Athletic vs Real Madrid head-to-head

Athletic Club and Real Madrid have met 21 times across all competitions between 2017-18 ~ 2025-26: Athletic 3 wins, 5 draws, Real Madrid 13 wins. At Athletic's ground the home side is 2-2-7 (11 games); at Real Madrid's it is 6-3-1 (10 games). The fixture averages 2.1 goals and both teams score in 38.1% of meetings (18 league, 3 cup).

Compare these two clubs by conditionWin rates side by side by weather, rest days, formation, referee and lineup

What stands out

1. 14.3%

   Athletic's win rate in this fixture. Across La Liga over the same span it is 36.8%.21 games, 3W 5D 13L · 22.5pp below their usual rate

2. 18.2%

   Athletic's win rate at home against this opponent. Their usual home win rate is 47.4%.11 home games, 2W 2D 7L · 29.2pp below their usual home rate

3. 2.10

   Goals per game in this fixture. The average across La Liga is 2.59.44 goals in 21 games · 0.50 per game fewer than the league average

Every condition was compared for both teams; only the items that deviate most from their usual records and the league average are kept. Samples under 5 games are left out entirely, and those under 10 are faded and marked as a small sample. Conditional records count league games only.

How these games play out

Most starts in this fixture

1. 19Iñaki Williams · Athletic
2. 16T. Courtois · Real Madrid
3. 14K. Benzema · Real Madrid
4. 13De Marcos · Athletic
5. 13L. Modrić · Real Madrid

Scorelines are shown Athletic first · goal timings split the fixture's goals into 15-minute blocks · starts count league meetings since 2017-18

All results

1. 2026.12.06UpcomingAthletic16:00Real Madrid
2. 2027.02.14UpcomingReal Madrid16:00Athletic
3. 2026.05.23La LigaReal Madrid4–2Athletic
4. 2025.12.03La LigaAthletic0–3Real Madrid
5. 2025.04.20La LigaReal Madrid1–0Athletic
6. 2024.12.04La LigaAthletic2–1Real Madrid
7. 2024.03.31La LigaReal Madrid2–0Athletic
8. 2023.08.12La LigaAthletic0–2Real Madrid
9. 2023.06.04La LigaReal Madrid1–1Athletic
10. 2023.01.22La LigaAthletic0–2Real Madrid
11. 2022.02.03Copa del ReyAthletic1–0Real Madrid
12. 2022.01.16Supercopa de EspañaAthletic0–2Real Madrid
13. 2021.12.22La LigaAthletic1–2Real Madrid
14. 2021.12.01La LigaReal Madrid1–0Athletic
15. 2021.05.16La LigaAthletic0–1Real Madrid
16. 2021.01.14Supercopa de EspañaReal Madrid1–2Athletic
17. 2020.12.15La LigaReal Madrid3–1Athletic
18. 2020.07.05La LigaAthletic0–1Real Madrid
19. 2019.12.22La LigaReal Madrid0–0Athletic
20. 2019.04.21La LigaReal Madrid3–0Athletic
21. 2018.09.15La LigaAthletic1–1Real Madrid
22. 2018.04.18La LigaReal Madrid1–1Athletic
23. 2017.12.02La LigaAthletic0–0Real Madrid

top rows are fixtures still to be played (UK kick-off time) · green home win · red away win · league games since 2017-18 only · rows marked Preview open the pre-match data published for that game

Top scorers in this fixture

K. Benzema 12 · Rodrygo 3 · Jude Bellingham 3 · K. Mbappé 3 · T. Kroos 2