We have a huge weekend of action to look forward to in Spain and on Sunday the 16th of May Real Madrid travel to the San Mamés Barria to take on Athletic Club.
This hosts begin the weekend in 9th place on 46 points while the visitors are in second place on 78 points.
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Athletic Club come into the match on the back of a 1-0 loss at Huesca in mid-week. It was a disappointing result against a team who are battling against relegation and means Athletic Club have won only two of their last 13 matches in all competitions, which is a poor return.
Athletic Club have been struggling to win games at home and they have recorded just a single victory in their 7 most recent home fixtures in all competitions.
However, they have proven extremely difficult to beat when playing at home in La Liga and Athletic Club are on a run of 9 league matches without defeat at the San Mamés Barria.
Unfortunately for Athletic Club, only 3 of those 9 games have ended in wins and they were against Getafe, Granada, and Atletico Madrid, the latter of which was a good result.
Trends show both teams have scored in 9 of their last 10 home league matches.
Real Madrid come into the game having picked up maximum points in a 4-1 win at Granada in mid-week. That result means Real Madrid have been undefeated in 21 of their last 22 matches in all competitions and in each of their last 16 in La Liga.
Away form has been good and Real Madrid have won 8 and drawn 5 of their last 13 matches on the road in La Liga.
Trends show Real Madrid have scored 2 or more goals in each of their last 3 league games. They have also scored 3 or more goals in 3 of their last 4 away league fixtures.
Real Madrid have also been good defensively and they have not conceded more than a single goal in each of their last 13 away La Liga matches. That run includes 2 clean sheets in their last 3 away games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Athletic Club have a significant injury list, including Yeray Álvarez, Iñigo Lekue, Ander Capa, Iker Muniain, Yuri Berchiche, Peru Nolaskoain, and Oier Zarraga.
Real Madrid have a few injury problems of their own especially in defence, including Ferland Mendy, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Daniel Carvajal, and Lucas Vázquez.
This is a game in which we expect to see plenty of goals. Real Madrid have no choice but to go for the win and they are likely to score 2 or more goals.
However, without much of their first choice defence, Athletic Club may also find the back of the net but it could be nothing more than a consolation goal.