Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

12 August 2023 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Rodrygo 28’
  • Jude Bellingham 36’

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on the road. Real Madrid led 2-0 at half-time.

Rodrygo put Real Madrid ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Daniel Carvajal and Jude Bellingham made it 0-2 from a corner in the 36th minute, set up by David Alaba.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.70 from 7.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid
7 Shots 14
1 Shots on Target 8
7 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.70 xG 1.33
0.70 Non-penalty xG 1.33
2 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid
Kick-off
28’
Rodrygo
Assist: Daniel Carvajal0-1 (Real Madrid)
36’
Jude Bellingham
Assist: David Alaba0-2 (Real Madrid)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Dani Vivian
  • Muniain
  • Iñaki Williams
Real Madrid
  • David Alaba

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 1.38 28’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), 0-1 28’ 36’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), 0-2 36’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 1.38 28’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), 0-1 Rodrygo 28’ 36’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), 0-2 Bellingham 36’
Athletic Bilbao 0.70 xGReal Madrid 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
35’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 76’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 36’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 83’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90+1’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 70’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 34’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 49’ Fran García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 53’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 34’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 90’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 76’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 83’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90+1’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 36’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 70’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 49’ Fran García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 34’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 53’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 34’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 90’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ David Alaba (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF900 0.000.000
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.000
Aitor Paredes DEF901 0.130.000
Íñigo Lekue DEF750 0.000.000
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta MID900 0.000.021
Mikel Vesga MID681 0.020.000
Nico Williams MID500 0.000.000
Unai Gómez MID501 0.060.000
Muniain MID500 0.000.000
Iñaki Williams FWD900 0.000.000
Alex Berenguer Sub401 0.280.242
Gorka Guruzeta Sub401 0.110.061
Oihan Sancet Sub402 0.100.000
Ander Herrera Sub220 0.000.000
Imanol García de Albéniz Sub150 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 29% Avg odds 3.31
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
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 LWLLD
Real Madrid WLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Bilbao, 04 Jun 23 Next meeting: Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Bilbao, 31 Mar 24  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.