Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao

31 March 2024 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Rodrygo 8’, 73’

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0. Real Madrid led 1-0 at half-time.

Rodrygo put Real Madrid ahead in the 8th minute, set up by Brahim Diaz and Rodrygo made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute, set up by Jude Bellingham.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.19 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.30 from 7.

Match stats

Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao
9 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.19 xG 0.30
1.19 Non-penalty xG 0.30
4 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Rodrygo
Assist: Brahim Diaz1-0 (Real Madrid)
8’
Half-time1-0
Rodrygo
Assist: Jude Bellingham2-0 (Real Madrid)
73’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • Nacho
  • Aurelien Tchouameni
Athletic Bilbao
  • Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta

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 1.19 0.30 8’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), 1-0 8’ 73’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), 2-0 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 0.30 8’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), 1-0 Rodrygo 8’ 73’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), 2-0 Rodrygo 73’
Real Madrid 1.19 xGAthletic Bilbao 0.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Real Madrid attacking 
73’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 49’ Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 46’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 49’ Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 52’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Andriy Lunin GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Carvajal DEF900 0.000.061
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
Nacho DEF900 0.000.000
Ferland Mendy DEF900 0.000.000
Aurelien Tchouameni MID901 0.030.000
Toni Kroos MID821 0.030.031
Jude Bellingham MID9011 0.020.561
Federico Valverde MID821 0.020.132
Rodrygo FWD8222 0.600.341
Brahim Diaz FWD7313 0.490.062
Joselu Sub170 0.000.000
Luka Modric Sub80 0.000.000
Eduardo Camavinga Sub80 0.000.000
Lucas Vázquez Sub80 0.000.000
Eder Militão Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 60% Avg odds 1.58
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.22
Athletic Bilbao win 17% Avg odds 5.73

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

Form going into the game

Real Madrid DWDWW
Athletic Bilbao WLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Real Madrid, 12 Aug 23 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Madrid, 04 Dec 24  All Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao 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.