- Prior to Athletic's 1-0 win at the San Mames in the reserve fixture, Real Madrid had won eight consecutive league games against Athletic.
- At the Bernabeu, the Merengues have won nine of their last 10 meetings with Athletic in La Liga (a 2-0 loss back in February 2005 completes the record), including the last four.
- Manuel Pellegrini's side have won the most games in this campaign so far - 30, currently the all-time record in La Liga.
- Real have won 17 of their last 18 games in La Liga, losing only the Clasico against Barcelona in the process.
- The Basque side are winless in their last five league games (three draws and two defeats).
- Away from home, Athletic are yet to win their first game since the turn of the year - seven defeats and four draws on the road in 2010 so far.
- Real boast the best attack of this competition (96 goals); 51 of these goals were netted by the attacking pair of Gonzalo Higuain (26) and Cristiano Ronaldo (25).
- Athletic have conceded 71% of their goals (34 out of 48) after half-time; in the same period, Real Madrid have been the most prolific side in La Liga this season (57 goals scored).
Player with Injury or Suspension
For the match against Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid will be without the following players due to injury and suspension:
* van der Vaart, Rafael (Missing)
* Raul (Missing)
* Pepe (Missing)
* Marcelo (Missing)
Athletic Bilbao will be without the following players:
* Zubiaurre, Iban (Missing)
* Velez, Ion (Missing)
* Ocio, Aitor (Missing)
* Boveda, Eneko (Missing)
Real Madrid information and season statisticsReal Madrid has played 36 Spain Primera Division matches this season (won 30, draw 2 and lost 4). |
| Real Madrid Statistic and Information – Spain Primera Division |
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| Home Stats | Home/Away Stats |
| 9 clean sheets at home this season | 15 clean sheet this season |
| 17 home games scoring a goal | 31 games scoring a goal |
| 16 home games scoring more than 1 goal | 29 games scoring more than 1 goal |
| 12 home games scoring more than 2 goals | 21 games scoring more than 2 goals |
| 9 home games conceding a goal | 21 games conceding a goal |
| 8 home games conceding more than 1 goal | 12 games conceding more than 1 goal |
| 0 home games conceding more than 2 goals | 0 games conceding more than 2 goals |
| 12 home games with over 2.5 goals in total | 24 games where total score is over 2.5 goals |
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| Spain Primera Division Statistics 2008 2009 |
| Real Madrid Form Home and Away |
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| Home Form | Away Form |
| 02.05.2010 Real Madrid – Atletico Osasuna 3-2 | 05.05.2010 Real Mallorca – Real Madrid 1-4 |
| 18.04.2010 Real Madrid – Valencia CF 2-0 | 24.04.2010 Real Zaragoza – Real Madrid 1-2 |
| 10.04.2010 Real Madrid – FC Barcelona 0-2 | 15.04.2010 UD Almeria – Real Madrid 1-2 |
| 28.03.2010 Real Madrid – Atletico Madrid 3-2 | 04.04.2010 Real Racing Santander – Real Madrid 0-2 |
| 20.03.2010 Real Madrid – Sporting Gijon 3-1 | 25.03.2010 Getafe CF – Real Madrid 2-4 |
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Athletic Bilbao information and season statisticsAthletic Bilbao has played 36 Spain Primera Division matches this season (won 14, draw 9 and lost 13). |
| Athletic Bilbao Statistic and Information – Spain Primera Division |
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| Away Stats | Home/Away Stats |
| 5 clean sheets away this season | 11 clean sheet this season |
| 9 away games scoring a goal | 25 games scoring a goal |
| 4 away games scoring more than 1 goal | 12 games scoring more than 1 goal |
| 1 away game scoring more than 2 goals | 6 games scoring more than 2 goals |
| 13 away games conceding a goal | 25 games conceding a goal |
| 8 away games conceding more than 1 goal | 16 games conceding more than 1 goal |
| 2 away games conceding more than 2 goals | 5 games conceding more than 2 goals |
| 6 away games with over 2.5 goals in total | 16 games where total score is over 2.5 goals |
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| Spain Primera Division Statistics 2008 2009 |
| Athletic Bilbao Form Away and Home |
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| Away Form | Home Form |
| 26.04.2010 Atletico Osasuna – Athletic Bilbao 0-0 | 05.05.2010 Athletic Bilbao – Malaga CF 1-1 |
| 15.04.2010 Valencia CF – Athletic Bilbao 2-0 | 02.05.2010 Athletic Bilbao – Real Mallorca 1-3 |
| 03.04.2010 FC Barcelona – Athletic Bilbao 4-1 | 18.04.2010 Athletic Bilbao – Real Zaragoza 0-0 |
| 25.03.2010 Atletico Madrid – Athletic Bilbao 2-0 | 11.04.2010 Athletic Bilbao – UD Almeria 4-1 |
| 13.03.2010 Sporting Gijon – Athletic Bilbao 0-0 | 29.03.2010 Athletic Bilbao – Real Racing Santander 4-3 |
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