After their UEFA Champions League exertions, Real Madrid will turn their attention to La Liga when as welcome Alaves to Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
Key Statistics
Real Madrid have won just one of their last six games inside 90 minutes (D3, L2).
They are unbeaten at home in their last 12 games (W9, D3).
Real Madrid have averaged 1.86 goals per match this season.
Alaves have won just one of their last 12 league games (D4, L7).
The visitors have scored the fewest goals in La Liga this season (19 goals).
Only Levante (50) have conceded more goals than Alaves this season (39).
Head to head
Both teams have met 21 times in the past. Real Madrid won 17 of those games while Alaves won only three times (D1). Both teams scored an average of 3.52 goals per match.
Latest performances in all competitions
Real Madrid: L-D-W-L-D
Alaves: W-L-W-L-L
Real Madrid
Real Madrid’s miserable form continued on Tuesday as they were defeated by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
The Spanish side were the second-best side throughout the contest and had goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to thank for keeping the scoreline respectable. The Belgium number one saved a penalty from Lionel Messi and was immense throughout the game while Madrid struggled. But in the end, he was beaten by a spectacular solo goal from Kylian Mbappe.
In the Spanish La Liga Real Madrid have also flattered in recent times. Their last league outing saw them fail trouble their opponents in what was a goalless draw with Villareal.
The result means that they are now leading second-placed Sevilla with only four points.
After seeing his side’s big lead wiped out during his last spell at the club, Carlo Ancelotti will be desperate for his side to get back to winning ways here.
They will go into this tie as favourites and are backed up by a formidable home record which has seen them win nine of their last twelve home games in all competitions (D3).
Possible Real Madrid starting line-up
Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Davi Alaba, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Rodrygo.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Alaves
Alaves will take their fight for survival to the capital as they face title-chasing Real Madrid.
After 24 rounds of games, the visitors are sitting in 18th place, four points behind Granada in 17th place. They have won five games all season (D5, L14) with their latest win coming in their last outing.
The win was a 2-1 home win against Valencia and ended the visitor’s eleven-game winless run (D4, L7).
They will now hope to build on that win as they attempt to push themselves out of the relegation zone. With only one win in their last six head-to-head meetings with Madrid, they will have to be in their best shape to get a good result here.
Possible Alaves starting line-up
Fernando Pacheco; Naheul Tenaglia, Victor Laguardia, Florian Lejeune, Ruben Duarte; Jason, Tomas Pina, Pete Pons, Luis Rioja; Joselu, John Guidetti..
Injured: Ximo Navarro,
Doubtful: Jesus Owono
Suspended: None
Prediction
Real Madrid 2-0 Alaves
