Real Madrid vs Elche time, TV channel, live stream, lineups and betting odds for La Liga match
Real Madrid return with renewed vigor after a Club World Cup triumph and are preparing to resume their La Liga title boost with a cupcake home game against La Liga bottom team Elche.
Things were looking good for the bottom of the table after winning his last game against Villarreal for the first time of the season, but it came at a heavy cost as hat-trick hero Pere Milla lost to a serious shoulder injury and a yellow card Card bans from two other key players.
That will see Real Madrid licking their chops and needing results quickly and often to keep up with Barcelona and eventually catch up with Barcelona, who are a whopping 11 points clear of the La Liga table. Madrid have dropped points in three of their last five league games, allowing Barcelona to pull away and now there’s almost no room for error the rest of the way. A slip here in this match with a prime three-point shot would essentially end their national championship hunt.
Complicating things for Carlo Ancelotti, next week’s Champions League knockout game begins, leaving him with some selection headaches as he hopes to complete the rest of the packed game calendar with minutes and fitness.
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How to watch Real Madrid vs Elche
| Date | Time | TV channel | stream | |
| USA | Wed, February 15 | 15:00 CET | ESPN deported | ESPN+, fuboTV |
| United Kingdom | Wed, February 15 | 20:00 GMT | LaLigaTV, Viaplay Sports 1 | Viaplay UK |
| Australia | Thu, February 16 | 07:00 CEST | Opus Sport | beIN Sports Connect |
| Canada | Wed, February 15 | 15:00 CET | TSN5 | TSN+ |
| India | Thu, February 16 | 00:30 IST | sports18 | Sony LIV, JioTV |
| New Zealand | Thu, February 16 | 09:00 NZST | Sky Sports 7 beIN Sports | beIN Sports Connect |
| Malaysia | Thu, February 16 | 04:00 a.m | be in sports | beIN Sports Connect, sooka |
| Singapore | Thu, February 16 | 04:00 SST | be in sports | beIN Sports, StarHub TV+ |
| Hong Kong | Thu, February 16 | 04:00 HKST | Now sports 2 | Now player |
UNITED STATES: LaLiga games can be viewed exclusively on ESPN’s subscription-based streaming service ESPN+ in the United States. However, select matches like this are shown on their Spanish language TV channel ESPN Deportes, which can be streamed via fuboTV.
UNITED KINGDOM: Wednesday’s match between Real Madrid and Elche from the Bernabeu is available in the UK on Viaplay Sports 1 or LaLigaTV.
Canada: La Liga matches can be seen on TSN throughout the season in Canada, with this match being broadcast on both TSN5 and TSN+.
Australia: Australia’s sole La Liga broadcaster is Optus Sport, who also recently signed a new deal to broadcast the Premier League Down Under for the next six seasons until 2028.
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Real Madrid vs Elche predicted lineups and team news
While Real Madrid are likely to get Karim Benzema back after the striker missed out on the Club World Cup in Morocco they will have to be without Vinicius Jr who is suspended for accumulation of yellow cards. Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that Rodrygo will be the one starting in his place, getting a rare chance to shine from the start, a break from his usual super-sub role.
Missing for Real Madrid due to injury Thibaut Courtois, Ferland MendyAnd Eden Hazard. It will be on target Andriy Lunin To replace Courtois as the Ukraine international put on a very solid performance at the Club World Cup. A healthy one David Alaba but should step in for Mendy at left-back Eduardo Camavinga well represented at the Club World Cup.
The fitness of older midfielders Tony Kroos And Luke Modric will also feed into the selection for the rest of the season, especially when the Champions League game comes up. Kroos in particular is struggling with an illness, which could mean more minutes of the game Marco Asensio or Daniel Ceballos.
Estimated starting line-up of Real Madrid (4-3-3): Lunin (GK) – Carvajal, Nacho, Ruediger, Alaba – F. Valverde, Tchouameni, Ceballos – Asensio, Benzema, Rodrygo.
Elche manager Pablo Machin would certainly like to stick with the starting line-up he had for the team’s first win of the season last time out, a 3-1 win over Villarreal, but he will have some issues preventing him from doing so.
First, Omar Maskarell And Helibelton Palacios are suspended for accumulation of yellow cards, which requires at least two substitutions. It probably will be for Palacios Diego Gonzales who came on at half-time in Villarreal’s win Lautaro Blanco or Gonzalo Verdú could be mid-table options for Machin.
Even more devastating for Machin is the loss of Pere Millawho scored all three goals against Villarreal but fell down in the 58th minute with a broken collarbone and will be out for months.
Elche predicted starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Badia (GK) – Magallan, Roco, D. Gonzalez – Clerc, Gumbau, Blanco, Carmona – Boye, Ponce – Chavez.
Real Madrid vs Elche betting odds and lines
Odds on BetMGM (USA), Sports Interaction (Canada), SkyBet (UK) and Neds (Australia).
Real Madrid are huge favorites against a side from Elche with just one win all season in the Spanish top flight. Los Blancos have 1/5 on the money line, while Elche has a whopping 13/1 to take all three points and even 6/1 to maintain Real Madrid’s level.
Looking at game flow selection, things look even bleaker for visitors to the Bernabeu. Essentially the favorites when it comes to scoring the goals of more than 2.5 alone, Real Madrid take the total to 3.5 with only their own goal threat.
| BetMGM | Sports interaction |
SkyBet | neds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid wins | -500 | -537 | 1/6 | 1.20 |
| Pull | +600 | +567 | 6/1 | 6.50 |
| moose wins | +1300 | +1200 | 14/1 | 12.00 |
| Both teams to score Y/N |
+120 / -165 | +107 / -167 | 1.1., 11.8 | 2.10 / 1.67 |
| over under 3.5 goals |
+120 / -165 | +125 / -161 | 5.6., 13.8 | 2.20 / 1.62 |
| Real Madrid -1.5 | -185 | -169 | — | — |
| Moose +1.5 | +125 | +131 | — | — |