Elche vs Real Madrid: Predicted line-ups, kick off time, how and where to watch on TV and online

Real Madrid will travel south-east on Wednesday evening to take on Elche and try to build on their Clasico win over Barcelona at the weekend.

Carlo Ancelotti‘s side moved to the top of the LaLiga Santander table when they beat Barcelona 3-1 thanks to goals from newly-crowned Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema and from Fede Valverde and Rodrygo.

Facing bottom of the table side Elche could be the perfect fixture for Real Madrid to maintain or even build on the three-point gap that they have over Barcelona.

Elche vs Real Madrid predicted line-ups

Pedro Bigas should be back for Elche despite the injury he suffered against Valencia, whilst Lucas Boye is set to return from suspension. Gerard Gumbau will also return to the squad having missed last weekend due to the birth of his child.

As for Real Madrid, Thibaut Courtois is injured so Andriy Lunin could start his sixth game in a row. The likes of Marco Asensio and Eduardo Camavinga could both be rotated into the starting XI by Ancelotti.

Elche’s predicted line-up (5-3-2): Badia; Josan, Roco, Verdu, Bigas, Clerc; Gumbau, Mascarell, Guti; Boye, Milla.

Real Madrid’s predicted line-up (4-3-3): Lunin; Lucas, Rudiger, Militao, Mendy; Camavinga, Tchouameni, Kroos; Asensio, Benzema, Rodrygo.

Elche vs Real Madrid: When does it start?

Wednesday’s match between Elche and Real Madrid will kick off at 21:00 CEST, which is the local time in Spain.

For those in the United Kingdom and Ireland, it will be a 20:00 BST kick-off. That is 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT in the United States.

Elche vs Real Madrid: Where to watch it?

The LaLiga Santander match between Elche and Real Madrid will be available to watch from the Estadio Martinez Valero on Wednesday, October 19.

The match is on LaLiga TV in the UK, which can be found on Premier Sports. Viewers in the US can tune in with ESPN Deportes+, ESPN Deportes or ESPN+.