Elche vs. Real Madrid: Los Blancos Aim to Match La Liga Leaders

Real Madrid has the opportunity to join Barcelona at the summit of the Liga table, holding 15 points, with a victory over Elche on Tuesday.

Jose Mourinho's squad has rebounded from their September 4th 1-0 league loss to Real Betis with subsequent home wins against Inter Milan in the Champions League and Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.

Mourinho will anticipate his team continuing this winning streak against an Elche side that has accumulated only two points from their first five matches.

Martin Anselmi's team secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, doubling their season's point total.

Elche vs. Real Madrid Match Statistics and La Liga Form

• Elche has not defeated Madrid in their last 19 encounters (4 draws, 15 losses). Their last league meeting at home ended in a 2-2 draw, with Elche scoring through Aleix Febas and Alvaro Rodriguez, while conceding to goals from Dean Huijsen and Jude Bellingham.
• Elche's most recent of their six all-time wins against Madrid occurred in March 1978, with all these victories coming on home soil.
• Excluding a 3-0 home defeat and a 4-0 away loss during the 2022/23 season, Elche has managed to score in their last nine matches against Madrid across all competitions since February 2015.
• Elche's 13 goals conceded this season trail only Vallecano (14) in La Liga. Their home record includes a 5-0 loss to Barcelona and a 3-2 defeat against Sociedad.
• Elche winger Tete Morente's two assists in the current division place him among 12 players with multiple assists not playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona.
• Ferenc Puskas remains the fixture's all-time leading scorer with 17 goals against Elche during his tenure with Madrid from 1958 to 1966.
• Madrid has scored at least two goals in each of their last eight matches against Elche. Notably, in January 2022, they came from behind to win away in the Copa del Rey last 16 after extra time, with goals from Isco and Eden Hazard overturning Gonzalo Verdu's early opener for Elche.
• Barcelona's Anthony Gordon (4) is the only player with more assists than Vinicius Junior (3) in this La Liga season.
• Vinicius Junior's six goals this top-flight campaign are matched only by Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, and Vallecano's Sergio Camello.

Kick-off is scheduled for Tuesday at 20:30 BST (15:30 ET / 12:30 PT).