Overview
- Athletic host Real Oviedo at San Mamés in LaLiga’s matchday 12 with Ernesto Valverde’s team sitting 11th on 14 points.
- Real Oviedo arrive 19th on 8 points after a troubled start under new coach Luis Carrión.
- The Asturias club were recently eliminated from the Copa del Rey by third-tier Ourense.
- Oviedo published an affectionate tribute to Athletic and San Mamés on social media that the Basque club shared to its official account.
- The match is Oviedo’s first top-flight game at the new San Mamés following years outside LaLiga and a 2025 promotion led by Veljko Paunović.