Los Blancos eye victory away against Athletic Bilbao in 2018/19 La Liga

Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao are set to go head to head on Saturday night in La Liga as the season moves ahead. Real Madrid go into this game as the favourites.

Kick-off : 8:45 PM (Local)

Venue : San Mames, Bilbao

Real Madrid have had a perfect start to their 2018/19 La Liga season winning all three of their games played thus far. They will look to continue the winning momentum on Saturday.

Los Blancos know that it’s an away fixture and Athletic Bilbao can’t be taken lightly, so will have to be at their ever best.

Real Madrid courtesy of their three wins are levelled on points with Barcelona but are 2nd in the table because of goal difference. Real Madrid next play Roma in the UEFA Champions League.

On the other hand, Athletic Bilbao too have had a good start to their 2018/19 La Liga campaign. They will be eager to have a positive result on Saturday night.

But Real Madrid’s in the way and they need to be in a positive frame of mind and hope for the best.

Team news and possible line-ups

Aritz Aduriz and Inigo Martinez are both available for Athletic Bilbao for the weekend game and might play.

As for Real Madrid, Alvaro Odriozola is available and might play against Athletic Bilbao.

Athletic Bilbao XI : Simon, De Marcos, Yeray, I. Martinez, Yuri, R. Garcia, D. Garcia, Cordoba, Muniain, Susaeta, Williams.

Real Madrid XI : Courtois, D. Carvajal, R. Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Asensio, Benzema, Bale.

Prediction

I expect it to be a good game on Saturday night as both teams will give their all. But in the end I expect Real Madrid to get the job done and earn three points. They might win 3-1.