Real Madrid vs Elche Predictions

• Real Madrid have won five of their nine home league games by at least two goals
• Elche have conceded 24 goals on the road, scoring just seven
• Real are on a run of three wins in for, each by two or more goals

Real should stroll to victory

If Real Madrid have any aspirations of catching Barcelona, nine points clear at the top of La Liga, then this is the kind of game they should be winning with ease.

This is a game in hand for Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who are returning from winning a record fifth Club World Cup, where they beat Al Ahly 4-1 and Al Hilal 5-3.

That means Los Blancos have picked up five victories in their last eight outings, four of them by two or more goals, while their form at the Bernabeu in La Liga this season reads played nine, won six, lost none.

Can Elche pull off an upset?

That just emphasizes the task at hand for Elche, who won for the first time in the league this season when they beat Villarreal 3-1 at the start of the month.

Pablo Machín’s side are bottom of the table though, and have lost seven times in ten away La Liga fixtures, conceding 24 goals and scoring just seven!

Indeed, five of those defeats have been by two goals or more, while they have failed to net in half of their outings on their travels.

I predict that Real Madrid will win this one with a -1 handicap, selecting 2-0 as a correct score prediction.

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