Athletic Club Aim to Upset League Leaders at Home
Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid - 22/12/2021
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There are two fixtures to be played in La Liga on Wednesday the 22nd of December, the second of which takes place at San Mamés Barria as Athletic Club meet Real Madrid.
The hosts begin the week in 9th place on 24 points while the visitors are sitting top of the table on 43 points.
Athletic Club come into the match on the back of a 3-2 home win over Real Betis on the weekend. It was a good victory against the team currently in third place and Athletic Club found themselves a goal up after only 2 minutes.
Real Betis came back and scored 2 goals to their own to lead after 52 minutes but 2 goals inside the final 18 minutes sealed the win for the hosts.
It was an important victory for Athletic Club who were on a run of 8 games in all competitions without a win. They have recorded just a single victory in their last 9 La Liga fixtures and Athletic Club have won only one of their 4 most recent home league matches.
Trends show Athletic Club have been struggling to keep clean sheets when playing at home and they have conceded goals in each of their last 5 La Liga games on home soil. However, Athletic Club have found the back of the net themselves in 7 of their last 9 home league matches.
Real Madrid are currently top of the league in Spain but will be disappointed not to have taken maximum points from their home fixture on the weekend against Cadiz. Real Madrid could not breakdown the visitors defence and it was the first game they have failed to win in 11 attempts in all competitions.
In terms of La Liga, Real Madrid are on a run of 10 matches without defeat. They have won 8 of those 10 games and they have been enjoying themselves when playing away from home.
Trends show Real Madrid have won each of their last 4 away La Liga fixtures, with the wins coming at Barcelona, Elche, Granada, and Real Sociedad. In fact, Real Madrid have lost only one of their last 24 away league games.
Trends show Real Madrid have scored in each of their last 12 away La Liga matches and both teams have scored in 5 of their last 6 on the road.
Team news and Athletic Club are without suspended midfielder Dani García. Asier Villalibre, Daniel Vivian, Peru Nolaskoain, and Yuri Berchiche are all doubts due to injury.
Real Madrid have several players unavailable due to COVID-19, including Rodrygo, Gareth Bale, Marco Asensio, Andriy Lunin, Marcelo, and Luka Modric. Isco and Daniel Carvajal are injured.
Real Madrid may be missing some big name players but their away form is good and they are scoring goals on the road. Athletic Club are struggling to win games but have been scoring at home, suggesting an away win with both teams scoring as a potential outcome.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Es1
173152
2
1 - 2
2.85
15°
2.15
3.20
3.60
2.15
no
no
no
1 - 2(1 - 2)
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