Real Madrid will look return to winning ways after their back to back draw against Valencia and Barcelona respectively when they take on Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday evening.
TEAM NEWS:
REAL MADRID:
Los Blancos will be with many of their players for the clash against Athletic Bilbao, the likes of Marcelo, James Rodriguez, Lucas Vazquez, Eden Hazard and Marco Asensio are all out due to injury.
Casemiro will also miss the clash having received his fifth yellow card that would automatically ensure that he serves one-game suspension.
ATHLETIC BILBAO:
Ganea, De Marcos, Aritz Adruz and Munian will not be available for this clash due to injury while Capa is suspended for the clash against Real Madrid.
HEAD TO HEAD:
Real Madrid had a better head to head record having won 34 out of the 54 matches with nine draws and 11 wins for the Basque team.
RECENT FORM
REAL MADRID:
Los Merengues have been in fine form they have gone 11 games unbeaten, though their last two games ended draw against Valencia and Barcelona respectively.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are joint top leaders of the league, it shows how Zinedine Zidane’s men have improved over time.
ATHLETIC BILBAO:
Gaizka Garitano’s men are also on the rise this season, they are on 7th position in the La Liga and Bilbao has been consistent in their last few games.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
REAL MADRID:
Thibaut Courtois; Ferland Mendy, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Dani Carvajal; Toni Kroos, Fede Valverde, Isco; Rodrygo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale
ATHLETIC BILBAO:
will be updated.
PREDICTION:
Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao – Over 2.5 Goals
