Elche vs Real Madrid 2022/23: Team news, predicted line-ups & kick off time
Real Madrid travel to the south-east of Spain on Wednesday evening to take on Elche after their big win against Barcelona on Sunday.
The hosts are the only team in LaLiga that are yet to register a single win this season, leaving them rock bottom in the league standings. On the other hand, Real Madrid are unbeaten across all competitions and are the current LaLiga leaders after their victory in El Clasico.
Here’s everything you need to know about the clash.
Team news
Carlo Ancelotti will be without the services of Courtois and Ceballos who are both still recovering from their respective injuries while Mariano has also been excluded from the squad list.
As for Elche, Pedro Bigas should be back from injury, whilst Lucas Boye is set to return from suspension. Gerard Gumbau will also return to the squad having missed last weekend’s fixture due to the birth of his child.
📃 Squad list for Wednesday’s match against Elche. Players NOT called up:
❌ Thibaut Courtois, Dani Ceballos & Mariano.#ElcheRealMadrid | #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/T1S97X1jZW
— Real Madrid News (@onlyrmcfnews) October 18, 2022
Predicted line-ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3):
Lunin
Vazquez — Militao — Rüdiger — Mendy
Camavinga — Tchouaméni — Kroos
Asensio — Benzema — Rodrygo
Elche (5-3-2):
Badia
Josan — Roco — Verdu — Bigas — Clerc
Gumbau — Mascarell — Guti
Boye — Milla
Head-to-head results (Last Five Games)
Elche: 0 Wins
Real Madrid: 3 Wins
Draws: 2
Kick-off time
Elche host league leaders Real Madrid in the Spanish top flight on Wednesday night (18 October) at 21:00 CEST.
