Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th December 2024

Real Madrid go up against Athletic Club on Wednesday for a LaLiga meeting at San Mames.

Placed fourth in the table Athletic Club have amassed 26 points after 15 matches. On 33 points, Real Madrid rank twoth with 15 matches played this season.

Athletic Club are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Real Madrid in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at San Mames.

Athletic Club step into their next home match this coming Wednesday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing eight goals against. That is an average of 0.8 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Real Madrid are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the LaLiga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.3 times on average per match, for a total of 23 goals. They also let in nine goals, leaving an average of 0.9 per match. They fought their way to five clean sheets.

Real Madrid beat Athletic Club twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively.

Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Prediction

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-0 against Real Sociedad. They went on to defeat Elfsborg 3-0 and made it three on the spin against Rayo Vallecano in a 1-2 victory. Athletic Club won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored ten and conceded five goals.

Real Madrid Form

The results have been up and down for Real Madrid, who beat Leganes by 0-3. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-0 against Liverpool, before claiming a victory in a 2-0 game against Getafe. Real Madrid won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding four.

Real Madrid and Athletic Club always seem to tread carefully, when taking on each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals the call this coming Wednesday.

Athletic Club earned one points from their last three matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed zero wins, following one goals scored while also conceding three. Real Madrid earned four wins and 14 points in their last six games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They scored 12 and conceded six goals in these. Athletic Club have a record of seven wins, five draws and three defeats in the LaLiga this season. Real Madrid are looking at ten wins, three draws and one defeat in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Squads

Athletic Club Squad

The 60-year-old coach of the home team, Ernesto Valverde, will select the lineup against Real Madrid from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Alex Padilla (0/5), Julen Agirrezabala (0/12), Oier Gastesi (0/0), Unai Simon (0/0), Aitor Paredes (1/9), Andoni Gorosabel (0/5), Daniel Vivian (2/12), Inigo Lekue (0/7), Oscar de Marcos (0/11), Unai Nunez (0/3), Yeray Alvarez (0/8), Yuri Berchiche (0/12), Ander Herrera (0/8), Benat Prados (1/12), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/11), Mikel Jauregizar (1/12), Mikel Vesga (0/9), Nico Williams (1/13), Oihan Sancet (7/12), Unai Gomez (0/14), Adama Boiro (0/5), Alex Berenguer (2/14), Alvaro Djalo (1/11), Gorka Guruzeta (3/14), Inaki Williams (3/14), Javier Marton (0/3), Nico Serrano (0/2).

Real Madrid Squad

Here is the full team squad of Real Madrid. The 65 year-old Carlo Ancelotti will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Andriy Lunin (0/3), Thibaut Courtois (0/11), Antonio Rüdiger (0/14), Daniel Carvajal (1/8), David Alaba (0/0), Eder Militao (1/12), Ferland Mendy (0/9), Francisco Garcia (0/11), Jesus Vallejo (0/1), Lucas Vazquez (1/11), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/10), Brahim Diaz (1/9), Daniel Ceballos (0/5), Eduardo Camavinga (0/5), Federico Valverde (3/14), Jude Bellingham (3/10), Luka Modric (0/14), Arda Guler (0/10), Endrick (1/9), Kylian Mbappe (8/13), Rodrygo (3/12), Vinicius Junior (8/13).

Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Team News

Real Madrid are juggling with three absent players on this coming Wednesday when travelling to Athletic Club. For instance, Real Madrid won't be able to field Daniel Carvajal as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Real Madrid need to do without Vinicius Junior and David Alaba, who are not fit enough to travel to San Mames.

Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Lineups

Athletic Club vs Real Madrid H2H

Real Madrid got the better of Athletic Club in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively. Real Madrid will be excited about a meeting with Athletic Club, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Real Madrid go into the match with a 8-2-0 advantage. The bookies have Real Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 23/20.

Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only two times in the last ten matches Athletic Club took on Real Madrid. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies.

Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Vinicius Junior has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Wednesday, it is because Real Madrid bank on him to build on these numbers against Athletic Club. The latter relies on Oihan Sancet, who found the target three times in six games.

Athletic Club won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Real Madrid won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at San Mames this coming Wednesday? Athletic Club scored the opening goal eight times in 10 home games, while Real Madrid did it in six of their last 10 away games.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Athletic Club and Real Madrid. Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in these with Athletic Club managing an average of 0.3 goals, and Real Madrid 1.5 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Athletic Club, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Real Madrid, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.