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Match preview · La Liga

Real Madrid – Athletic Club

Real Madrid 4th in La Liga Home 1.52 projected goals by the model
Athletic Club 10th in La Liga Away 1.08 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.52 1.08
Real Madrid Athletic Club
Real Madrid
46%
Draw
30%
Athletic Club
24%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Real Madrid Draw Athletic Club
Fair odds 2.19 3.32 4.13
Total goals
2.60
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
58%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Real Madrid

46% Real Madrid to win

Attack
2nd vs 1st
Real Madrid attack v Athletic Club defence
Defence
5th vs 7th
Real Madrid defence v Athletic Club attack
Recent xG form
+1.53 vs +0.28
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.52 – 1.08
Real Madrid v Athletic Club
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Real Madrid and Athletic Club compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Real Madrid Athletic Club
xG / match (better) 2.64 · 2nd 1.64 · 5th
xGA / match (better) 1.09 · 2nd 1.36 · 10th
xGD / match (better) +1.55 · 2nd +0.28 · 5th
xPts / match (better) 2.27 · 2nd 1.82 · 5th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.53 +0.28

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

Real Madrid clean sheet
31%
Real Madrid 2+ goals
46%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
42%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.4%
2:1
11.0%
1:0
8.9%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Real Madrid sample
20 matches
Athletic Club sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Real Madrid
3 matches
Away xG sample · Athletic Club
2 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.