La Liga – Real Madrid vs Athletic Club: Betting Preview

League leaders Real Madrid welcome Athletic Club Bilbao in this fresh La Liga meeting as the hosts look to carry on their top winning form. Los Blancos have been sheerly classy lately and do not provide a single ray of doubt of losing any game. However, Carlo Ancelotti’s men face tough enemies tonight who have managed to upset them previously.

Los Leones have had a decent La Liga campaign so far as they lie just behind Barcelona in the eighth spot with 20 points. Regardless of Madrid’s incredible run of victories, the visitors will look to stab the local chicos by testing their guts in tonight’s affair.

Blancos will look to extend their advantage over Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad with a potential win today. But, it could end up in a draw tonight as we have seen Athletic Club cause havoc at the Spanish capital before and they have a distinguished squad.

Stats and facts for Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.

Facts are calculated for La Liga

• Real Madrid has won the last 4 matches in a row;
• Real Madrid unbeaten the last 6 matches in a row;
• Real Madrid unbeaten the last 16 matches in a row at home;
• Real Madrid has won in the last 5 of 6 matches.

• Athletic Bilbao did not win the last 5 matches in a row;
• Athletic Bilbao did not win the last 5 matches in a row when playing away;
• Athletic Bilbao unbeaten the last 7 matches in a row when playing away;
• Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Athletic Bilbao’s last 13 when playing away matches in the row.

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Current form — Real Madrid v. Athletic Bilbao

The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

Top-form Real Madrid not easy to beat

Real Madrid enter this match on a really fine note as past weeks have brought a very acceptable 18 points from a possible 18. Real Madrid have really been enjoying their football in their previous 3 matches, which started off with a 1-4 win against Granada. They went on to beat FC Sheriff by 0-3, before also getting the better of Sevilla in a 2-1 victory.

Athletic Bilbao struggling for results

The mood around Athletic Bilbao is pretty low right now as a win has proven hard to come by in recent weeks. In their past three games, they have only secured two points with two draws and a defeat. First, they lost to Cadiz at home by 1-0 followed by two draws against Levante by 0-0 and Granada by 2-2. Results have been pretty daunting in a few games before that as well.

Real Madrid v. Athletic Bilbao — fixture history

The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

Don’t expect goals

The latest match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao was a close affair with Real Madrid gripping a small 1-0 victory. Occasionally fans are treated to a high scoring encounter, but generally, their matches tend to be rather shy on goals with 6 of the previous 10 going under 2.5 goals. All in all, Real Madrid have had a fine reading on the Athletic Bilbao lately with a 6-4-0 advantage in the La Liga going into this match.

Full Time Betting

Bookmakers offer prices on this upcoming match, whether you like to bet accumulators or singles. Analysing the prices with the bookmakers, Real Madrid have a 69% chance of beating Athletic Bilbao. That equals odds at 1.45 on the home side to win, while the draw is 4.33. One could also add the away win at 7.00 to a nice accumulator. Real Madrid were able to win 6 of their previous 10 home league games, while also managing 4 draws. They were 0 times in this series of matches. Athletic Bilbao won 2 of their last 10 away league games and drew 6 matches. They also suffered 2 defeats in this run.

Real Madrid put 7 wins on the board in their last 10 La Liga matches. Their visitors from Athletic Bilbao claimed all 3 points in 2 of their previous 10 league matches.

BTTS

Looking at the prices on offer by the bookmakers, the chance of this match seeing both teams to score (BTTS) lies at 53%. This equals odds of 1.90 if you wish to place a bet on BTTS. Speculating in the opposite outcome that at least one side keeps a clean sheet pays out at 1.90. Over / Under – stats message

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Over/Under Betting

The bookies believe in a match with plenty of goals, and if you believe so too, your best price is an odd of 1.72 on over 2.5 goals. That equals a 58% chance of this match having at least 3 goals. Should you prefer a low scoring bet your best odds are 2.10 for under 2.5 goals. Real Madrid’s last 10 home league games saw an average of 2.9 goals per match. 7 of Real Madrid’s last 10 home matches had over 2.5 goals. Athletic Bilbao’s last 10 away league games averaged 1.1 goals per game. 2 of Athletic Bilbao’s last 10 away matches went over 2.5 goals.

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