Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad

Athletic Club have won their last three LaLiga games at San Mamés against Real Sociedad, their best run of home wins over them in the competition since a run of five between January 2001 and August 2005.

Real Sociedad have lost three of their last five derbies against Athletic Club in LaLiga (W2), having suffered just one defeat in their previous nine league meetings with the Basque side (W5 D3).

Athletic have won their last two Basque derbies in LaLiga and have the chance to register three consecutive wins against their regional rivals for the first time in the competition since March 2012 (one under Joaquín Caparros and two under Marcelo Bielsa).

After losing to Alavés on MD3 of LaLiga 2024-25 (1-2), Real Sociedad could lose two Basque derbies in a row in the competition for the first time since March 2017 under Eusebio Sacristán (two).

Athletic Club are unbeaten in their last four LaLiga matches (W1 D3), drawing the last three. The Bizkaia side have not drawn four straight games in the competition since a run of five between March and April 2021 under Marcelino García Toral.