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Athletic Bilbao will welcome defending champions Real Madrid to Estadio de San Mamés in an exciting LaLiga clash on Wednesday. Bilbao are in fourth place in the league table with 26 points, the same as fifth-placed Villarreal, who have a game in hand. Madrid trail league leaders Barcelona by one point but have a game in hand.
Athletic Bilbao are unbeaten in their last nine games across all competitions, recording six wins. They played Rayo Vallecano last week and substitute Oihan Sancet's second-half brace helped them secure a 2-1 comeback win.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid suffered a 2-0 loss to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League last Wednesday before bouncing back with a 2-0 win over Getafe in LaLiga on Sunday. Jude Bellingham scored in the 30th minute and Kylian Mbappe doubled their lead eight minutes later.
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Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have a long-standing rivalry and their meetings are often referred to as El Viejo Clásico or the Old Classic. They have squared off 244 times in competitive games. Real Madrid have the upper hand in these meetings, recording 123 wins. Bilbao have 76 wins and 45 games have ended in stalemates.
- Los Blancos are unbeaten in their last four meetings against the hosts. They secured a league double last season, recording 2-0 home and away wins.
- Athletic Bilbao are unbeaten in their last eight home games in all competitions, recording six wins.
- Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 21 LaLiga away games.
- Bilbao have lost their last five LaLiga home meetings against the visitors, failing to score in four games during that period.
- Madrid are unbeaten in LaLiga against Lehoiak since 2015, with their two defeats during that period coming in the Copa del Rey and Spanish Supercopa.
Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Prediction
Zuri-Gorriak have won all of their three games after the international break while keeping two clean sheets and will look to continue that form here. Interestingly, they have conceded one goal apiece in six of their last nine league outings. They have lost three of their last four meetings against the visitors while scoring just once and will look to improve upon that record.
Ernesto Valverde is likely to start Oihan Sancet here after his match-winning performance last week. Beñat Prados returns from suspension and Ander Herrera is the only confirmed absentee.
Los Blancos have three defeats and three wins from their last six games, with two of these losses coming at home. They have an impressive away record in this fixture, winning their last five league games at San Mamés.
Carlo Ancelotti will be able to call upon the services of Aurélien Tchouaméni for this match after the midfielder resumed training following a one-month break due to injury. Jude Bellingham was subbed after the break last week but has trained normally.
Both teams have endured a busy schedule of fixtures and will need to rotate their squads for this match. With that in mind and considering their current form, a low-scoring draw will likely ensue.
Prediction: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Both teams to score - Yes
