In Round 11 of La Liga, Sociedad lost 1-2 to Athletic Bilbao, ending their winning streak at four games. The match took place on November 1st at the Basque Derby venue and was attended by 50,092 spectators. Takefusa Kubo did not have a chance to play in the previous match against Levante, so he started on the bench in this game as well, and was inserted into the right half from the 30th minute of the second half.
Bilbao took the lead in the 14th minute of the first half. Iñaki Williams responded to a through ball from Nicholas Williams and rolled into the goalmouth, but his mid-range shot into the bottom right corner of the goal made it 1-1. Just before the end of the first half, Bilbao won a penalty and Alex Berenguer converted it, ending the first half with a 2-1 lead. In the second half, both teams repeated offense and defense, and even though Sociedad brought on Kubo, they were unable to score.
Kubo won a free kick in the 41st minute of the second half due to a foul on Roberto Navarro, and created chances with a right-footed volley and a short corner, but Bilbao's change to a back five prevented him from counterattacking. In the final stages of the match, they tried to be the starting point for a counterattack, but due to a mistake by their teammate, time ended up running out. This was Sociedad's first loss in five games, increasing the gap between them and fourth place to four points.