Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Preview - 13 February 2016

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Athletic Bilbao

Kick Off at 15:00 (GMT) on 13th February, 2016
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This is a match in Spain - Primera Division Match Day 24, Season 2015/2016

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Match facts

Real Madrid

Real Madrid have lost just one of their last 12 league games against Athletic (W10 D1), while that only loss came away from home.
At the Bernabeu, the Whites have won 10 successive games against Athletic in La Liga, despite keeping just two clean sheets in the process.
Among the players with at least 10 goals scored in La Liga this season, Cristiano Ronaldo has the lowest shot conversion rate (15.83%).
Should Karim Benzema score against Athletic, he would have a new best scoring run in La Liga (8 goals). While if he scores a brace, he would equal his best goal-scoring record in a single season for Real Madrid (21, he has netted 19 so far).

Athletic Bilbao

The Basque side have won four of their last eight away games in La Liga (L4).
Ernesto Valverde has won five out of his 15 games as a manager against Real Madrid in La Liga (D1 L9), while four of them have come during his time with Athletic.
Only once have before have Athletic won consecutive away games in La Liga with Txingurri in charge (March 2015).
Gorka Iraizoz is one of the three goalkeepers to have saved a penalty taken by Cristiano Ronaldo in La Liga (Willy Caballero and Diego Alves, the other two).

Predictions

Real Madrid have no other choice but to go all guns blazing at Athletic Bilbao as they are four points behind league leaders Barcelona in the Primera Division standings.

Los Blancos have been scoring goals for fun at their Estadio Santiago Bernabeu of late and considering that the Lions often struggle on the road, there is every chance the capital club will record yet another routine win in front of home fans on Saturday afternoon.

Final Score – 3 : 0

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7 Comments

Top Comments

Thiago 8 years ago

A Barca complaining about diving? I have seen it all now :)

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Cristiano Ronaldo+ 8 years ago

4 : 2

Former MU+fan 8 years ago

massacre

diehardbarca 8 years ago

Barcelona 0 1821

easy win for madrid..

wed 8 years ago

it is going to be a draw

Barca4ever 8 years ago

Will Penaldo the diver be playing? LOL!

Thiago 8 years ago

A Barca complaining about diving? I have seen it all now :)

JULIEN 8 years ago

5:0

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