Real Madrid CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Real Madrid CF

4 – 2

Full Time

Athletic Club

Sat 23 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu HT 45' · FT 45'

Gonzalo Garcia 12' 1–0

Jude Bellingham 41' 2–0

2–1 45+1' Gorka Guruzeta

Kylian Mbappe 51' 3–1

Brahim Diaz 88' 4–1

4–2 90+1' Urko Izeta

Thiago Pitarch 3' Y

Jude Bellingham 20' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Madrid CF 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 6 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Juan Martinez Munuera (Spain)
Assistant 1 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
Assistant 2 Miguel Martinez Munuera (Spain)

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Real Madrid CF 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-23 Real Madrid CF 4–2 Athletic Club 2025-12-03 Athletic Club 0–3 Real Madrid CF 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

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF

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 Balompié	A	1–1	D

Athletic Club

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 Alavés	A	4–2	W
25 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Real Madrid CF		Athletic Club
#4	Position	#12
15	Points	8
7	Played	6
5 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 2
18	Scored	7
8	Conceded	6
+10	GD	+1
2.14	PPG	1.33
71%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

Real Madrid CF are 4th (15 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF

0-15

2/–

16-30

3/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Athletic Club

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF

Kylian Mbappe	7 G	2 A
Jude Bellingham	3 G	2 A
Carlos Espi	2 G
Vinicius Junior	1 G	3 A

Athletic Club

Roberto Navarro	2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana	1 G

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' Thiago Pitarch was booked on 3.
8' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Madrid CF and Athletic Club are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
12' The deadlock is broken! Gonzalo Garcia gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Real Madrid CF player sees a card in front of him.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Madrid CF in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Athletic Club's compact 4-2-3-1.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' 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.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
41' A goal from the England international Jude Bellingham! He fires home on 41 to make it 2-0!
46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gorka Guruzeta makes it 2-1.
51' Magnificent from Kylian Mbappe! That is 300 goals in 526 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
61' Unai Gomez, a Spain midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
76' Real Madrid CF currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
81' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
86' Franco Mastantuono is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Athletic Club tonight.
88' Brahim Diaz makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Real Madrid CF are in front.
Athletic Club will have plenty to reflect on. Real Madrid CF were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arbeloa

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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
Isco	1

Head to Head

Real Madrid CF Form

2026-05-23 Real Madrid CF 4–2 Athletic Club W 2026-05-17 Sevilla FC 0–1 Real Madrid CF W 2026-05-14 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Real Oviedo W 2026-05-10 FC Barcelona 2–0 Real Madrid CF L 2026-05-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Real Madrid CF W 2026-04-24 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 Real Madrid CF D

Athletic Club Form

2026-05-23 Real Madrid CF 4–2 Athletic Club L 2026-05-17 Athletic Club 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2026-05-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Athletic Club L 2026-05-10 Athletic Club 0–1 Valencia CF L 2026-05-02 Deportivo Alavés 2–4 Athletic Club W 2026-04-25 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–2 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.38 Real Madrid CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Real Madrid CF to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF65% Draw20% Athletic Club15%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw

85%

Draw or Athletic Club

35%

Real Madrid CF or Athletic Club

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Madrid CF48% Draw38% Athletic Club14%

Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 1

8.9%

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

7.2%

3 – 0

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

4.4%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap	Real Madrid CF covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	19%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	22%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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