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Real Madrid vs. Athletic Bilbao: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of La Liga clash

[Real Madrid](/football/real-madrid/) will be aiming to end what has been a disappointing La Liga campaign on a positive note when they welcome [Athletic Bilbao](/football/athletic-bilbao/) to Bernabeu on Saturday night.

Los Blancos have not been able to match Barcelona in Spain's top flight this term, with the capital side a distant second, sitting 11 points behind their Clasico rivals.

Real Madrid will enter their final match of the season off the back of a 1-0 success over Sevilla at Estadio Ramon.

This is set to be Alvaro Arbeloa's final game in charge, with Jose Mourinho expected to be confirmed as Real Madrid's new head coach for a second time next week.

Athletic, meanwhile, will enter this match off the back of a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo, and a disappointing campaign has left them 12th in the table.

Here, **Sports Mole** looks at the head-to-head record and past meetings between Real Madrid and Athletic ahead of what is shaping up to be a very interesting battle.

Head-to-head record

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**Previous meetings:** 249

**Athletic Bilbao wins:** 79

**Draws:** 45

**Real Madrid wins:** 125

Real Madrid boast a favourable record in this fixture, but Athletic have enjoyed their fair share of success in meetings with Los Blancos, having claimed 79 victories in 249 matches between two of the biggest sides in Spain.

Athletic had experienced a number of frustrating results, winning just one of their nine matches before they faced Real Madrid at San Mames in December 2024.

Alex Berenguer and Gorka Guruzeta grabbed a goal apiece to fire Athletic to a memorable 2-1 victory in front of their devoted supporters.

That result represented Athletic's first league win against Real Madrid since they recorded a 1-0 victory in March 2015, when Ernesto Valverde was in his first spell as Los Leones boss and Carlo Ancelotti was in his first stint as Real Madrid manager.

A year after losing at San Mames, Real Madrid got their revenge with a dominant display in a 3-0 success in December 2025.

Kylian Mbappe was the star of the show on that occasion, netting a brace and providing an assist to make it a comfortable outing for the visitors.

In regard to away games, Athletic have failed to win any of their last 20 away matches against Real Madrid in La Liga, including a 1-0 loss on their most recent trip to Bernabeu in April 2025.

As a result of that impressive run, Real Madrid have not lost a home league game against Los Leones since they fell to a 2-0 defeat in February 2005.

Last 20 meetings (all competitions)

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**Dec 03, 2025:** Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)

**Apr 20, 2025:** Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

**Dec 04, 2024:** Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

**Mar 31, 2024:** Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

**Aug 12, 2023:** Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)

**Jun 04, 2023:** Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

**Jan 22, 2023:** Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)

**Feb 03, 2022:** Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)

**Jan 16, 2022:** Real Madrid 0-2 Athletic Bilbao (Supercopa de Espana Final)

**Dec 22, 2021:** Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)

**Dec 01, 2021:** Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

**May 16, 2021:** Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

**Jan 14, 2021:** Real Madrid 1-2 Athletic Bilbao (Supercopa de Espana Semi-Finals)

**Dec 15, 2020:** Real Madrid 3-1 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

**Jul 05, 2020:** Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

**Dec 22, 2019:** Real Madrid 0-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

**Apr 21, 2019:** Real Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

**Sep 15, 2018:** Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)

**Apr 18, 2018:** Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Bilbao (La Liga)

**Dec 02, 2017:** Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Last 10 La Liga meetings

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