Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 19/12/2019, 23:44  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 19/12/2019 at 23:45 in LaLiga Predictions

Real Madrid will be at home, at the Santiago Bernabeu, to host Athletic Club in the 18th round of matches in La Liga this Sunday. Real Madrid go to the game placed second in the league standings with 36 points and Athletic Club have 27 points and are seventh. Ahead of this game, Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 12 matches, winning eight of them. They have one loss in the last 18 matches and five clean sheets in 10 matches. Six of their last 10 matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they have scored in eight of their last 10 matches. They have scored two or more goals in 10 of their last 15 matches. At home, Real have scored two or more goals in the last four matches, while they are unbeaten in the last 12 home matches, winning eight therein. Real are unbeaten in eight La Liga matches at home, six of them having ended in wins. They have three clean sheets in four La Liga matches at home. Against Athletic Club, Real Madrid are unbeaten in eight, winning five. They have the joint second best defence in the league, having conceded 12 goals and the second best attack, having scored 33 goals.

Athletic Club, on their part, go to this match on three wins in their last five matches. They have two straight clean sheets and in the last 10 matches they have registered five clean sheets. In the last 10 matches, Athletic Club have five wins and two losses and they have failed to score in just three of their last 10 matches. Their last three away matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they have just two wins in their last nine away matches. Athletic Club have one win and three losses in eight away La Liga matches this season. They have failed to score in four of the last eight La Liga away matches but their run away from home in the league has not been the best. They have three wins in 15 La Liga away matches stretching back to last season. Athletic Club have one win in 19 matches against Real Madrid. They have however done well defensively this season – just like Real Madrid, they have conceded 12, making them the joint second best defensive side in the league. They do not enjoy the same in attack though; Athletic Club have scored the second least among the top 13 sides – 19 goals.