Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad Prediction: The Lions will be closer to victory

Prediction for the La Liga match, which will take place on January 13. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Lions have not lost since October 22 and the match against Barcelona; since then, Athletic has played 12 matches and achieved nine wins with three draws. It should also be noted that Athletic has a 4-match winning streak in two domestic tournaments, i.e., the current form of the future hosts is in good order. Before the 20th round of the Spanish championship, Athletic was in 4th place, having 38 points, the same number of points as Atletico. Still, the Madrid team is inferior to the Basques in the secondary indicators. Atletico's home statistics are fifth in the division, with seven wins in 10 games, two draws and one defeat, and a goal difference 25:11.

Real Sociedad also has a long unbeaten streak, namely a 12-match winless streak that began on November 8 against Benfica in the Champions League. It is worth noting that Real Sociedad won only one of the last five matches on the road within the framework of the Spanish Cup against Malaga. The rest of the matches of this period with the team's participation were draws. Also note that all five recent matches were low-scoring; moreover, even TO (1.5) in this period was not reached. The future guests occupy the sixth place before the start of the reporting round, conceding 6 points to Athletic. Their away statistics are sixth in the division, +3=4-2, 12:8 goal difference.

We doubt that the central match of the 20th round of the Spanish La Liga will be rich in goals. Real Sociedad has one of the best defenses in the division; the Royal Blues have conceded only one goal in the derby against Alaves in seven recent meetings, and the five recent matches involving the visitors have been very low-scoring, even TO (1.5) has never been broken in this period. We believe that the low-scoring trend in matches involving RS will continue. As for the outcome, we are on the side of Athletic, who are in top form and have excellent home statistics.