Real MadridAttacking momentumAth Bilbao
Preview
- Home side Real Madrid meet Athletic Bilbao at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on 2026-05-23 (kick-off 20:00 GMT), contesting week 38 of the 2025-2026 La Liga.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Alvaro Arbeloa and Ernesto Valverde.
- Current league positions have Real Madrid 2nd on 83 points and Athletic Bilbao 12th on 45 points.
- Real Madrid have 8 players sidelined: D. Ceballos (Coach's decision), Eder Militao (Muscle Injury), F. Mendy (Muscle Injury), Rodrygo (Knee Injury), T. Alexander-Arnold (Illness), A. Guler (Muscle Injury), A. Tchouameni (Muscle Injury), Vinicius Junior (Rest) whereas Athletic Bilbao face 6 absences: Y. Berchiche (Yellow Cards), U. Egiluz (Knee Injury), N. Williams (Hamstring Injury), B. Prados Diaz (Knee Injury), O. Sancet (Muscle Injury), D. Vivian (Ankle Injury).
- Our forecast has Real Madrid in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Athletic Bilbao set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, A. Güler registered the best mark for Real Madrid - 6.9 - and Aymeric Laporte did likewise for Athletic Bilbao with an 7.3 score.
- Real Madrid secured a win (1-0 vs Sevilla), while Athletic Bilbao had to settle for a draw (1-1 vs Celta Vigo).
- Real Madrid look strong (3-1-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Athletic Bilbao have 1-1-3 in the same span.
- Real Madrid have clearly got the edge H2H: in 46 meetings, they've beaten Athletic Bilbao 33 times, with 6 draws and only 7 losses.
- TheyScored users favour 2-1 (17.4%) over all other scorelines - 3-0 sits second at 8.7%.
- We predict Real Madrid to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (15-1-2) and 2.28 goals/game.
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Most Guessed Score
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1
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Team Kits
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Ath Bilbao
Events
| 3' | T. Pitarch | ||
| 12' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 20' | J. Bellingham | ||
| 41' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 45+1' | 2 - 1 | ||
HT 2 - 1 | |||
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| 51' | 3 - 1 | ||
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| 88' | 4 - 1 | ||
| 89' | VAR- Brahim Díaz | Goal cancelled | |
| 90+1' | 4 - 2 | ||
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Real Madrid is going head to head with Ath Bilbao on 23/5/2026 19:00 GMT at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu for the Spain La Liga. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Real Madrid v Ath Bilbao H2H statistics!