Athletic Club v Real Madrid result

Full-time · Athletic Club 2–1 Real Madrid

La Liga · Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:00 GMT · San Mamés Barria

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Athletic Club · Real Madrid · Head-to-head

Athletic Club 2–1 Real Madrid — Athletic Club won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Athletic Club beat Real Madrid 2–1 at San Mamés Barria in La Liga on Wednesday 4 December. Athletic Club are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Athletic Club: Álex Berenguer (53’) and Gorka Guruzeta (80’); Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham (78’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Athletic Club 1.80, Real Madrid 1.82, from 9 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Athletic Club: Julen Agirrezabala (67’), Ruíz de Galarreta (74’) and Gorka Guruzeta (90+3’); Real Madrid: Aurélien Tchouaméni (70’), Lucas Vázquez (72’) and Jude Bellingham (90+1’).

What it changes

It is Athletic Club’s first win over Real Madrid since 3 February 2022, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Athletic Club have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) 9.0, Álex Berenguer (Athletic Club) 5.0 and Julen Agirrezabala (Athletic Club) 4.3 led the match.

Next up

Athletic Club next travel to Levante on 21 October 2026.

Real Madrid next host RB Leipzig on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Athletic Club: Levante v Athletic Club, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Real Madrid: Real Madrid v RB Leipzig, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Athletic Club 2–1 Real Madrid · La Liga
Venue: San Mamés Barria · Bilbao
Referee: José Sánchez
Head-to-head (last 6): Athletic Club 1 · draws 1 · Real Madrid 4 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Athletic Club 4W 1D 0L · Real Madrid 3W 0D 2L

Athletic Club 2–1 Real Madrid (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 2.13

Goals

against 0.5 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 6.17

Corners

against 3 / 4.17 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.63 / 5.17

Shots on target

against 2.63 / 3.67 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.88 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.88 / 3.33 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Athletic Club for / against	Line	Real Madrid for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.5 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.17 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	15.25 for · 6.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.33 for · 9.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.63 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.17 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.13 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.83 for · 17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5

Athletic Club

Athletic Club — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gorka Guruzeta n 8	58.9	3.1 7/5	1.1 5/1	—
Mikel Jauregizar n 8	53.8	3.1 6/4	1.9 3/2	—
Ruíz de Galarreta n 8	67.1	2.7 6/6	1.7 8/2	—
B. Prados Diaz n 8	56.8	1.6 5/3	0.4 2/0	—
Álvaro Djaló n 8	41.1	1.6 4/2	1.4 4/1	—

Athletic Club — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ander Herrera n 8	25.4	2.7 4/2	2.2 3/2
Gorka Guruzeta n 8	58.9	2.5 8/4	1.1 5/1
Oihan Sancet n 8	54.9	2.3 7/3	1 4/1
Álex Berenguer n 8	51.5	2.2 6/3	0.9 3/1
I. Williams n 8	78.8	2.1 5/5	0.9 4/2

Athletic Club — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Oihan Sancet n 8	54.9	1 4/1	0 0/0
De Marcos n 8	64.4	0 0/0	0.7 4/0
Gorka Guruzeta n 8	58.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Nico Serrano n 8	34.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Unai Gómez n 8	24.6	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Athletic Club — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Gorosabel n 8	58.4	3.7 7/3
Ander Herrera n 8	25.4	3.1 4/2
Ruíz de Galarreta n 8	67.1	3 7/6
Mikel Jauregizar n 8	53.8	2.7 6/3
B. Prados Diaz n 8	56.8	2.6 6/4

Athletic Club — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Julen Agirrezabala n 8	90	2.3 4/3

Real Madrid

Real Madrid — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Endrick n 8	17.6	4.5 5/2	1.9 3/0	—
Vinícius Júnior n 8	86.8	1.7 6/4	3 7/5	—
Dani Ceballos n 8	40.8	1.7 4/2	3 5/3	—
J. Bellingham n 8	80	1.5 6/5	2.3 7/5	—
Éder Militão n 8	69.6	1.5 5/2	1.1 5/2	—

Real Madrid — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Endrick n 8	17.6	3.8 5/1	1.9 3/0
A. Güler n 8	57.3	3.7 5/5	1.6 4/3
Vinícius Júnior n 8	86.8	3.6 8/6	1.9 6/4
Kylian Mbappé n 8	88	2.9 8/6	2 8/5
Rodrygo n 8	49	1.6 5/2	0.7 3/0

Real Madrid — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Vinícius Júnior n 8	86.8	1.2 5/2	0.1 1/0
J. Bellingham n 8	80	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
Endrick n 8	17.6	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
Kylian Mbappé n 8	88	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Güler n 8	57.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Real Madrid — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Dani Ceballos n 8	40.8	3.6 5/3
A. Tchouaméni n 8	69.3	2.6 7/4
Lucas Vázquez n 8	66.1	2.6 6/5
Eduardo Camavinga n 8	57.1	2.6 4/3
Brahim Díaz n 8	46.5	2.4 5/3

Real Madrid — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Thibaut Courtois n 8	90	2.8 5/5
A. Lunin n 8	90	2.8 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Athletic Club		Real Madrid
37%	Possession	63%
1.80	Expected goals (xG)	1.82
9	Shots	10
3	Shots on target	5
1	Shots off target	2
5	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	8
5	Corners	2
4	Offsides	3
21	Fouls	9
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	1
341	Passes	618
80%	Pass accuracy	87%

Athletic Club player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Julen Agirrezabala	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
Dani Vivian	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
Yeray	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Mikel Jauregizar	90	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
I. Williams	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Nico Williams	90	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.9
A. Boiro	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Gorosabel	79	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
Oihan Sancet	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Prados Diaz	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Álex Berenguer	63	1	2	1	1	1	0	7.2
Ruíz de Galarreta sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Gorka Guruzeta sub	27	1	1	1	0	0	Y	7.2
Yuri sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
De Marcos sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Unai Gómez sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Real Madrid player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Thibaut Courtois	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Raúl Asencio	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
A. Rüdiger	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.3
F. Valverde	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Bellingham	90	1	1	1	0	4	Y	7.9
Kylian Mbappé	90	0	3	3	1	1	0	6.2
Lucas Vázquez	88	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
Rodrygo	88	0	1	1	4	0	0	7.3
Fran García	71	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Tchouaméni	71	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
Dani Ceballos	58	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Brahim Díaz sub	32	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
F. Mendy sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Modrić sub	19	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Güler sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Endrick sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Athletic Club v Real Madrid — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Athletic ClubWDWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Real MadridLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Athletic Club 1 · 1 draw · Real Madrid 4 · 1.83 goals/game

2024-03-31 Real Madrid 2–0 Athletic Club
2023-08-12 Athletic Club 0–2 Real Madrid
2023-06-04 Real Madrid 1–1 Athletic Club
2023-01-22 Athletic Club 0–2 Real Madrid
2022-02-03 Athletic Club 1–0 Real Madrid
2022-01-16 Athletic Club 0–2 Real Madrid

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Athletic Club#4 pos70 pts38 pl+25 GD

Real Madrid#2 pos84 pts38 pl+40 GD

Goals per game

Athletic Club scored1.42

Real Madrid scored2.05

Athletic Club conceded0.76

Real Madrid conceded1

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What is the head-to-head record between Athletic Club and Real Madrid?: In their last 6 meetings, Athletic Club won 1, Real Madrid won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Athletic Club and Real Madrid?: Recent form — Athletic Club 4W 1D 0L; Real Madrid 3W 0D 2L.

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