Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Predictions and Betting Tips, 18 Apr 2018

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-1

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Predictions for Wednesday's La Liga fixture at Santiago Bernabeu. The Madrid club are clear favourites to win this one, which is hard to disagree with bookmakers' betting listing given the capabilities of the opponents, also not least because the Basques have little to compete for just yet in La Liga.

Match status: 2017-18 La Liga - Matchweek 33
Kick-off: Wednesday 18 Apr 2018, 07:30pm GMT
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Team News

Into the La Liga round 33 Blancos come sitting third on 67 points following a 2-1 victory away to Malaga last weekends, only two points ahead of fourth-place Valencia, who had gone down to Barcelona the day before.

On the back of three wins and a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid from the last five games, Zidane's men, with only one defeat coming in the Champions League return leg of the Juventus tie at Bernabeu (1-3 for Juve), are through to the semi-finals in the competition and can prepare for playing Bayern Munich soon enough.

Bilbao are just playing out the remainder of the season with no much intent as The Lions are entrenched in the middle of the table with 39 points and a significant 13-point advantage off Deportivo La Coruna, who are in 18th with six games to go.

Thier recent results clearly show that: just one victory in the last five, after beating Villarreal 3-1 away from home on April 9, but they have lost to Marseille to exit the last 16 of the Europa League, followed by a loss to Barcelona and a draw with Celta Vigo, with the most recent disappointment being a 3-2 defeat against Deportivo days prior to this fixture.

Head-to-Head LaLiga Record: Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

2017-18 Spanish La Liga
Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Real Madrid

2016-17 Spanish La Liga
Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

2016-17 Spanish La Liga
Real Madrid 2-1 Athletic Bilbao

2015-16 Spanish La Liga
Real Madrid 4-2 Athletic Bilbao