Sunday’s La Liga action includes a key matchup between two of the league’s top teams at 3:00 pm EST. We break down the matchup and trends and give our Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao prediction here.
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Madrid won 2-0 in the Basque country earlier this season, and last season the scores were 1-1 and 2-0 for Madrid. While Bilbao has only won 1/8 recent meetings and that was in the Copa del Rey in 2022, Madrid hasn’t won by more than 2 goals in any of the last 12 head-to-heads and has only won by more than 2 once in the past 21 meetings.
Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Odds
Here are the main odds for this Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao matchup to consider when making your Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao prediction.
- Real Madrid (-188)
- Draw (+333)
- Athletic Bilbao (+500)
This season, Madrid may be first, are undefeated in 12 games and have just 1 loss in 34 games, but they rarely route teams. In their last 23 games, they’ve won by more than 2 goals only 4 times.
Bilbao are also having an excellent season and is 1 point ahead of Atletico Madrid for the final Champions League spot as they are 4th right now, and have just 5 La Liga losses and a +24 goal-differential.
Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Picks
In all competitions this season (36), Bilbao has just those 5 losses and only 1, a 3-0 road loss to Real Sociedad came by more than 2 goals.
Recently Bilbao has kept 4 straight clean sheets and has also kept a clean sheet in 8/10.
I’m betting on a close game, maybe a draw, or 1 goal Real Madrid win in Sunday’s La Liga predictions.
- Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction: Bilbao +1.5
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