Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Prediction and Betting Tips | December 3rd 2025

Athletic Club and Real Madrid will square off in a La Liga matchday 19 clash on Wednesday (December 3rd). El Viejo Clasico is one of the most storied fixtures in Spanish football and has been an ever-present in La Liga. The game will be played at Estadio San Mames.

The home side will be looking to build on the 2-0 victory they registered away to Levante over the weekend. Robert Navarro broke the deadlock in the third minute, while Nico Williams doubled their lead when he rounded up a well-worked team move with an exquisite chipped finish just before the break.

Real Madrid, meanwhile, were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw away to Girona. They went behind to Azzedine Ounahi's well-placed shot from the edge of the box in the 45th minute. Kylian Mbappe equalized from the spot midway through the second half, but Los Blancos were unable to complete the comeback.

The stalemate saw the capital side drop to second spot in the standings, having garnered 33 points from 14 games. Athletic are eighth on 20 points.

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Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the 247th meeting between the two sides. Real Madrid lead 124-77, while 45 games ended in a share of the spoils.
• Their most recent clash came in April 2025 when Real claimed a 1-0 home win.
• Seven of the last eight head-to-head games have produced fewer than three goals.
• Six of Athletic's last seven games, including each of the last five, have seen one side fail to find the back of the net.
• Real Madrid have drawn three successive La Liga games in the same season for the first time since December 2019 - with the third game in that run coincidentally being against Athletic.
• Bilbao have conceded just one first-half goal at home this season - the lowest in the league.

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Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Prediction

Athletic Bilbao's victory over the weekend ensured their European aspirations remain on track. The Lions are four points behind the top six but have struggled at home this season.

The wheels have seemingly started to fall off for Xabi Alonso at the Bernabeu. His side have particularly struggled on their travels, with just one win managed in their last five away games (three draws). This has left them playing catch-up to arch-rivals Barcelona, having been five points clear exactly a month ago.

Real are in need of a massive win here to rejuvenate their title aspirations. We are backing the visitors to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.

Prediction: Athletic Club 1-2 Real Madrid

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Athletic Club vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Real Madrid to win

Tip2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 4 - Highest scoring half: Second half