Spanish La Liga - Real Madrid VS Athletic Bilbao Prediction
Spanish La Liga - Real Madrid VS Athletic Bilbao
Match Time: 01-04-2024 03:00 Monday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Real Madrid
The "Galacticos" have been neck and neck with Girona for a considerable period, but ultimately, the "Los Blancos" lacked the endurance for the long haul, and presently, they sit atop the La Liga table in proud isolation. They outdistance their closest rival, Barcelona, by a margin of eight points, indicating that their primary focus in the latter part of the season may not be merely maintaining this lead but clinching victory in the Champions League. After drawing 1-1 at home with Leipzig in the premier European competition, Real Madrid secured two victories against Celta Vigo and Osasuna in La Liga. Overall, Real Madrid has not suffered defeat in regular time since late September, when they lost to Atletico Madrid in the league.
Athletic Bilbao
The "Red and Whites" are having a commendable season, potentially securing a spot in the Champions League. Currently, Ernesto Valverde's side occupies the fourth position in the La Liga table, amassing 56 points. They trail Madrid's Atletico by just one point, while they lag six points behind Girona, who holds the third spot. In their last league fixture, Athletic defeated Alaves 2-0 at home, marking their second consecutive victory and their third in the last five rounds. However, it's worth noting that they have won only one away match out of their previous five.
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Kroos; Bellingham; Brahim, Rodrygo
Athletic Bilbao possible starting lineup:
Simon; De Marcos, Vivian, Yeray, Lekue; Benat, D Garcia; I Williams, Sancet, N Williams; Guruzeta
Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Real Madrid have an impressive recent record against Athletic Bilbao and have won 38 out of the last 56 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Athletic Bilbao's 10 victories.
*Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 17 matches against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, with their previous such defeat in the competition coming by a 1-0 scoreline in 2015.
*After an unbeaten run of 12 matches at home against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, Real Madrid are winless in three of their last six such games in the competition.
*Athletic Bilbao have won only one of their last 15 matches away from home against teams from Madrid in La Liga but have played out draws in nine of these games.
*Real Madrid have found the back of the net in each of their last 17 matches in La Liga.
Prediction: Real Madrid 2-1 Athletic Bilbao
This has all of the makings of a fascinating match, and Athletic are more than capable of securing a positive result on Sunday evening. We were close to backing a draw here considering Vinicius's absence, but Bellingham's return is huge for Real Madrid, and we can see the hosts shading this match.
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