Real Sociedad v Athletic Club result

Full-time · Real Sociedad 3–0 Athletic Club

La Liga · Sat, 30 Sep 2023 20:00 BST · Reale Arena

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Real Sociedad · Athletic Club · Head-to-head

Real Sociedad 3–0 Athletic Club — Real Sociedad won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Real Sociedad beat Athletic Club 3–0 at Reale Arena in La Liga on Saturday 30 September. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Athletic Club out-shot Real Sociedad 18 to 8 and created the better chances, 1.82 xG to 1.45 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

Real Sociedad led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Real Sociedad: Robin Le Normand (30’), Takefusa Kubo (48’, assisted by U. Sadiq) and Mikel Oyarzabal (66’, assisted by Martín Zubimendi).

Discipline

Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain showed four yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Real Sociedad: Mikel Merino (44’) and Zubeldia (77’); Athletic Club: Ander Herrera (29’) and Dani Vivian (44’).

What it changes

Real Sociedad are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Real Sociedad have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) 7.5, U. Sadiq (Real Sociedad) 6.4 and Yeray (Athletic Club) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Real Sociedad next travel to Lillestrom on 22 October 2026.

Athletic Club next host Getafe on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Real Sociedad: Lillestrom v Real Sociedad, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Athletic Club: Athletic Club v Getafe, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Real Sociedad 3–0 Athletic Club · La Liga
Venue: Reale Arena · Donostia-San Sebastián
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Real Sociedad 1 · draws 2 · Athletic Club 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Real Sociedad 3W 1D 1L · Athletic Club 3W 2D 0L

Real Sociedad 3–0 Athletic Club (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.38 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.33 / 5

Corners

against 3.17 / 4 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 4.33 / 4.63 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

3.17 / 3.13

Cards

against 3.17 / 2.38 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.78 yellows

Referee · Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain

2.56 home / 2.22 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 September 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 September 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Real Sociedad for / against	Line	Athletic Club for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.33 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.17 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.75 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	18 for · 13.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14.25 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.17 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	3.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain — 4.78 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 24.22 fouls over 9 matches (2.56 to the home side, 2.22 to the away side).

Home 2.56Away 2.22

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
U. Sadiq n 8	27.6	4.1 5/3	1.2 3/0	—
Mikel Merino n 8	68.6	3.3 6/5	3 7/5	—
Carlos Fernández n 8	39	3.2 4/3	0.6 2/0	—
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 3	11.7	2.6 1/0	5.1 1/1	—
Beñat Turrientes n 8	41	2.5 4/2	2.2 5/2	—

Real Sociedad — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 3	11.7	5.1 2/0	2.6 1/0
U. Sadiq n 8	27.6	2.4 4/1	0.4 1/0
Barrenetxea n 8	57.8	2.3 6/3	1.6 5/3
Carlos Fernández n 8	39	2.3 5/2	0.9 3/0
Álex Sola n 8	35.1	1.9 3/3	1 2/1

Real Sociedad — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Brais Méndez n 8	78.8	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
T. Kubo n 8	78.6	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	62.4	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
Barrenetxea n 8	57.8	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
Mikel Merino n 8	68.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Real Sociedad — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Zakharyan n 3	11.7	5.1 2/0
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 3	11.7	5.1 2/0
Urko González n 4	54.8	3.3 4/3
Aihen Muñoz n 8	56	2.8 8/3
Martín Zubimendi n 8	68.1	2.1 6/4

Real Sociedad — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Álex Remiro n 8	90	3.2 6/5

Athletic Club

Athletic Club — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Unai Vencedor n 8	25	4.5 6/3	0.9 2/0	—
Raúl García n 8	18.4	3.1 5/0	2.4 3/1	—
Asier Villalibre n 8	27.9	2.4 3/2	2.4 4/2	—
Unai Gómez n 3	26	2.3 2/0	2.3 2/0	—
Ruíz de Galarreta n 8	85.6	2.1 7/5	1.6 8/3	—

Athletic Club — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Raúl García n 8	18.4	3.7 3/2	3.1 2/2
Muniain n 8	35.3	2.6 6/1	1 2/1
Unai Gómez n 3	26	2.3 2/0	2.3 2/0
Asier Villalibre n 8	27.9	2 4/1	1.6 3/1
Gorka Guruzeta n 8	68.4	1.8 6/2	1.3 5/2

Athletic Club — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Asier Villalibre n 8	27.9	1.6 3/1	0.4 1/0
Unai Gómez n 3	26	1.2 1/0	0 0/0
I. Williams n 8	88.5	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
Nico Williams n 8	61.1	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
Gorka Guruzeta n 8	68.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Athletic Club — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ander Herrera n 8	39.1	3.2 6/3
Mikel Vesga n 8	79.3	2.4 8/5
B. Prados Diaz n 8	42.3	2.4 5/3
Lekue n 8	53.6	2.3 6/4
De Marcos n 8	83	1.9 7/4

Athletic Club — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Unai Simón n 8	90	3.8 6/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Real Sociedad		Athletic Club
51%	Possession	49%
1.45	Expected goals (xG)	1.82
8	Shots	18
5	Shots on target	3
1	Shots off target	10
2	Blocked shots	5
5	Shots inside the box	14
5	Corners	7
2	Offsides	2
20	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
400	Passes	375
76%	Pass accuracy	75%

Real Sociedad player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Álex Remiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
H. Traoré	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Zubeldia	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7
T. Kubo	90	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	7.6
Martín Zubimendi	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
Brais Méndez	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7
Mikel Merino	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
Robin Le Normand	62	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
Barrenetxea	61	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
U. Sadiq	61	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	7.5
K. Tierney	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Aihen Muñoz sub	65	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
Mikel Oyarzabal sub	29	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.7
André Silva sub	29	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
Jon Pacheco sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Beñat Turrientes sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Athletic Club player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Unai Simón	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
De Marcos	90	1	0	1	2	0	6.2
Yeray	90	3	1	1	4	0	7.5
Yuri	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Dani García	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
I. Williams	90	2	0	3	0	0	7.2
Dani Vivian	75	0	0	0	1	Y	6
Ander Herrera	72	0	0	1	5	Y	6.3
Muniain	71	1	1	3	0	0	6.3
Nico Williams	64	0	0	1	1	0	7
Gorka Guruzeta	45	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Asier Villalibre sub	45	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
Álex Berenguer sub	26	1	0	4	0	0	7.3
Raúl García sub	19	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Prados Diaz sub	18	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Aitor Paredes sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Real Sociedad v Athletic Club — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Real SociedadWLDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Athletic ClubWDWWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Real Sociedad 1 · 2 draws · Athletic Club 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2023-04-15 Athletic Club 2–0 Real Sociedad
2023-01-14 Real Sociedad 3–1 Athletic Club
2022-02-20 Athletic Club 4–0 Real Sociedad
2021-10-31 Real Sociedad 1–1 Athletic Club
2021-04-07 Real Sociedad 1–1 Athletic Club
2021-04-03 Real Sociedad 0–1 Athletic Club

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Real Sociedad#6 pos60 pts38 pl+12 GD

Athletic Club#5 pos68 pts38 pl+24 GD

Goals per game

Real Sociedad scored1.34

Athletic Club scored1.61

Real Sociedad conceded1.03

Athletic Club conceded0.97

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What is the head-to-head record between Real Sociedad and Athletic Club?: In their last 6 meetings, Real Sociedad won 1, Athletic Club won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Real Sociedad and Athletic Club?: Recent form — Real Sociedad 3W 1D 1L; Athletic Club 3W 2D 0L.

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