Real Madrid will be looking to close the gap on league leaders Barcelona when they welcome Elche to the Santiago Bernabeu in LaLiga on Saturday night.
Los Blancos are currently four points behind the Blaugrana in second, while their opponents are battling near the bottom in 17th place, just a point above the relegation zone.
Real have never lost to Elche at the Bernabeu and have tasted defeat in only six of their previous 54 meetings in all competitions.
It all paints a rather promising picture for Alvaro Arbeloa’s side, however, the visitors, who have not picked up a win in 2026, will take confidence from the 2-2 draw against Real in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
Real Madrid team news
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Rudiger, Huijsen, Garcia, Valverde, Thiago, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Brahim, Vini Jr
Subs: Lunin, Mestre, Trent, Guler, Gonzalo, Aguado, Angel, Palacios, Yanez
Elche team news
Elche XI: Dituro, Petrot, Affengruber, Chust, German, Neto, Redondo, Febas, Sangare, Cepeda, Da Silva
Subs: Pena, Iturbe, Pedrosa, Bigas, Santiago, Aguado, Mir, Villar, Morente, Josan, Diang, Alvaro
Where to watch Real Madrid v Elche: TV channel, online stream
The match will be shown live in the United Kingdom on Disney+.
Supporters can also stream the match online or through the app.
Kickoff at the Santiago Bernabeu is scheduled for 8:00pm GMT on Saturday.
The stats for Real Madrid v Elche
- Real Madrid have never lost to Elche at the Santiago Bernabeu
- Los Blancos have won 48 of their 54 previous matches against Elche in all competitions
- Elche have not beaten Real Madrid since March 1978
- The reverse fixture earlier this season finished 2-2
- Real Madrid have lost two home matches in La Liga this season
