Athletic Bilbao made it ten games without a loss in the goalless draw at home to Osasuna. The Basque side would take some consolation from that game and would be looking to get a positive result against Real Sociedad. Ernesto Valverde's team has played very good football this season and can get at least a point against Real Sociedad.

Athletic Bilbao is only two points away from the top four and a finish in the UEFA Champions League spots is very achievable with the squad they have. The visitors have been on a roll since November and have only lost once in over three months. Athletic Bilbao has won eight out of their last ten games in all competitions, sharing points in two other games.

Ernesto Valverde's return to the team has been very significant to Athletic Bilbao's successes this season. They have been in very great defensive form and no other team can match their work at the back currently. Athletic Bilbao has kept a massive nine clean sheets in their last ten games, conceding only once in over three months.

Athletic Bilbao has also been electric in attack and this combination of a lightening attack and air tight defense should be more than enough for them to get a good result against Real Sociedad. The hosts have scored a total of 20 goals in their last ten games and is averaging two goals per game in that period.

Real Sociedad has the same amount of losses as Athletic Bilbao in the league but the away team are in much better form. The hosts have scored lesser goals in the Spanish La Liga than Athletic Bilbao and they have conceded more league goals than the away team this season.

Athletic Bilbao is the more successful team in the last few meetings between these two teams. The Basque outfit is unbeaten in their last four games against Real Sociedad. Athletic Bilbao won the last two meetings including a 4-0 thrashing of Imanol's team last season.

Both teams are gunning for a spot in Europe ahead of next season and haven't done bad but Athletic Bilbao has been exceptional over the last few weeks and should easily get a win or draw away to Real Sociedad.

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毕尔巴鄂竞技在主场零进球逼平奥萨苏纳的比赛中取得了10场不败。巴斯克队将从那场比赛中得到一些安慰，并希望在对阵皇家社会的比赛中取得积极的结果。巴尔韦德的球队本赛季踢得非常好，他们至少可以在对阵皇家社会的比赛中拿到一分。

毕尔巴鄂竞技距离前四只有两分的距离，以他们现有的阵容，进入欧冠席位是很有可能的。客队自11月以来一直顺风顺水，三个多月来只输过一场。毕尔巴鄂竞技在过去的10场比赛中赢了8场，在另外两场比赛中平分积分。

巴尔韦德的回归对毕尔巴鄂竞技本赛季的成功至关重要。他们的防守状态非常好，目前没有其他球队能在后防线上与他们相比。毕尔巴鄂竞技在过去的10场比赛中保持了9场零封，三个多月来只丢了一场球。

毕尔巴鄂竞技在进攻上也很有活力，这种闪电式的进攻和严密的防守的结合应该足以让他们在对阵皇家社会的比赛中取得好成绩。在过去的10场比赛中，主队一共进了20球，平均每场进2球。

皇家社会与毕尔巴鄂竞技在联赛中损失相同，但客场球队的状态要好得多。东道主在西甲进球数比毕尔巴鄂竞技少，本赛季联赛失球也比客场多。

毕尔巴鄂竞技是这两支球队最近几次交锋中比较成功的球队。这支巴斯克球队在最近四次对阵皇家社会的比赛中保持不败。毕尔巴鄂竞技赢得了最近两次交锋，包括上赛季4-0大胜伊马诺的球队。

两支球队都在为下赛季在欧洲的一个席位而努力，而且表现还不错，但是毕尔巴鄂竞技在过去几周表现出色，他们应该可以轻松地赢下或打平皇家社会。