Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd January 2023

Athletic Bilbao will be taking on visiting team Real Madrid at San Mames Barria in a La Liga tie this coming Sunday.

While Real Madrid are chasing the lead in the La Liga after collecting 38 points in 16 rounds, Athletic Bilbao trail by 26 points after 17 rounds, leaving them as number eight in the table.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Sunday as both Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Athletic Bilbao have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 13 goals, or 1.3 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Real Madrid scored 19 goals, conceded ten and kept their opponents from scoring three times in their last ten matches.

The last time the pair played each other, Real Madrid came out the other side as 1-2 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Prediction

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with Osasuna resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 3-1 defeat against Real Sociedad, before beating Espanyol by 1-0. In their last six La Liga home matches, Athletic Bilbao won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring 11 and conceding three goals.

In a season where everything simply clicks, Athletic Bilbao might even reach the upper third of the table but right now, they are on course for a solid mid-table finish.

Real Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Valencia, lost 1-3 against Barcelona and beat Villarreal 2-3. Real Madrid performed a very admirable four wins in six La Liga away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored 11 times, while also conceding six goals.

Spoken of as title contenders, Real Madrid are currently doing a good job of living up to the hype in the La Liga this season.

For whatever reason, Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Athletic Bilbao have taken nine points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of five goals to ten. Real Madrid earned four wins and 13 points in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They scored 15 and conceded ten goals in these. Athletic Bilbao have a record of seven wins, five draws and five defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Madrid show off 12 wins, two draws and two defeats in the La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Team News

Athletic Bilbao have an almost full squad available against Real Madrid at San Mames Barria with only one player possibly missing.

Inigo Martinez sit this one out for Athletic Bilbao due to an injury.

Real Madrid have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Real Madrid need to do without David Alaba, Aurelien Tchouameni, Alvaro Odriozola, Daniel Carvajal and Mariano Diaz, who are not fit enough to travel to San Mames Barria.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid H2H

Real Madrid celebrated a 2-1 win as well as a 1-0 victory in the last two matches played against Athletic Bilbao. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Real Madrid have been the dominant force winning six matches against Athletic Bilbao. The bookies have Real Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 11/8.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Results

In the past ten matches between home side Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 2/3.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

Gorka Guruzeta has three strikes in six La Liga matches for Athletic Bilbao, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Real Madrid. The visitors are looking to Karim Benzema, who has provided his team with three La Liga goals.

Athletic Bilbao claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Real Madrid won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing three in this series of matches. Athletic Bilbao have organized a strong defensive line at San Mames Barria with an impressive eight clean sheets in 10 matches here. Real Madrid managed four clean sheets in 10 away games.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Athletic Bilbao scored an average of 0.4 goals a game, with Real Madrid averaging 1.3 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Athletic Bilbao’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Real Madrid's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches.