Real Madrid CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2020-21

Real Madrid CF

3 – 1

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Athletic Club

Tue 15 Dec 2020 · 21:00 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Y 8' Raul Garcia

R 13' Raul Garcia

Lucas Vazquez 42' Y

Y 80' Yeray Alvarez

Overview

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Real Madrid CF vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid CF 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jesus Gil
Referee Angel Nevado
Referee Javier Martinez
Referee Alfonso Vicente Moral

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

Real Madrid CF 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-15 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Athletic Club 2020-07-05 Athletic Club 0–1 Real Madrid CF 2019-12-22 Real Madrid CF 0–0 Athletic Club 2019-04-21 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Athletic Club 2018-09-15 Athletic Club 1–1 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Athletic Club	H	3–1	W
12 Dec	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	2–0	W
09 Dec	Borussia Mönchengladbach	H	2–0	W
05 Dec	Sevilla FC	A	1–0	W
01 Dec	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	A	0–2	L
28 Nov	Deportivo Alavés	H	1–2	L

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Real Madrid CF	A	1–3	L
12 Dec	Valencia CF	A	2–2	D
04 Dec	RC Celta de Vigo	H	0–2	L
29 Nov	Getafe CF	A	1–1	D
23 Nov	Real Betis Balompié	H	4–0	W
08 Nov	Real Valladolid CF	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Real Madrid CF		Athletic Club
#10	Position	#18
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Real Madrid CF are 10th (0 pts). Athletic Club are 18th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Real Madrid CF and Athletic Club.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Zinedine Zidane might look to freshen things up shortly.
8' The referee calls foul for Raul Garcia. He receives a Yellow card.
13' Poor challenge from Raul Garcia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
18' Athletic Club is showing some good football. However, Athletic Club are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
23' 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.
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
33' Athletic Club come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' Real Madrid CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Lucas Vazquez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Toni Kroos puts Real Madrid CF on the lead.
51' Yeray Alvarez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
52' Magnificent from Ander Capa! That is 5 goals in 328 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
59' Inigo Cordoba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Berenguer on 59 minute.
63' Another change for Real Madrid CF made on 63 minute. Vinicius Junior leaves to be changed by Marco Asensio.
64' Isco gets the nod from Real Madrid CF. He replaces Federico Valverde and will look to change the dynamic.
66' The crowd applauds Unai Vencedor Paris as he leaves the pitch. Mikel Vesga steps in for Athletic Club.
67' Asier Villalibre gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Inaki Williams and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Karim Benzema makes it 2-1.
75' Real Madrid CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rodrygo is hanging Lucas Vazquez on the field on 75 minute.
80' The referee calls foul for Yeray Alvarez. He receives a Yellow card.
80' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Muniain on, De Marcos off on 80 minutes.
85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' Unai Vencedor Paris has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 328 appearances.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Madrid CF players.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Andriy Lunin
19
Alvaro Odriozola
12
Marcelo
6
Nacho
11
Marco Asensio ↑ 63'
22
Isco ↑ 64'
3
Eder Militao
25
Rodrygo ↑ 75'
26
Diego Altube

Coach Zinedine Zidane

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

17
Yuri Berchiche
1
Unai Simon
5
Yeray Alvarez
4
Inigo Martinez
18
De Marcos C ↓ Muniain 80'
22
Raul Garcia
9
Inaki Williams ↓ Asier Villalibre 67'
21
Ander Capa ↓ Inigo Lekue 80'
14
Dani Garcia
12
Alex Berenguer ↓ Inigo Cordoba 59'
27
Unai Vencedor Paris ↓ Mikel Vesga 66'

Bench

6
Mikel Vesga ↑ 66'
8
Unai Lopez
24
Balenziaga
15
Inigo Lekue ↑ 80'
3
Unai Nunez
11
Inigo Cordoba ↑ 59'
10
Muniain ↑ 80'
20
Asier Villalibre ↑ 67'
13
Jokin Ezkieta
19
Kenan Kodro
16
Oihan Sancet
2
Jon Morcillo

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
Ander Capa	1

Head to Head

Real Madrid CF Form

2020-12-15 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Athletic Club W 2020-12-12 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2020-12-09 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2020-12-05 Sevilla FC 0–1 Real Madrid CF W 2020-12-01 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Real Madrid CF L 2020-11-28 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Deportivo Alavés L

Athletic Club Form

2020-12-15 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Athletic Club L 2020-12-12 Valencia CF 2–2 Athletic Club D 2020-12-04 Athletic Club 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2020-11-29 Getafe CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2020-11-23 Athletic Club 4–0 Real Betis Balompié W 2020-11-08 Real Valladolid CF 2–1 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.01 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.39 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF53% Draw33% Athletic Club14%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	73%	27%
± 1.5	41%	59%
± 2.5	17%	83%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

86%

Draw or Athletic Club

47%

Real Madrid CF or Athletic Club

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Madrid CF29% Draw63% Athletic Club8%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

27.4%

1 – 0

23.6%

2 – 0

11.8%

1 – 1

10.5%

0 – 1

2 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

1.8%

0 – 2

1.6%

2 – 2

1.1%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	14%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	29%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	10%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

68% ✗

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.