Real Madrid vs. Athletic Bilbao: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of La Liga clash

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Real Madrid volition beryllium aiming to extremity what has been a disappointing La Liga run connected a affirmative enactment erstwhile they invited Athletic Bilbao to Bernabeu connected Saturday night.

Los Blancos person not been capable to lucifer Barcelona successful Spain's apical formation this term, with the superior broadside a distant second, sitting 11 points down their Clasico rivals.

Real Madrid volition participate their last lucifer of the play disconnected the backmost of a 1-0 occurrence implicit Sevilla astatine Estadio Ramon.

This is acceptable to beryllium Alvaro Arbeloa's last crippled successful charge, with Jose Mourinho expected to beryllium confirmed arsenic Real Madrid's caller caput manager for a 2nd clip adjacent week.

Athletic, meanwhile, volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-1 gully with Celta Vigo, and a disappointing run has near them 12th successful the table.

Here, Sports Mole looks astatine the head-to-head grounds and past meetings betwixt Real Madrid and Athletic up of what is shaping up to beryllium a precise absorbing battle.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 249

Athletic Bilbao wins: 79

Draws: 45

Real Madrid wins: 125

Real Madrid boast a favourable grounds successful this fixture, but Athletic person enjoyed their just stock of occurrence successful meetings with Los Blancos, having claimed 79 victories successful 249 matches betwixt 2 of the biggest sides successful Spain.

Athletic had experienced a fig of frustrating results, winning conscionable 1 of their 9 matches earlier they faced Real Madrid astatine San Mames successful December 2024.

Alex Berenguer and Gorka Guruzeta grabbed a extremity apiece to occurrence Athletic to a memorable 2-1 triumph successful beforehand of their devoted supporters.

That effect represented Athletic's archetypal league triumph against Real Madrid since they recorded a 1-0 triumph successful March 2015, erstwhile Ernesto Valverde was successful his archetypal spell arsenic Los Leones brag and Carlo Ancelotti was successful his archetypal stint arsenic Real Madrid manager.

A twelvemonth aft losing astatine San Mames, Real Madrid got their revenge with a ascendant show successful a 3-0 occurrence successful December 2025.

Kylian Mbappe was the prima of the amusement connected that occasion, netting a brace and providing an assistance to marque it a comfy outing for the visitors.

In respect to distant games, Athletic person failed to triumph immoderate of their past 20 distant matches against Real Madrid successful La Liga, including a 1-0 nonaccomplishment connected their astir caller travel to Bernabeu successful April 2025.

As a effect of that awesome run, Real Madrid person not mislaid a location league crippled against Los Leones since they fell to a 2-0 decision successful February 2005.

Last 20 meetings (all competitions)

Dec 03, 2025: Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Apr 20, 2025: Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

Dec 04, 2024: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Mar 31, 2024: Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

Aug 12, 2023: Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Jun 04, 2023: Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

Jan 22, 2023: Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Feb 03, 2022: Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)

Jan 16, 2022: Real Madrid 0-2 Athletic Bilbao (Supercopa de Espana Final)

Dec 22, 2021: Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Dec 01, 2021: Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

May 16, 2021: Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Jan 14, 2021: Real Madrid 1-2 Athletic Bilbao (Supercopa de Espana Semi-Finals)

Dec 15, 2020: Real Madrid 3-1 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

Jul 05, 2020: Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Dec 22, 2019: Real Madrid 0-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

Apr 21, 2019: Real Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

Sep 15, 2018: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Apr 18, 2018: Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

Dec 02, 2017: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Last 10 La Liga meetings