Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad will play in the 11th round of the Spanish Primera. The hosts are in seventh place, and the guests are in fifth. Will the basques be able to get closer to their competitor on November 1st? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Athletic Bilbao
Current form
Athletic occupies seventh place in the standings and is five points behind the European Cup zone, but has one match in reserve: the away match with Rayo Vallecano will be played on December 9th. The team from Bilbao is ahead of four competitors only in terms of additional indicators. In the last round, the club scored a big victory over Getafe (4:0), and in the away cup match Edin Terzic's team defeated Prat (6:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Egiluz, Guruseta and Ruiz de Gallareta will miss the match due to injuries. Sanchet's appearance is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
The team has scored 10 goals in the last two matches.
In the last two home matches, the Basques have never conceded
Approximate composition: Simon - Bercice, Laporte, Vivian, Rincon - Jauregisar, Garenabarrena - N. Williams, Sannadi, Berenger - I. Williams
Real Sociedad
Current form
Real Sociedad closes the top five of the best Primera teams and is only four points behind the Champions League zone. The last period turned out to be very successful for the Basque club. In the Example, we managed to win over Valencia (3:2), Deportivo (3:2), Malaga (5:2) and Levante (2:1). In the Europa League, the guests scored points in the confrontations with Union (1:1) and Lillestrem (6:0), getting into the playoff zone. Pellegrino Matarazzo's team does not plan to stop there.
Disqualifications and injuries
Baytia, Odriosola and Zakharyan will miss the match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
The team has never lost in the last five away matches.
In official matches, Real Sociedad's unbeaten streak reached six matches.
Real Sociedad has achieved excellent results in recent matches. Even participation in the Europa League does not prevent the guests from going among the leaders of the Examples. However, Athletic should not be underestimated either. On their own field, the team defeated Atletico and Getafe, while the tournament motivation remains - Bilbao is still lagging behind the European Cup zone. We believe that our tournament ambitions and the support of our fans will help the red-whites achieve victory in the Basque Derby.
It doesn't make much sense for the opponents to sit on the defensive. The attacking game has borne fruit for the teams in recent matches, and both clubs probably want to please their fans with a spectacle in a crucial match. Hardly anyone will deviate from the usual strategy. We think that here the winner will be determined in an open game.
Our betting tip is a total of more than 2.5 goals in 1.68
Betting on corners
The opponents are actively attacking from the flanks, so a large number of corners are unlikely to be avoided. The teams must break through the total according to this indicator.
Our betting tip is a total of more than 9.5 corners in 1.70
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Unai Simón