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Real Madrid vs Ath Bilbao Prediction & Betting tips
The reigning Super Cup winner wants to defend his title: Real Madrid will contest their semi-final duel in the Supercopa de España against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday evening in the Final Four mode.
It is not surprising that the defending champion will of course be the clear favorite in the race on Thursday – this is also illustrated by the odds of the best betting providers at Real Madrid vs. Athletic Bilbao.
This time the Spanish Super Cup will not be held in Saudi Arabia like last year, but in Andalusia. Real and Bilbao will meet in Malaga before the grand finale in Seville on Sunday.
In the other semifinals, Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona duel. So it could well be possible that there could be a Clásico in the final on Sunday. But first, of course, the two major Spanish clubs must first eliminate their Basque opponents.
Real Madrid :
The chances that Real will move into the Supercopa final, like last year, are not bad. The Madrilenians have been unbeaten in La Liga in eight games and have also beaten Athletic Bilbao in their first game of the season.
Real won 3-1 in mid-December on the 19th matchday, which was held early at the time, precisely because of the upcoming Supercopa semi-final game.
This is particularly due to the fact that Real last weekend when they played at CA Osasuna in a very staid 0-0 against the table penultimate from the north of Spain was anything but fame. In icy temperatures, there was an icy zero number that completely disappointed Los Blancos.
A week earlier, Zinedine Zidane’s team had an equally sobering 1-1 draw at newly promoted Elche. There were two draws in quick succession against underdogs and relegation candidates, which froze the mood at the Madrilenians a bit, matching the temperatures in the Spanish capital.
Real Madrid are going to the Copa semi-finals with an unbeaten series, but not exactly brimming with self-confidence. Nevertheless, before the game Real Madrid vs. Athletic Bilbao, the prognosis of Real progress is close, because Athletic Bilbao is currently not necessarily flying high.
Athletic Bilbao :
The Basques have been moody and changeable for weeks: victory, draw and defeat alternate constantly. Gaizka Garitano was unable to bring constancy to the team’s performance this season, which is why the coach of the ‘Los Leones’ was dismissed without further ado a week ago and replaced by Marcelino Garcia Toral.
Barely two days in office, he started his new term of office with a bankruptcy in the catch-up game against FC Barcelona (2: 3). The weekend should have been followed by the next tough game against Atletico Madrid, but this game fell victim to the snow storm Filomena.
The Athletic Club from Bilbao had a free weekend and new coach Marcelino had time to get to know his new team better and get in the mood for the Super Cup game against Real Madrid.
In this the roles are clearly distributed, the Basques are the underdog, as the betting odds also show in Real Madrid vs. Athletic Bilbao.
It can be assumed that the Basque Lions will act defensively and play on the counterattack, probably in the 4-4-2 system preferred by Marcelino. Even against Barça, the game of transition worked very well, in the early 1-0 through Iñaki Williams. This pattern can also be expected against Los Blancos. Whether it will be successful remains to be seen.
Real Madrid vs Ath Bilbao head to head matches
15.12.20 LL Real Madrid Ath Bilbao 3 : 1
05.07.20 LL Ath Bilbao Real Madrid 0 : 1
22.12.19 LL Real Madrid Ath Bilbao 0 : 0
21.04.19 LL Real Madrid Ath Bilbao 3 : 0
15.09.18 LL Ath Bilbao Real Madrid 1 : 1