La Liga forecast and preview: Real Madrid odds-on front runner to overwhelm Athletic Club

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 04.June
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81044 seats)

It's looking good for Real Madrid at this point, with their 2nd spot in the La Liga table and anticipating the visit of Athletic Club (who are placed 8th).

Insights:
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals (74) in La Liga
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Real Madrid can neither be promoted or relegated from La Liga. Club are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Real Madrid are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. 13 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 18 games. Ever since the Villarreal game Real Madrid has been unbeatable here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu producing four straight wins.

A strong away win for Madrid against Sevilla the last match, as Rodrygo (2) were on target. Attacking player Rodrygo outdid all the other footballers in that match and received a match rating of 8.04 out of 10. Rodrygo scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 23 successful passes (of 25 total).

Ahead of that match, Real Madrid won a home game hosting Rayo Vallecano (2-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Madrid handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (43 in 18 games), Real Madrid's attacking play is working. Real Madrid are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 18 matches.

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Athletic Club form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. Club seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Athletic Club have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 216 minutes ago. Berenguer was the goal scorer.

Athletic Club have lots to rectify after their unexpected defeat (0-1) to Elche in their previous game, played at home. Late heartbreak for Club in the Elche match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime. Midfielder Berenguer was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.55. Berenguer hit nine key passes, dribled past the opponent 8 of 12 times and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Osasuna wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Athletic Club find the net regularly in their away games. 24 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Athletic Club have conceded 27 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Athletic Club - Madrid 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Real Madrid wins - draws - Athletic Club wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Benzema  with 8 goals scored against Athletic Club in these 10 games.

Top Goalscorers

Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
18 goals
Real MadridV. Júnior
V. Júnior
10 goals
Athletic ClubI. Williams Arthuer
I. Williams Arthuer
10 goals

Real Madrid missing players

Athletic Club missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Madrid Athletic Club
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
24 13 4 Won W 0 6 14
5 4 2 Drew D 1 5 8
8 1 0 Lost L 4 7 15
74 43 13 Scored S 2 24 46
35 15 5 Conceded C 13 27 42
95% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 86%
84% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 78% 59%
57% 61% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 61% 46%
32% 44% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 39% 30%
19% 22% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 14%
57% 67% 83% BTTS BTTS 40% 61% 41%
35% 33% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 30%
14% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 33% 43%
 
6 6.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.1 6.8
3.8 2.9 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.5 3.5
1.9 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.2 2.2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
17.6 19.2 19.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 12.6 14.8
6.2 6.9 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.4 4.8
32% 34% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 30% 26%
 
11.2 9.9 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 12.4 10.5
3.4 2.8 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 4.7 3.6
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Athletic Club have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Real Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals (43) at home in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals (74) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Barcelona 37 28 4 5 69 18 19 15 3 1 37 4 18 13 1 4 32 14 51 88
2 Real Madrid 37 24 5 8 74 35 18 13 4 1 43 15 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 77
3 Atlético Madrid 37 23 7 7 68 31 19 13 3 3 41 15 18 10 4 4 27 16 37 76
4 Real Sociedad 37 20 8 9 49 34 18 10 5 3 24 15 19 10 3 6 25 19 15 68
5 Villarreal 37 19 6 12 57 38 18 12 2 4 34 16 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 63
6 Real Betis 37 17 8 12 45 40 18 9 4 5 25 17 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 59
7 Osasuna 37 14 8 15 35 41 18 10 1 7 22 20 19 4 7 8 13 21 -6 50
8 Athletic Club 37 14 8 15 46 42 19 8 3 8 22 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 4 50
9 Girona 37 13 10 14 57 53 19 10 3 6 35 26 18 3 7 8 22 27 4 49
10 Rayo Vallecano 37 13 10 14 45 50 19 9 5 5 28 22 18 4 5 9 17 28 -5 49
11 Sevilla 37 13 10 14 46 52 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 6 5 7 22 27 -6 49
12 Mallorca 37 13 8 16 34 43 18 9 5 4 19 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -9 47
13 Valencia 37 11 8 18 41 44 19 8 5 6 27 19 18 3 3 12 14 25 -3 41
14 Cádiz 37 10 11 16 29 52 19 7 6 6 19 23 18 3 5 10 10 29 -23 41
15 Getafe 37 10 11 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 18 3 5 10 13 25 -11 41
16 Almería 37 11 7 19 46 62 19 10 3 6 29 22 18 1 4 13 17 40 -16 40
17 Celta de Vigo 37 10 10 17 41 52 18 6 6 6 24 20 19 4 4 11 17 32 -11 40
18 Real Valladolid 37 11 6 20 33 63 18 8 3 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 39
19 Espanyol 37 8 12 17 49 66 18 4 6 8 24 32 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 36
20 Elche 37 5 9 23 29 66 18 3 5 10 17 28 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 24

Real Madrid:
Athletic Club:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Barcelona 37 28 4 5 69 18 19 15 3 1 37 4 18 13 1 4 32 14 51 88
2 Real Madrid 37 24 5 8 74 35 18 13 4 1 43 15 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 77
3 Atlético Madrid 37 23 7 7 68 31 19 13 3 3 41 15 18 10 4 4 27 16 37 76
4 Real Sociedad 37 20 8 9 49 34 18 10 5 3 24 15 19 10 3 6 25 19 15 68
5 Villarreal 37 19 6 12 57 38 18 12 2 4 34 16 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 63
6 Real Betis 37 17 8 12 45 40 18 9 4 5 25 17 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 59
7 Osasuna 37 14 8 15 35 41 18 10 1 7 22 20 19 4 7 8 13 21 -6 50
8 Athletic Club 37 14 8 15 46 42 19 8 3 8 22 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 4 50
9 Girona 37 13 10 14 57 53 19 10 3 6 35 26 18 3 7 8 22 27 4 49
10 Rayo Vallecano 37 13 10 14 45 50 19 9 5 5 28 22 18 4 5 9 17 28 -5 49
11 Sevilla 37 13 10 14 46 52 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 6 5 7 22 27 -6 49
12 Mallorca 37 13 8 16 34 43 18 9 5 4 19 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -9 47
13 Valencia 37 11 8 18 41 44 19 8 5 6 27 19 18 3 3 12 14 25 -3 41
14 Cádiz 37 10 11 16 29 52 19 7 6 6 19 23 18 3 5 10 10 29 -23 41
15 Getafe 37 10 11 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 18 3 5 10 13 25 -11 41
16 Almería 37 11 7 19 46 62 19 10 3 6 29 22 18 1 4 13 17 40 -16 40
17 Celta de Vigo 37 10 10 17 41 52 18 6 6 6 24 20 19 4 4 11 17 32 -11 40
18 Real Valladolid 37 11 6 20 33 63 18 8 3 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 39
19 Espanyol 37 8 12 17 49 66 18 4 6 8 24 32 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 36
20 Elche 37 5 9 23 29 66 18 3 5 10 17 28 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 24

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