Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid 22.12.2021

Real Madrid were pegged back by Cadiz last time out, but Carlo Ancelotti’s men have another chance to consolidate on their top spot in the La Liga. The result against Cadiz was not a surprise, as the Los Blancos are missing the services of a few key players due to illness.

Meanwhile, Bilbao got only their fifth win of the season in their last match against Betis and that victory will provide a shot in the arm for them.

However, Madrid has dominated the H2H meetings between them and they are likely to go all out so as not to see their lead diminish further. Therefore, we are backing a first-half draw.

Main tip: 1st Half Draw (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

Considering the last 40 meetings between these teams:

• Athletic Bilbao have 9 wins, Real Madrid have 34 while 7 games ended in a draw
• These games have an average of 3.14 goals per match
• In their last meeting, they drew 1-1

Latest results Athletic Bilbao

• 1 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in their last 5 games in all competitions
• 5 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 1.00 goals per match
• In their last league game, they won 3-2 against Real Betis

Latest results Real Madrid

• 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches
• 7 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average of 1.20 goals per match
• They drew with Cadiz 0-0 in their last match

La Liga Table Standings and Latest Results

Athletic Bilbao: rank 9th – 18 matches – 5 wins – 9 draw – 4 losses – 24 points
Form Guide (most recent first): D-W-W-W-W

Real Madrid: rank 1st – 18 matches – 13 wins – 4 draws – 1 loss – 43 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-D-D-W-W

Possible squad Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao: Agirrezebala; Lekue, Alvarez, Balenziaga Nunez; William. N, Vencedor, Vesga, Muniain; Garcia. R, Williams. I

Out: Garcia. D (Suspension), Villalibre (Hamstring), Vivian (Muscle), Nolaskoain (Ankle), Berchiche (Groin)

Coach: Marcelino Garcia Toral

Possible squad Real Madrid

Real Madrid: Courtois; Mendy, Alaba, Militao, Vazquez; Kroos, Casemiro, Velverde; Vincius, Benzema,Hazard

Out: Asensio (Illness), Bale (Illness), Carvajal (Muscle), Diaz (Muscle), Isco (Illness), Rodrygo (Illness) Marcelo (Illness), Modric (Illness)

Coach: Carlo Ancelotti

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on 1st Half Draw

Cyberbet offers competitive odds for the bet “1st Half Draw ”
The odd of 2.12 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 47% chance that the first half of this match will end in a draw.

Odds comparison for 1st Half Draw

Cyberbet – odd 2.12
Betway – odd 2.12
Bet9ja – odd 2.10

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2) Bet on Under 2.5 Goals

• 3 of the last 5 meetings had less than three total goals scored
• Their last meeting ended 1-0 in favour of Real Madrid
• 4 of Madrid’s last 5 matches returned Under 2.5 goals

Odds for this bet

22bet offers the best odds for “Under 2.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.89 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 53% chance that there will be two or fewer goals scored in this match.

Odds comparisons for Under 2.5 Goals

22bet – odd 1.89
1xbet – odd 1.87
Betway- odd 1.78

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