Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

16 May 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Nacho 68’

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Nacho put Real Madrid ahead from a corner in the 68th minute, set up by Casemiro.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.71 from 8. Athletic Bilbao had a player sent off.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid
8 Shots 11
1 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0.71 xG 1.22
0.71 Non-penalty xG 1.22
5 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
68’
Nacho
Assist: Casemiro0-1 (Real Madrid)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Raúl García
  • Iñigo Martínez
  • Alex Berenguer
Real Madrid
  • Nacho

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 1.22 68’ Nacho (Real Madrid), 0-1 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 1.22 68’ Nacho (Real Madrid), 0-1 Nacho 68’
Athletic Bilbao 0.71 xGReal Madrid 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
68’ Nacho (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.55 xG, goal 76’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 61’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 83’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Jon Morcillo (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Nacho (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Nacho (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.55 xG, goal 76’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 61’ Casemiro (Real Madrid), open play, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 83’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Jon Morcillo (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Nacho (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF900 0.000.000
Iñigo Martínez DEF901 0.010.000
Yeray Álvarez DEF901 0.020.000
Balenziaga DEF900 0.000.000
Alex Berenguer MID902 0.110.000
Unai Vencedor MID730 0.000.000
Dani García MID650 0.000.000
Jon Morcillo MID651 0.040.000
Oihan Sancet FWD720 0.000.082
Iñaki Williams FWD650 0.000.000
Mikel Vesga Sub251 0.090.000
Asier Villalibre Sub251 0.410.031
Raúl García Sub241 0.030.000
Unai López Sub180 0.000.091
Ibai Gómez Sub170 0.000.411

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 18% Avg odds 5.48
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.33
Real Madrid win 60% Avg odds 1.59

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao WDWDL
Real Madrid WDWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 3-1 Athletic Bilbao, 15 Dec 20 Next meeting: Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao, 01 Dec 21  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.