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Real Sociedad vs Ath Bilbao Prediction & Betting tips
Basque clubs Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao will meet again on Wednesday evening, after both teams already met each other last weekend in the postponed final of last season’s Copa del Rey. After a lot of blood, sweat and tears, that prize went to Real Sociedad, which won another prize for the first time in more than thirty years.
Real Sociedad:
Real Sociedad is of course in seventh heaven, after winning the Copa del Rey. In the hard-fought final, a striking penalty kick from captain Mikel Oyarzabal was ultimately enough to be able to uncork the champagne. Due to the corona measures, there was no official ceremony, but in a hotel the players and technical staff had a good party. According to Marca, Andoni Gorosabel, one of the stars of the cup final, was so drunk that he could barely stand on his feet.
Of course, the Copa del Rey win is a fantastic achievement for a club like Real Sociedad, although that does not mean that the blue and white are already assured of European football. This was the postponed cup final of last season – the final of this year is between FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. The men of trainer Imanol Alguacil will therefore have to stay sharp, because with a provisional seventh place in LaLiga, European football is by no means a certainty. La Real cannot afford to lose a point against Athletic Bilbao after defeating the league against Granada (1-0) and FC Barcelona (1-6).
Athletic Bilbao:
For Athletic Bilbao, the defeat in the Spanish cup final was of course a bitter pill. Trainer Marcelino clearly had a hard time with it: ‘I am proud of my players, but it is clear that I am sad. We weren’t ourselves, and if you don’t play great you can lose. We now have to see in which areas we can improve, because in two weeks ‘time we will have a new chance.’ He was of course referring to the cup final of this season, in which his Athletic Bilbao will take on Ronald Koeman’s FC Barcelona on April 17.
The cup final against FC Barcelona is most likely the last chance for Athletic Bilbao to still win European football. With only ten rounds to go, it seems very unlikely that the Basques will be able to brush away the ten-point deficit on number seven Real Sociedad. For Los Leones, the upcoming two rounds of play against Real Sociedad and Alaves actually serve as preparation for their second cup final in 2021.
Real Sociedad vs Ath Bilbao head to head matches
03.04.21 CDR Ath Bilbao Real Sociedad 0 : 1
31.12.20 LL Ath Bilbao Real Sociedad 0 : 1
09.02.20 LL Real Sociedad Ath Bilbao 2 : 1
30.08.19 LL Ath Bilbao Real Sociedad 2 : 0
02.02.19 LL Real Sociedad Ath Bilbao 2 : 1
* Our advice is: Both teams to score / NO
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.83
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