La Liga · 2025San Mamés

Athletic Club 1–1 Real Sociedad · La Liga

1–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Athletic Club and Real Sociedad drew 1–1.

Shots
198
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
1.071.83
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club and Real Sociedad drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Real Sociedad): shots 19–8, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 1.07–1.83, possession 55%–45%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Real Sociedad's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Real Sociedad's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.36 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.8 goals/match1.36 goals/match1.18 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.68 corners/matchCornersAthletic Club · Real Sociedad● 6 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubReal SociedadBaseline
Corners5.68 corners/match6 corners/match4.73 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Athletic Club show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Athletic Club's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14 shots/match ▲ShotsAthletic Club · Real Sociedad13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubReal SociedadBaseline
Shots14 shots/match13 shots/match11.6 shots/match
Shots against9.86 shots/match13.1 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots8 shotsAthletic Club 19 shots, Real Sociedad 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsAthletic Club 4 shots, Real Sociedad 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.07 xG1.83 xGAthletic Club 1.07 xG, Real Sociedad 1.83 xG
  • Possession55%45%Athletic Club 55%, Real Sociedad 45%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersAthletic Club 6 corners, Real Sociedad 3 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls14 foulsAthletic Club 14 fouls, Real Sociedad 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards2 cardsAthletic Club 4 cards, Real Sociedad 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Nico Williams · Athletic Club · 48′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAitor Paredes · Athletic Club · 49′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 51′ · 0.01 xG · on targetSergio Gómez · Real Sociedad · 60′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 10′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlejandro Rego · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAdama Boiro · Athletic Club · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta · Athletic Club · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAitor Paredes · Athletic Club · 80′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAitor Paredes · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJon Martin · Real Sociedad · 21′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGonçalo Guedes · Real Sociedad · 37′ · 0.03 xG · goalUrko Izeta · Athletic Club · 84′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMikel Jauregizar · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedUnai Gómez · Athletic Club · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMikel Jauregizar · Athletic Club · 75′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 31′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 25′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 24′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.16 xG · on targetIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta · Athletic Club · 88′ · 0.17 xG · goalMikel Oyarzabal · Real Sociedad · 5′ · 0.18 xG · on targetNico Williams · Athletic Club · 64′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Guedes · Real Sociedad · 22′ · 0.24 xG · on targetPablo Marín · Real Sociedad · 5′ · 0.40 xG · on targetMikel Oyarzabal · Real Sociedad · 52′ · 0.45 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Guedes · Real Sociedad · 37′ · 0.51 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 19 shots, 4 on target, 1.02 xG. Real Sociedad: 8 shots, 6 on target, 1.85 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta · Athletic Club · 88′Gonçalo Guedes · Real Sociedad · 37′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 1.02 xG · Real Sociedad 1.85 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Athletic Club
1Draws
2Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad — Athletic Club · La Liga3–2
Real Sociedad — Athletic Club · La Liga0–0
Athletic Club — Real Sociedad · La Liga1–0
Athletic Club — Real Sociedad · La Liga2–1
Real Sociedad — Athletic Club · La Liga3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Athletic Club favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Real Sociedad in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club22 matchesReal Sociedad22 matches
0.95 goals/matchGoals scored22/22▲ 1.36 goals/match
1.41 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.36 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.36 xG/match
14 shots/match ▲Shots22/2213 shots/match
4.41 shots/matchShots on target22/22▲ 5 shots/match
49.6%Possession22/22● 49.8%
5.68 corners/matchCorners22/22● 6 corners/match
2.45 cards/matchCards22/222.32 cards/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls22/2214.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 2 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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