Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

22 December 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Oihan Sancet 10’
  • Karim Benzema 4’, 7’

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 on the road. Real Madrid led 2-1 at half-time.

Karim Benzema put Real Madrid ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Toni Kroos, Benzema made it 0-2 in the 7th minute, and Oihan Sancet pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 10th minute, set up by De Marcos.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 1.10 from 15.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid
15 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 7
7 Corners 0
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.09 xG 1.59
1.09 Non-penalty xG 1.59
12 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid
Kick-off
4’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Toni Kroos0-1 (Real Madrid)
7’
Karim Benzema0-2 (Real Madrid)
Oihan Sancet
Assist: De Marcos1-2 (Athletic Bilbao)
10’
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Balenziaga
  • Unai Vencedor
Real Madrid
  • Eduardo Camavinga
  • Vinícius Júnior

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 1.10 1.59 4’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-1 4’ 7’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-2 7’ 10’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 10’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 1.59 4’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-1 Benzema 4’ 7’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-2 Benzema 7’ 10’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 Sancet 10’
Athletic Bilbao 1.10 xGReal Madrid 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
7’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 86’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 90+2’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 90+1’ Peter (Real Madrid), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 90+2’ Luka Jovic (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 81’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 63’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 20’ Unai Núñez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 12’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 40’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 86’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 90+2’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 90+1’ Peter (Real Madrid), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 90+2’ Luka Jovic (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 81’ Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 63’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 21’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Dani García (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Unai Núñez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 12’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 40’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Julen Agirrezabala GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF9010 0.000.062
Yeray Álvarez DEF901 0.020.000
Unai Núñez DEF901 0.060.000
Balenziaga DEF643 0.120.061
Oier Zarraga MID580 0.000.000
Unai Vencedor MID901 0.060.031
Dani García MID901 0.060.000
Muniain MID850 0.000.194
Iñaki Williams FWD902 0.080.441
Oihan Sancet FWD6413 0.130.051
Nico Williams Sub322 0.530.000
Raúl García Sub261 0.030.000
Íñigo Lekue Sub260 0.000.091
Nicolás Serrano Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 29% Avg odds 3.30
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.47
Real Madrid win 43% Avg odds 2.21

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao DLDLW
Real Madrid WWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao, 01 Dec 21 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Real Madrid, 22 Jan 23  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.