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Real Madrid to win La Liga opener at Athletic Club

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid - 12/08/2023

08/08/23
Real Madrid to win La Liga opener at Athletic Club
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On Saturday night, Athletic Club hosts Real Madrid at San Mames as both teams look to kick off their 2023/24 La Liga campaign with a victory.

Athletic Club

The Basque team finished eighth-place last season in the Spanish top flight, finishing just two points adrift of the European spots in La Liga.

Athletic will look to improve upon that finish this season and claim one of those prestigious berths.

However, their pre-season campaign has not been great, as they have failed to win any of the last five matches this summer, winning just one of their seven pre-season outings.

The boys from Bilbao would have claimed a European spot last season if it were not for their poor end-of-season form, as they won just one of their previous eight games in the Spanish top flight.

Athletic have also lost three of their previous four league matches in La Liga while failing to score in all three winless home games.

Real Madrid

Los Blancos will be looking to mount a stronger title challenge to Spanish champions Barcelona this season after finishing second place last season, ten points behind their arch-rivals.

Carlo Ancelotti’s team has endured mixed fortunes in pre-season, as the men from Madrid have beaten Milan and Manchester United but also lost against Barcelona and Juventus in the summer games.

Real Madrid finished last season with a slightly mixed run of form in La Liga, although they did win three of their final five matches in the Spanish top flight.

They didn’t finish the season on their travels well, though, losing three of their last four league matches on the road.

A 2-1 win at Sevilla in their previous away game of the campaign ended a three-match losing run away from home.

What does Forebet predict?

Forebet predicts that Real Madrid will kick off their title challenge with a victory in a high-scoring encounter at San Mames.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Es1
311554
2
1 - 2
2.66
21°
2.20
3.25 3.50 2.20 no no no
FT
0 - 2(0 - 2)
-
- - -
La Liga
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Real Madrid 95 38 29 8 1 61
2
Barcelona 85 38 26 7 5 35
3
Girona 81 38 25 6 7 39
4
Atlético Madrid 76 38 24 4 10 27
5
Athletic Bilbao 68 38 19 11 8 24
6
Real Sociedad 60 38 16 12 10 12
7
Real Betis 57 38 14 15 9 3
8
Villarreal 53 38 14 11 13 0
9
Valencia 49 38 13 10 15 -5
10
Deportivo Alavés 46 38 12 10 16 -10
11
Osasuna 45 38 12 9 17 -11
12
Getafe 43 38 10 13 15 -12
13
Celta Vigo 41 38 10 11 17 -11
14
Sevilla 41 38 10 11 17 -6
15
Real Mallorca 40 38 8 16 14 -11
16
Las Palmas 40 38 10 10 18 -14
17
Rayo Vallecano 38 38 8 14 16 -19
18
Cadiz 33 38 6 15 17 -29
19
UD Almería 21 38 3 12 23 -32
20
Granada CF 21 38 4 9 25 -41

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