Elche v Real Madrid: La Liga preview, full team news, line ups, stats, where to watch, confirmed TV channel, live online stream and prediction

The League,
Round 6

Elx
ELC

09/15/2026
8:30 p.m

Real Madrid
REA

Manuel Martínez Valero Stadium

Elche v Madrid La Liga preview

After his side doubled their points with a 1-1 draw at the Athletic Club on Saturday, Elche manager Martin Anselmi says his players “feel united” and know “the way we have to go”.

Argentine Anselmi, who briefly managed Porto in 2025, was appointed in June to oversee Los Franjiverdes’ second straight season in La Liga and is looking for his club’s second win since April when they host. Madrid, ranked second.

“For us, the best way to defend is to have the ball,” added Anselmi. “We must maintain the same defensive competitiveness that we did in San Mamés and defend while maintaining possession.

“(Madrid) make complicated moves look easy and push you to the limit; you can’t give anything away and you have to be focused (throughout).

“The best teachers we coaches have are our opponents. The better coaches you meet, the better you will be. It’s a privilege.”

The last counterpart of Anselmi will be Jose Mourinhowhose only setback in the first six games of his second spell in charge of Los Blancos has been the 1-0 defeat at Betis on 4 September.

This means Madrid are three points behind Barca at the top, while Elche are second bottom, but are able to move three points clear of the relegation zone with victory.

“I hope that in three months we will be better than today, but I have nothing magical to say that in three months we will be at an incredible level,” said Mourinho, reflecting on the 4-1 home win over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday in which Kylian Mbappe contributed two goals and an assist.

“In every game and training session, the goal is always to improve. The more time a coach has to work with a team, the more chances they have to get stronger.”

Mourinho has shown distrust of the proposals that Madrid have played with caution this season, and has explained that the quality of their rivals has made high pressure and quick transitions difficult.

“We have players up front who can finish on the counterattack and we are solid in a low block,” reasoned the Portuguese.

“I don’t want that kind of mentality, but I also don’t want to suffer in the sense that when we are deep, the opponent takes two or three shots that force the goalkeeper to make big saves and hold three, four or five corners.”

Elche v Real Madrid La Liga team news

Defenders Eder Militao (muscle) and Ferland Mendy (hip) and winger Rodrygo (knee) continue to recover from injury and remain out of Madrid’s traveling squad.

Center back Raul Asencio returned from a thigh problem as an unused substitute against Vallecano, as did goalkeeper Andrii Lunin after illness.

Aurelien Tchouameni has been playing an increasing number of minutes since injury and played 22 minutes against Vallecano, although Mourinho has suggested the midfielder is not ready to start.

Elx Yago Santiago is recovering from a knee injury the midfielder suffered in May.

On-loan midfielder Facundo Buonanotte, who was loaned out by Chelsea and Leeds United from parent club Brighton & Hove Albion last season, put Elche ahead with a penalty in the 50th minute on Saturday.

Left-back Roy Revivo, who signed for a fee of around £2.1m from Maccabi Tel-Aviv on transfer deadline day, made his full debut against Atlético Club, while Kevin Lomonaco, who arrived from Independiente, is yet to make his bow.

Elx-Real Madrid predicted lineups

Elx: Matias Dituro, Buba Sangare, Federico Redondo, Victor Chust, Roy Revivo, German Valera, Javier Morcillo, Gonzalo Villar, Tete Morente, Facundo Buonanotte, Fer Nino

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella, Federico Valverde, Bernardo Silva, Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe

Statistics Elche-Real Madrid, form of the League

• Elche are winless in their last 19 meetings with Vallecano (D4 D15), although they did take the lead twice at home in a 2-2 draw in this fixture last season, scoring from Aleix Febas and Alvaro Rodríguez and conceding goals from Dean Huijsen and Jude Bellingham.
• The last of the six wins against Madrid was in March 1978, with all of those wins coming at home.
• With the exception of a 3-0 home defeat and a 4-0 home defeat in 2022/23, Elche have scored in each of their last nine meetings with Madrid in all competitions since February 2015.
• Only Vallecano (14) have conceded more La Liga goals than Elche (13) this season, including a 5-0 loss to Barcelona and a 3-2 loss to Sociedad in their home games.
• Elche winger Tete Morente’s two assists in the 2026/27 division make the Spaniard one of 12 players who have scored multiple goals without playing for Madrid or Barça.
• Ferenc Puskas is the top scorer in the game’s history with six goals, scoring 17 against Elche during the striker’s time at Madrid between 1958 and 1966.
• Madrid have scored at least two goals in each of their last eight meetings with Elche, although all the goals came in extra-time as they came from behind to win in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey in January 2022, when Gonzalo Verdu put the hosts ahead before Isco and Eden Hazard equalized.
• Barcelona’s Anthony Gordon (4) is the only player with more assists than Vinicius Junior (3) in La Liga this season
• Barca’s Lamine Yamal and Raphinha and Vallecano’s Sergio Camello are the only players who can match Vinicius Junior’s total of six goals during this top-flight campaign.

Where to watch Elche-Real Madrid: TV channel, live online broadcasts

Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:30 BST (15:30 ET / 12:30 PT), with live UK coverage on Premier Sports 1 and streaming available on a wide range of devices via the Premier Sports app.

A Premier Sports subscription it costs £120 a year, £11.99 a month on a 12-month contract or £16.99 a month with 30 days’ notice to cancel.

Here is the full list of International broadcasters of the League.

Elche v Real Madrid prediction

Elx

1-2

Real Madrid

Madrid have started the season flawlessly at home, but have lost two of their last four away games and won the other two by one goal. Elche’s winless start to the campaign has put Anselmi under pressure and the difference in quality between the teams will tell, but a repeat of his performance at the Athletic Club could allow the heavy underdogs to upset the visitors.

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