Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Madrid: Head-to-head record and past meetings

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.

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Previous meetings

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

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)

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)