📊 Form Guide

Real Madrid

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Real Madrid, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 La Liga success vs Sevilla.

In that match, Real Madrid managed 59% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 1 on target. The scorer for Real Madrid was Júnior (15'). Sevilla had 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target.

Their most recent results show that things are going according to plan in the Real Madrid defence. Real Madrid have given the opposition little, with the number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their past six outings standing at 4.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Real Madrid:

• are unbeaten in the league by Athletic Bilbao in their previous 2 matches.
• are undefeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.

Athletic Bilbao

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Previously, Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1 in the La Liga match with Celta Vigo.

In that game, Athletic Bilbao managed 58% possession and 26 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. The only player to score for Athletic Bilbao was Iñaki Williams (52'). On the other side, Celta Vigo got 3 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Williot Swedberg (4') scored for Celta Vigo.

The numbers tell their own story, and Athletic Bilbao have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 9 goals in total. In defence, Athletic Bilbao just haven’t been too solid at all. Such a pattern might not follow through here, though.

Ahead of this clash, Athletic Bilbao are winless against Real Madrid when they have played them away from home in the previous 20 league matches. Imagine their relief when they finally get an away win.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head meetings dating back to 04/06/2023 shows that Real Madrid have won 4 of these games & Athletic Bilbao 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

A combined sum of 13 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 10 from Los Blancos and 3 netted by Los Leones. That is an average goals per game value of 2.17.

The last league meeting featuring the two was La Liga match day 19 on 03/12/2025 which ended up with the score at Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Real Madrid.

In that match, Athletic Bilbao had 38% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

On the other side, Real Madrid had 13 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Kylian Mbappé (7', 59') and Eduardo Camavinga (42') scored.

The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano.

📰 Team News: Real Madrid

In all likelihood, Los Blancos will possibly use the 4-4-2 system for the game, utilising Thibaut Courtois, Daniel Carvajal, Antonio Ruediger, David Alaba, Francisco Garcia, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Thiago Pitarch, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Brahim Diaz.

ℹ️ Team News: Athletic Bilbao

There’s a good chance that Los Leones could decide to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system with a starting lineup of Unai Simon, Andoni Gorosabel, Yeray Alvarez, Aymeric Laporte, Inigo Lekue, Mikel Jauregizar, I. Ruiz de, Inaki Williams, Alex Berenguer, Robert Navarro and Gorka Guruzeta.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Athletic Bilbao have enough to score a goal against this Real Madrid outfit, although it may not be as many as they will have scored against them.

Our tip is for both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Real Madrid at the end of this one. Looking forward to this.

Renata Leite, 04:06 23/05/2026