Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Real Madrid & Athletic Club face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Super Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Madrid have less rest than Athletic Club in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a La Liga game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Osasuna.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid have performed here at Estadio La Rosaleda this season with 6 wins from 8 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. Madrid has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio La Rosaleda. We remember; it was Deportivo Alaves.
The Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 218 minutes without conceding a goal in the La Liga.
Madrid shared the glory with Osasuna in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Celta de Vigo.
The Real Madrid fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Real Madrid have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Athletic Club form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Athletic Club so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Athletic Club failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga home match vs Barcelona that ended with defeat 2-3. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Elche in the La Liga.
Club goalkeeper Unai Simón had a great day against Barcelona, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Club as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Athletic Club's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Madrid won six, Athletic Club won zero and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 8 goals |   I. Muniain Goñi 4 goals |  I. Williams Arthuer 4 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Athletic Club missing players
| Real Madrid | Athletic Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 23 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13.9 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 34% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 38 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Granada | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 8 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Cadiz | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Eibar | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Levante | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Valencia | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 18 | Elche | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 20 | Huesca | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 12 |