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Real Madrid vs Athletic Club: result 1-0 and analysis

La LigaRegular Season - 9Kick-off on December 1, 2021 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Real Madrid
1-0
Athletic Club

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What was the result of Real Madrid vs Athletic Club?

Real Madrid won 1-0 on December 1, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 40′K. BenzemaReal Madrid

Official lineup for Real Madrid vs Athletic Club

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Madrid

4-3-3
  1. 20Vinícius Júnior
  2. 11Marco Asensio
  3. 9K. Benzema
  1. 17Lucas Vázquez
  2. 14Casemiro
  3. 8T. Kroos
  1. 10L. Modrić
  2. 3Éder Militão
  3. 23F. Mendy
  4. 4D. Alaba
  1. 1T. Courtois

Athletic Club

4-4-2
  1. 9I. Williams
  2. 10Muniain
  1. 19Oier Zarraga
  2. 16Unai Vencedor
  3. 14Dani García
  4. 22Raúl García
  1. 3Unai Núñez
  2. 15Lekue
  3. 5Yeray
  4. 24Balenziaga
  1. 1Unai Simón
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Madrid have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Athletic Club have 4, 9 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Real Madrid
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 28, 2021Sevilla(home)2-1La Liga
Nov 24, 2021Sheriff Tiraspol(away)3-0UEFA Champions League
Nov 21, 2021Granada CF(away)4-1La Liga
Nov 6, 2021Rayo Vallecano(home)2-1La Liga
Nov 3, 2021Shakhtar Donetsk(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Athletic Club
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 26, 2021Granada CF(home)2-2La Liga
Nov 19, 2021Levante(away)0-0La Liga
Nov 5, 2021Cadiz(home)0-1La Liga
Oct 31, 2021Real Sociedad(away)1-1La Liga
Oct 26, 2021Espanyol(away)1-1La Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Real Madrid wins, 1 draw, 1 Athletic Club win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 16, 2021Athletic Club 0-1 Real MadridLa Liga
Jan 14, 2021Real Madrid 1-2 Athletic ClubSuper Cup
Dec 15, 2020Real Madrid 3-1 Athletic ClubLa Liga
Jul 5, 2020Athletic Club 0-1 Real MadridLa Liga
Dec 22, 2019Real Madrid 0-0 Athletic ClubLa Liga
Apr 21, 2019Real Madrid 3-0 Athletic ClubLa Liga

Last archived meeting: Athletic Club vs Real Madrid on May 16, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Real Madrid score 2.2 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Athletic Club score 0.9 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Madrid2.20.8510/1512/15
Athletic Club0.90.768/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Real Madrid sit 2nd in La Liga (30 points from 12 matches) and Athletic Club sit 7th (16 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Real Madrid121002311030
7Athletic Club11443151116

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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