Athletic Bilbao-Real Sociedad is a match of the 29th day of La Liga and is played Saturday at 4:15 pm: likely lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
It doesn’t pass the future of the whole season, but it’s close. Valverde’s Athetic Bilbao, currently seventh in the standings, will stake their remaining hopes of going for a European Cup qualification for next season.
And it does so against a Real Sociedad side, fourth in the standings, that would like to keep the distance unchanged against Villarreal who, its match, should win it without any problems. A high ranking challenge in short, a challenge that puts some very heavy points at stake for the continuation of the season of both. After a period of tarnish Bilbao in the last month has put things back on track, proving with important results that they can compete for the positions in La Liga that matter. Of course, it weighs the elimination from the Copa del Rey at the hands of Osasuna, which snatched a draw in extra time, kicking the Basques out of the event, who, if they don’t really want to make this year disappointing, must make it to Europe.
Up to the moment, however, Real Sociedad’s season has been resounding. Which at one point was alone in third place in the standings but then also paid the price for its European fatigues by losing a little bit of its polish. Alguacil’s team – eliminated by Roma in the Europa League – dreams of fourth place. But it knows full well that it will be tough. The momentum is positive for the guests, who last weekend beat Getafe without any particular problems. But this challenge against Bilbao certainly has a different specific weight. And a different difficulty.
Alguacil (Lapresse)
The prediction
A match of at least one goal per team. And since Bilbao, at home, always manages to give something extra, then the chances that Valverde’s team can win the match are there. But, what is certain, is that Real Sociedad will also find their way to the net.
The probable lineups of Athletic Bilbao-Real Sociedad
- ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-2-3-1): Aguirrezabala; De Marcos, Vivian, I. Martinez, Yuri; D. Garcia, Vesga; I. Williams, Sancet, N. Williams; Guruzeta.
- REAL SOCIEDAD (4-4-2): Remiro; Gorosabel, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Munoz; Zubimendi; Mendez, Merino; D. Silva; Kubo, Sorloth.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
