The final fixture to be played on Sunday the 31st of October in the Spanish topflight is the Basque derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao.
The game will be played at the Estadio Municipal de Anoeta and the hosts begin the weekend top of the table on 24 points while the visitors are in 8th place on 7 points.
🗓️ 2006-07 🏟️ Anoeta⚽⚽ Andoni Iraola's brace led the Lions to victory against @RealSociedadEN 🔥#RealSociedadAthletic #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/pgCIwigmIY— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) October 29, 2021
🗓️ 2006-07 🏟️ Anoeta⚽⚽ Andoni Iraola's brace led the Lions to victory against @RealSociedadEN 🔥#RealSociedadAthletic #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/pgCIwigmIY
Real Sociedad come into the match having recorded a 2-0 win at Celta Vigo on Thursday night. With the score 0-0 at half-time, Real Sociedad came out and took control of the game in the second half, opening the scoring in the 56th minute.
The league leaders doubled their advantage with 11 minutes remaining on the clock to take maximum points.
That result means Real Sociedad come into this match on a 13 game unbeaten run in all competitions. Each of their last 3 fixtures have been away from home and Real Sociedad have recorded two victories and one draw, including a point won at defending champions, Atletico Madrid last weekend.
Trends show in their 25 most recent home matches in all competitions, Real Sociedad have been undefeated 21 times.
They are undefeated in their 6 home fixtures in all competitions this season and have managed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 home La Liga games.
Athletic Bilbao make the short trip to the Estadio Municipal de Anoeta on the back of a 1-1 draw at Espanyol in midweek. It was the home team who opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute but Athletic Bilbao struck back early in the second half to take a point.
That result means Athletic Bilbao are undefeated in their last 4 matches, all of which have come in La Liga.
Athletic Bilbao have proven difficult to beat in recent away league games and they are undefeated in each of their last 5 on the road, all of which have come this season. However, they have picked up just a single victory and are quickly becoming draw specialists away from home.
Trends show Athletic Bilbao have seen under 2.5 goals in each of their last 11 La Liga matches on the road. Despite keeping things tight in away fixtures, they struggle to win games and Athletic Bilbao have achieved just 3 wins in their last 22 away league matches.
Team news and Real Sociedad will be without Mikel Oyarzabal, who has a muscle injury. Both Alex Sola and Nacho Monreal could make a return to the squad this weekend but are unlikely to start.
Athletic Bilbao are monitoring the fitness of Aitor Paredes and Peru Nolaskoain. However, Daniel Vivian, Asier Villalibre, and Oier Zarraga are out.
This will be a tough test for Real Sociedad against a team who have proven difficult to beat away from home. We expect to see a closely fought contest, with under 2.5 goals scored and the spoils shared.