Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Madrid CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
Real Madrid CF
1 – 0
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sun 20 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu 72,535 HT 45' · FT 45'
Federico Valverde 90+3' 1–0
Y 63' Unai Nunez
Raul 75' Y
Y 86' Benat Prados

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez Munuera (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Miguel Martinez Munuera (Spain)
6 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# 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 Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

12
3
1
Real Madrid CF 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Athletic Club
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-20 Real Madrid CF 1–0 Athletic Club 2024-12-04 Athletic Club 2–1 Real Madrid CF 2024-03-31 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Athletic Club 2023-08-12 Athletic Club 0–2 Real Madrid CF 2023-06-04 Real Madrid CF 1–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Athletic Club H 1–0 W
16 Apr Arsenal FC H 1–2 L
13 Apr Deportivo Alaves A 1–0 W
08 Apr Arsenal FC A 0–3 L
05 Apr Valencia CF H 1–2 L
29 Mar CD Leganes H 3–2 W
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Real Madrid CF A 0–1 L
17 Apr Rangers FC H 2–0 W
13 Apr Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–1 W
10 Apr Rangers FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Villarreal CF A 0–0 D
30 Mar CA Osasuna H 0–0 D

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 history

Real Madrid CF are 2nd (86 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Real Madrid CF gets underway.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Athletic Club that had 328 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 15' Raul, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' named a 4-3-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Real Madrid CF are deployed in a 4-3-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Athletic Club's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Madrid CF in their 4-3-1-2 trying to find a way past Athletic Club's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Real Madrid CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Benat Prados has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' The Real Madrid CF manager makes a substitution. Dani Ceballos departs to be replaced by Endrick.
  • 62' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Alex Berenguer exits the field as Oihan Sancet enters on 62.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a card for Unai Nunez.
  • 68' It looks surprising Real Madrid CF does not make any changes. Alvaro Djalo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' Unai Gomez makes way for Inigo Lekue at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
  • 75' A moment of madness from Raul on 75 minutes earns him a card. Real Madrid CF will be frustrated.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Real Madrid CF! Arda Guler comes on to replace Luka Modric.
  • 83' Federico Valverde is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Athletic Club so far.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Real Madrid CF team. Raul is replaced by Lucas Vazquez on 84 minute.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Benat Prados. He receives a card.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Adama Boiro is replaced by Daniel Vivian.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Madrid CF to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karim Benzema 10
Rodrygo 3
Jude Bellingham 3
Toni Kroos 2
Nacho 2
Oihan Sancet 2
Gorka Guruzeta 2
Kylian Mbappe 1

Head to Head

2025-04-20 Real Madrid CF 1–0 Athletic Club 2024-12-04 Athletic Club 2–1 Real Madrid CF 2024-03-31 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Athletic Club 2023-08-12 Athletic Club 0–2 Real Madrid CF 2023-06-04 Real Madrid CF 1–1 Athletic Club

Real Madrid CF Form

2025-04-20 Real Madrid CF 1–0 Athletic Club W 2025-04-16 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Arsenal FC L 2025-04-13 Deportivo Alaves 0–1 Real Madrid CF W 2025-04-08 Arsenal FC 3–0 Real Madrid CF L 2025-04-05 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Valencia CF L 2025-03-29 Real Madrid CF 3–2 CD Leganes W

Athletic Club Form

2025-04-20 Real Madrid CF 1–0 Athletic Club L 2025-04-17 Athletic Club 2–0 Rangers FC W 2025-04-13 Athletic Club 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2025-04-10 Rangers FC 0–0 Athletic Club D 2025-04-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2025-03-30 Athletic Club 0–0 CA Osasuna D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.89 Real Madrid CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF61% Draw24% Athletic Club15%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw
85%
Draw or Athletic Club
39%
Real Madrid CF or Athletic Club
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF45% Draw45% Athletic Club10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
10.6%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 20% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 25% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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