Athletic Bilbao
vs
Real Madrid
Kick-off
15:15 GMT
18 March 2017
The Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid match will be played on Saturday, March 18, at the San Mames Barria stadium, Bilbao. Athletic Bilbao is currently 7th on the table with 44 points, while Real Madrid is 1st on the table with 62 points at the moment.
In their previous 10 meetings, Real Madrid recorded 8 victories, Athletic Bilbao beat them once, while one match ended in a draw. Real Madrid is in a series of 3 victories against Athletic Bilbao and in 8 out of those 10 games we saw over 2.5 goals.
Athletic Bilbao won a derby match against Real Sociedad last weekend and returned to race for the place that leads to Europa League. They are now trailing by only 4 points behind Villareal and Real Sociedad, and they are hopeful to finish the season in the top 6. That won't be easy - after the match against Real, they will probably have to defeat Villareal in an away game. Latest matches: Athletic Bilbao
12.03.2017
LaLi
Real Sociedad
Athletic Bilbao
0:2
W
05.03.2017
LaLi
Athletic Bilbao
Malaga CF
1:0
W
02.03.2017
LaLi
Sevilla FC
Athletic Bilbao
1:0
L
26.02.2017
LaLi
Athletic Bilbao
Granada CF
3:1
W
23.02.2017
UEFA
Apoel Nicosia FC
Athletic Bilbao
2:0
L
After an incredible comeback against PSG in Champions League, Barcelona suffered a defeat in La Coruna. Real Madrid is now two points ahead, and they also have a game in hand. With 11 rounds until the end of the season, Real Madrid becomes the absolute favorite to win the title. They have only 2 fierce clashes, against Barcelona and Sevilla, both on Santiago Bernabeu. Latest matches: Real Madrid
12.03.2017
LaLi
Real Madrid
Betis Sevilla
2:1
W
07.03.2017
UEFA
SSC Napoli
Real Madrid
1:3
W
04.03.2017
LaLi
SD Eibar
Real Madrid
1:4
W
01.03.2017
LaLi
Real Madrid
Las Palmas UD
3:3
D
26.02.2017
LaLi
Villarreal CF
Real Madrid
2:3
W
Real Madrid will try to win in every match until the end of the season. On the other hand, Athletic Bilbao wants to keep up with Real Sociedad and Villareal, but they are realistic - in the upcoming match, Bilbao will try to stay undefeated and defend as much as possible.
18 March 2017 - 15:15 GMT
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