Real Madrid vs Ath Bilbao prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-03-30 19:00.
[p]Real Madrid have nine La Liga games remaining to press home their handy lead at the top of the table after two consecutive league victories in which they scored four goals in both matches. The latest of those games against Osasuna (W 4-2) was particularly noteworthy for manager Carlo Ancelotti, who marked his 900th top-flight game as a manager with his 200th win in charge of Madrid.[/p]
[p]As it has been nearly one year since Los Blancos last lost a home league fixture (W16, D3), win number 201 shouldn’t be too far away, especially after clean sheets in each of their last three such outings (W3). Several of their stars were in top form during the international break, with the quartet of Luka Modrić, Rodrygo, VinĂcius JĂşnior and Toni Kroos all recording goals or assists for their nations. [/p]
[p]Athletic Bilbao have no European distractions, but after losing just one of their last 11 competitive games (W7, D3), they’re pushing for a Champions League place next season and also have next weekend’s Copa del Rey final against Mallorca to look forward to. They were busy off the field during the international break, securing new deals for defenders Yuri Berchiche and Aitor Paredes.[/p]
[p]Berchiche is set to miss this fixture through injury as the Lions look to improve on avoiding defeat in three of their last six league away H2Hs (D3, L3), whilst chasing their first H2H La Liga win in Madrid since February 2005 (D3, L15). If anybody can do it, then Athletic boss Ernesto Valverde can; he masterminded that previous win and is unbeaten in his last four visits to the Bernabéu in charge of Athletic and Barcelona (W3, D1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: VinĂcius JĂşnior opened the scoring in each of Madrid’s last three fixtures while also netting six times across their last four games. Athletic’s man in form is Gorka Guruzeta, who scored four times in their last four fixtures, with his last three goals coming between the 30th and 40th minutes.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: No team has conceded fewer than Athletic’s nine first-half La Liga goals this term (Madrid: 12).[/p]