Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad prediction: Athletic Club to edge a tense Sunday night clash
By Elison · Sun 1 Nov 2026La Liga
Athletic ClubFULL-TIME
Real SociedadSunday 1 November 2026 · 21:00
Our score 2-1★ Exact score
Athletic Club to win@ 2.15
1xBet
Athletic Club are a 45% chance according to the bookmakers and carry the home advantage, while Real Sociedad arrive with four days more rest.
Form: Athletic Club have won two of their last three while Real Sociedad are unbeaten in their last five.
Team news: Egiluz, Guruzeta and Ruíz de Galarreta are ruled out for Athletic Club with knee and hamstring injuries, while Beitia, Odriozola and Zakharyan are ruled out for Real Sociedad with ankle and knee injuries.
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Athletic Club host Real Sociedad in La Liga on Sunday evening, with the hosts sitting seventh on 12 points from nine games and Real Sociedad fifth on 19 points from ten. Athletic Club last played on Thursday, giving them three days of rest coming into this game, while Real Sociedad's last match was the previous Sunday, so they arrive with seven days' rest — four more than their hosts.
Form guide
Athletic Club
1-6Athletic Club4-0
Getafe
3-1Athletic Club
0-0Athletic Club0-0
AlavésReal Sociedad
2-1Levante
0-6Real Sociedad
2-5Real Sociedad
1-1Real Sociedad3-2
Deportivo La CoruñaLast 5 meetings
Our prediction: Athletic Club to win
Athletic Club are the bookmakers’ slight favourite at 2.15 with 1xBet, and the bookmakers make them a 45% chance of winning this match. In La Liga this season, Athletic Club have won two, drawn two and lost one of their five home games, scoring nine and conceding four.
Athletic Club's average xG across their last four matches is 1.21, with 0.96 conceded on average, suggesting a side that creates enough at home to win this kind of game.
The head-to-head record does not favour the hosts: Athletic Club have not won any of the last five competitive meetings, with Real Sociedad taking three and two ending in draws. Real Sociedad's form is also outstanding — four wins and one draw from their last five, with 17 goals scored. However, the bookmakers still make Athletic Club the more likely winners, and home advantage may count for something the meeting record does not capture. We back Athletic Club to edge it 2-1.
Other tips
Both teams to score is rated Possible. The case against it is that Athletic Club kept two clean sheets in the two home games among their last five. The bookmakers make both teams scoring a 59% chance, which makes it the likelier outcome despite Athletic Club's home clean-sheet record.
The bookmakers make over 2.5 goals a 55% chance, putting it ahead of under 2.5 goals. A 2-1 scoreline would be enough to land both tips. Against that, one of Athletic Club's two home games among the last five had two goals or fewer.
| Bookmaker | Home | Draw | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
 1xBet |
2.15 | 3.78 | 3.49 |
 bet365 |
2.10 | 3.60 | 3.40 |
 Betano |
2.10 | 3.60 | 3.40 |
Prices as published before kick-off, kept as a record.
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Earlier on Athletic Club and Real Sociedad
Our previous coverage of both clubs.
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Elche2Real Sociedad3
