSO

4-2-3-1

ATHRSO

Starting XI

• 1

  U. Simon
  1

  A. Remiro
• 3

  D. Vivian
  19

  M. Sarr
• 17

  Y. Berchiche
  17

  S. Gomez
• 14

  A. Laporte
  6

  J. Martin
• 15

  H. Rincon
  2

  J. Aramburu
• 24

  B. Gerenabarrena
  4

  J. Gorrotxategi
• 10

  N. Williams
  7

  A. Barrenetxea
• 9

  I. Williams
  24

  L. Sucic
• 7

  A. Berenguer
  11

  G. Guedes
• 28

  P. Canales
  18

  C. Soler
• 21

  M. Sannadi
  10

  M. Oyarzabal

Manager

• 
  E. Terzic

• 
  P. Matarazzo

Form

ATH - Form

AllHome

W0-1

D0-0

L3-1

W4-0

W1-6

Goal Scored (Conceded)

12/4

Games over 2.5 goals

3/5

Both teams scored

2/5

RSO - Form

AllAway

W3-2

D1-1

W2-5

W0-6

W2-1

Goal Scored (Conceded)

17/6

Games over 2.5 goals

4/5

Both teams scored

4/5

Head-to-Head Record

Head to Head

Draw

1

1

3

02 Oct

Club Friendlies

Real Sociedad

RSO

0

Athletic Bilbao

ATH

1

FT

04 Mar

Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad

RSO

1

Athletic Bilbao

ATH

0

FT

11 Feb

Copa del Rey

Athletic Bilbao

ATH

0

Real Sociedad

RSO

1

FT

01 Feb

LaLiga

Athletic Bilbao

ATH

1

Real Sociedad

RSO

1

FT

01 Nov

LaLiga

Real Sociedad

RSO

3

Athletic Bilbao

ATH

2

FT

4Goals Scored6

Games over 2.5 goals1/5

Both teams scored2/5

Standings

Form

#		P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	BarcelonaBAR	11	10	0	1	46	12	+34	30	W L W W W
2	Atletico MadridATM	11	9	1	1	22	8	+14	28	W W W W W
3	Real MadridRMA	11	9	0	2	28	10	+18	27	W W W W L
4	Real BetisBET	11	7	2	2	18	15	+3	23	W D L W D
5	Real SociedadRSO	10	6	1	3	19	18	+1	19	W W W W L
6	SevillaSEV	11	5	2	4	17	19	-2	17	L W L D L
7	Athletic BilbaoATH	9	3	3	3	12	9	+3	12	W L D D D
8	VillarrealVIL	11	3	3	5	15	15	0	12	L W D L W
9	Celta VigoCEL	11	2	6	3	10	10	0	12	L D W D W
10	Deportivo AlavesALA	11	3	3	5	15	17	-2	12	L D L L D
11	Rayo VallecanoRAY	10	3	3	4	15	20	-5	12	W L D D W
12	GetafeGET	11	3	3	5	8	16	-8	12	W L D L W
13	Deportivo de A CorunaCOR	10	2	5	3	13	13	0	11	L D L D L
14	EspanyolESP	11	3	2	6	13	14	-1	11	W L L D L
15	OsasunaOSA	10	3	2	5	10	20	-10	11	L W L D L
16	Racing SantanderSAN	11	3	2	6	15	29	-14	11	L W L D L
17	ElcheELC	10	2	4	4	14	17	-3	10	W D D W L
18	LevanteLEV	11	2	4	5	16	21	-5	10	L L W D D
19	ValenciaVAL	10	1	3	6	7	17	-10	6	L D D L W
20	MalagaMAL	11	0	5	6	8	21	-13	5	L D L D L

Champions League

UEFA Europa League

Europa Conference League Qualification

Relegation