Real Madrid can not expect any donations from hosting team Athletic Club in this La Liga fixture. Here's your full match preview!
- Athletic Club have the most matches under the total-line (12) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (39) in La Liga
It's no vacation for neither Club nor Real Madrid as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Athletic Club form and stats
Athletic Club have collected 14 points from their La Liga home games so far after 4-2-3.
A nice win for Club last time playing, versus Real Betis. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Williams (2) and Marcos scoring for the victors. Agirrezabala loved the game against Real Betis. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 3-2 victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of García Toral when Marcos scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute. The forward Williams was named "man of the match" for Club with a rating of 8.44/10. Williams scored two goals.
Ahead of that match, Club lost 0-1 at home to Sevilla.The Club fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. On the other hand, Club have conceded 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Real Madrid form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the La Liga. In general it has been a productive period now for Real Madrid as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
438 minutes! That's how long the Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Madrid's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cadiz that finished 0-0. Midfielder Kroos was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.82. Kroos hit nine key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 123 successful passes (of 128 total).
Before that, Madrid secured a home win against Atletico Madrid with the score 2-0.The Real Madrid manager Ancelotti has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 9 league matches. Real Madrid have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the final score Real Madrid - Club 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (Athletic Club wins - draws - Real Madrid wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 13 goals |  V. Júnior 10 goals |   I. Williams Arthuer 5 goals |
Athletic Club missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| Athletic Club | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 21 | 39 |
| 14 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 72% |
| 22% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 61% |
| 11% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 6% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 44% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 61% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 39% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 6.9 | 7.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 14.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.7 | 17.4 | 17.1 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 21% | 27% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 34% |
| 11.7 | 10.1 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
- Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletic Club have the most matches under the total-line (12) in La Liga
- Athletic Club have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Athletic Club haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Real Madrid have scored more than double the goals of Athletic Club.
- Real Madrid have the most points (22) away in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (21) away in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (39) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the the best goal difference (+11) away in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the the best goal difference (+24) in La Liga
- Real Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Real Madrid is in the best form (5-1-0) in La Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 43 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Valencia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Espanyol | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 20 |
| 14 | Mallorca | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | Granada | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Elche | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 8 |