📊 Form Guide
Athletic Bilbao LLWLDW
Athletic Bilbao will be looking for a repeat result of a 0-2 La Liga success against Levante.
In that game, Athletic Bilbao managed 44% possession and 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Athletic Bilbao, the scorers were Navarro (3') and Williams (44'). For their opponents, Levante got 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
A common trait of more recent Athletic Bilbao games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.
Taking their prior 6 matches leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would've been a loser.
Real Madrid WLDDWD
In their last fixture, Real Madrid drew 1-1 in the La Liga match with Girona FC.
In that match, Real Madrid had 60% possession and 25 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Real Madrid was Kylian Mbappé (67'). For their opponents, Girona got 10 shots on goal with 4 on target. Azzedine Ounahi (45') scored for Girona FC.
During their 6 latest matches, Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid have had reason to celebrate scoring a total of 12 times thus yielding them a goals scored per game average of 2.
Analysis of their past results shows that Real Madrid:
- haven't been defeated in their previous 4 league matches away from home.
- have not won away from home in their last 3 league matches.
👥 Head to head
Checking on their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 22/01/2023 shows that Athletic Bilbao have won 1 of these & Real Madrid 4, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.
A combined sum of 12 goals were scored between them in these games, with 3 from Los Leones and 9 coming from Los Blancos. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.
The previous league fixture between the two was La Liga match day 32 on 20/04/2025 which ended up with the score at Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao.
On that occasion, Real Madrid managed 74% possession and 22 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player to score was Federico Valverde (93').
On the other side, Athletic Bilbao got 3 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
The match was refereed by Juan Martínez Munuera.
📋 Team News: Athletic Bilbao
Robert Navarro (ankle sprain), Iñaki Williams (Adductor injury), Maroan Sannadi (Knee injury), Unai Egiluz (Cruciate ligament tear) and Beñat Prados (Cruciate ligament tear) are unavailable for Athletic Bilbao gaffer Ernesto Valverde.
It seems likely that Los Leones will probably employ a 4-2-3-1 system for the game, handing starts to Unai Simon, Inigo Lekue, Daniel Vivian, Aymeric Laporte, Adama Boiro, Alejandro Rego, I. Ruiz de, Alex Berenguer, Mikel Jauregizar, Nico Williams and Gorka Guruzeta.
ℹ️ Team News: Real Madrid
Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Ferland Mendy (Muscle injury) and Daniel Carvajal (Knee injury) won’t be making appearances.
From our viewpoint, Los Blancos appear most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Thibaut Courtois, T. Alexander-Arnold, Eder Militao, Antonio Ruediger, Alvaro Carreras, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe.
⚡ Prediction
Here is a game where Athletic Bilbao will have their work cut out to hit the back of the net against this Real Madrid team who we think should be able to grind out a win.
That’s why our selection here is for a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 winning margin for Real Madrid when the referee blows for full-time.
A close call.
Peter Guest, 17:10 03/12/2025