Real Madrid CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Real Madrid CF vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
- Real Madrid CF 38 games · 86 pts (2025/26)
- Athletic Club 38 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Juan Martinez Munuera (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Miguel Martinez Munuera (Spain)
22 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Barcelona 38 94 2 Real Madrid CF 38 86 3 Villarreal CF 38 72 4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69 5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60 6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54 7 Getafe CF 38 51 8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50 9 Valencia CF 38 49 10 Real Sociedad de Futbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 May Athletic Club H 4–2 W 17 May Sevilla FC A 1–0 W 14 May Real Oviedo H 2–0 W 10 May FC Barcelona A 0–2 L 03 May RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 2–0 W 24 Apr Real Betis Balompie A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 May Real Madrid CF A 2–4 L 17 May RC Celta de Vigo H 1–1 D 13 May RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 0–2 L 10 May Valencia CF H 0–1 L 02 May Deportivo Alaves A 4–2 W 25 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 2–3 L Season Stats
Real Madrid CF Athletic Club #2 Position #12 86 Points 45 38 Played 38 27 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 19 77 Scored 43 35 Conceded 58 +42 GD -15 2.26 PPG 1.18 71% Win % 34% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season16% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this seasonReal Madrid CF are 2nd (86 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF0-152/116-302/131-452/246-604/–61-751/176+3/4■ Scored ■ ConcededAthletic Club0-15–/416-302/131-451/246-602/361-751/376+5/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Real Madrid CF is hosting Athletic Club for another epic battle.
- 3' Real Madrid CF player sees a card in front of him.
- 8' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 8 minutes.
- 12' GOAL! Gonzalo Garcia scores on 12. Assisted by Dani Carvajal
- 17' It’s high time Ernesto Valverde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jude Bellingham on 20.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Daniel Vivian has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' Real Madrid CF is showing some good football. However, Real Madrid CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' What a strike from Jude Bellingham! The score is 2-0.
- 46' Goal! Gorka Guruzeta scores his 34 goal in 328 matches.
- 51' What a strike from Kylian Mbappe! The score is 3-1.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Raul made 545 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ruiz de Galarreta suffering a number of foals already.
- 66' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 71' Aitor Paredes Casamichana needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Madrid CF that had 545 games and scored 775 goals.
- 81' It looks surprising Real Madrid CF does not make any changes. Alex Padilla has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 86' Athletic Club seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 88' Goal! Brahim Diaz scores his 38 goal in 435 matches.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Madrid CF players.
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Lineups
Real Madrid CF Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 10
- 4
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 18
- 16
- 17
- 30
- 45
Bench
- 22
- 21
- 14
- 13
- 19
- 6
- 15
- 20
- 24
Coach ArbeloaAthletic Club Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 16
- 5
- 3
- 9
- 11
- 23
- 4
- 20
- 27
- 18
- 19
Bench
- 14
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 15
- 12
- 22
- 24
- 21
- 25
- 30
- 40
Coach Ernesto Valverde -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Karim Benzema 10 Rodrygo 3 Jude Bellingham 3 Nacho 2 Oihan Sancet 2 Gorka Guruzeta 2 Toni Kroos 2 Urko Izeta 1 Head to Head
Real Madrid CF Form
Athletic Club Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.73 Real Madrid CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.01 Athletic Club xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Real Madrid CF to win 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.74Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 32% 68% Double Chance
Real Madrid CF or Draw 88%Draw or Athletic Club 30%Real Madrid CF or Athletic Club 82%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–2 not predicted4 – 2Actual2 – 0 9%2 – 1 8.7%3 – 0 7.9%3 – 1 7.8%1 – 1 7.3%1 – 0 6.3%4 – 1 5.4%4 – 0 5.3%2 – 2 4.4%3 – 2 4%0 – 0 3.5%1 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF
Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push Athletic Club covers -2.5 32% — 68% -2 32% 20% 48% -1.5 52% — 48% -1 52% 20% 28% -0.5 72% — 28% +0.5 89% — 11% +1 89% 7% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Athletic Club keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.