Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

4 December 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Alex Berenguer 53’
  • Gorka Guruzeta 80’
  • Jude Bellingham 78’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao saw off Real Madrid 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Alex Berenguer put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 53rd minute, Jude Bellingham equalised in the 78th minute, and Gorka Guruzeta won it in the 80th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Athletic Bilbao created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Real Madrid 1.99 from 10. Kylian Mbappe-Lottin had a penalty saved for Real Madrid.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid
9 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.08 xG 1.98
2.08 Non-penalty xG 1.23
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Alex Berenguer1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
53’
78’
Jude Bellingham1-1 (Real Madrid)
Gorka Guruzeta2-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
80’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Athletic Bilbao
  • Julen Agirrezabala
  • Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta
  • Gorka Guruzeta
Real Madrid
  • Lucas Vázquez
  • Aurelien Tchouameni
  • Jude Bellingham

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 1.99 53’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 53’ 78’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), 1-1 78’ 80’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 1.99 53’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 Berenguer 53’ 78’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), 1-1 Bellingham 78’ 80’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 Guruzeta 80’
Athletic Bilbao 2.08 xGReal Madrid 1.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
53’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 68’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 78’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 31’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 59’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 80’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 75’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Fran García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 68’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 78’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 31’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 59’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 80’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 74’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 75’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Fran García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Julen Agirrezabala GK900 0.000.000
Andoni Gorosabel DEF810 0.000.000
Yeray Álvarez DEF900 0.000.000
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.000
Adama Boiro DEF860 0.000.000
Mikel Jauregizar MID901 0.020.132
Beñat Prados MID661 0.040.000
Iñaki Williams MID901 0.030.431
Oihan Sancet MID811 0.100.000
Nico Williams MID902 0.150.142
Alex Berenguer FWD6512 1.380.051
Gorka Guruzeta Sub2511 0.360.000
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta Sub240 0.000.000
De Marcos Sub90 0.000.000
Unai Gómez Sub90 0.000.000
Yuri Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 29% Avg odds 3.32
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Real Madrid win 43% Avg odds 2.23

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao DDDWW
Real Madrid WLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Bilbao, 31 Mar 24 Next meeting: Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao, 20 Apr 25  All Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.