Real Madrid vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th April 2025

When Athletic Club come to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu for the LaLiga match on Sunday, Real Madrid will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Real Madrid are chasing the first place in the LaLiga after collecting 66 points from their initial 31 encounters. Athletic Club trail them on 57 points after 31 rounds, sitting as number 4 in the table.

Real Madrid are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Athletic Club in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Real Madrid are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

When it comes to goal-scoring Athletic Club are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded seven goals for an average of 0.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four of these matches.

Real Madrid lost to 2-1 Athletic Club in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-0 win, which Real Madrid dished out the match before that.

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club Prediction

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Arsenal by a 3-0 score, before winning 0-1 against Deportivo Alaves. They were back on the losing side in a 1-2 defeat against Arsenal. Real Madrid won four of their previous six LaLiga games at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 13 goals.

Athletic Club Form

In their last three matches, Athletic Club drew 0-0 with Rangers, beat Rayo Vallecano by 3-1 and beat Rangers by 2-0. Athletic Club claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and six scored.

Bookmakers have Real Madrid down as rather big favourites for the win, when Athletic Club arrive at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

Real Madrid have taken 22 points from their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won six of these matches with a scoreline of 20 goals to 17. Athletic Club earned seven wins and 26 points in their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They scored 20 and conceded 13 goals in these. Real Madrid are looking at a record of 20 wins, six draws and five defeats in the LaLiga this season. Athletic Club enjoy a record of 15 wins, 12 draws and four defeats in the LaLiga.

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club Squads

Real Madrid Squad

Carlo Ancelotti will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Athletic Club from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Andriy Lunin (0/5), Thibaut Courtois (0/25), Antonio Rüdiger (0/28), Daniel Carvajal (1/8), David Alaba (0/6), Eder Militao (1/12), Ferland Mendy (0/14), Francisco Garcia (0/25), Jesus Vallejo (0/1), Lucas Vazquez (1/26), Raul Asencio (0/17), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/26), Brahim Diaz (4/26), Daniel Ceballos (0/16), Eduardo Camavinga (1/17), Federico Valverde (5/29), Jude Bellingham (8/25), Luka Modric (2/29), Arda Guler (1/21), Endrick (1/17), Kylian Mbappe (22/29), Rodrygo (6/28), Vinicius Junior (11/25).

Athletic Club Squad

Below is the full team squad of Athletic Club. The manager Valverde will pick his starting XI against Real Madrid from these players:

Julen Agirrezabala (0/14), Unai Simon (0/14), Aitor Paredes (3/19), Andoni Gorosabel (0/17), Daniel Vivian (3/25), Inigo Lekue (0/11), Oscar de Marcos (0/22), Unai Nunez (0/7), Yeray Alvarez (1/18), Yuri Berchiche (0/25), Benat Prados (1/25), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/20), Mikel Jauregizar (2/28), Mikel Vesga (0/20), Nico Williams (5/27), Oihan Sancet (15/23), Unai Gomez (1/26), Adama Boiro (0/14), Alex Berenguer (5/30), Alvaro Djalo (1/14), Gorka Guruzeta (6/30), Inaki Williams (5/30), Maroan Sannadi (1/9).

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club Team News

Real Madrid might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Athletic Club. Daniel Carvajal gets a day off from the Real Madrid squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Daniel Carvajal, Vinicius Junior and David Alaba are all absent from the Real Madrid squad that faces Athletic Club at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club Lineups

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club H2H

Real Madrid took a hit when Athletic Club handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 2-0 win. Real Madrid generally have the upper hand against Athletic Club, offering a fine 8-1-1 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/17.

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Real Madrid face Athletic Club as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Oihan Sancet shows decent form right now for Athletic Club, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Real Madrid, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Kylian Mbappe also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu across all tournaments Real Madrid won six times, drew two and lost two times. Athletic Club claimed two wins, five draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Real Madrid managed just one clean sheet in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while Athletic Club kept four clean sheets in their previous 10 away games.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Real Madrid and Athletic Club as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Real Madrid scored an average of 1.6 goals a game, with Athletic Club averaging 0.5 goals in this run. Real Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Athletic Club, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.