Athletic Club vs Real Madrid prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 6 December 2026, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Athletic Club vs Real Madrid
La Liga · Sunday 6 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
Athletic Club vs Real Madrid preview
The La Liga fixture between Athletic Club and Real Madrid is scheduled for Sunday 6 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC at San Mamés Barria in Bilbao. Athletic Club sit 7th on 15 points after 10 matches, while Real Madrid sit 3rd on 27 points after 11 matches.
Athletic Club have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Real Madrid have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Athletic Club have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Real Madrid average 2.3 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Athletic Club won 1, 1 game was drawn and Real Madrid won 8. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 23 May 2026, ended Real Madrid 4-2 Athletic Club.
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Form and table
- Athletic ClubLast five: D D L W W
- Real MadridLast five: L W W W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Real Madrid | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 27 | LWWWW |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 15 | DDLWW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Athletic Club expected line-up (4-4-2)
Unai Simón, Yuri Berchiche, Hugo Rincón, Aymeric Laporte, Álex Berenguer, Peio Canales Urtasun, Nico Williams, Iñaki Williams, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria
Real Madrid expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Thibaut Courtois, Ibrahima Konaté, Marc Cucurella, Dean Huijsen, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Jude Bellingham, Arda Güler, Yan Diomande, Federico Valverde, Bernardo Silva, Kylian Mbappé
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