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Real Madrid vs Elche – Lineups & Match Details

Real Madrid beat Elche 4-1. Goals: A. Rüdiger (39'), F. Valverde (44'), D. Huijsen (66'), Manuel Ángel (85' o.g.), A. Güler (89'). Real Madrid had 47% possession against Elche's 53%. Shots on target: 6-1.

La Liga · Regular Season - 28

Saturday, 14 March 2026

Real MadridReal Madrid

4 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

ElcheElche

Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain

Lineups

Real MadridReal Madrid4-4-2
T. Courtois1T. CourtoisG
D. Carvajal2D. CarvajalD
A. Rudiger22A. RudigerD
D. Huijsen24D. HuijsenD
F. Garcia20F. GarciaD
F. Valverde8F. ValverdeM
T. Pitarch45T. PitarchM
A. Tchouameni14A. TchouameniM
E. Camavinga6E. CamavingaM
B. Diaz21B. DiazF
Vinicius Junior7Vinicius JuniorF

Substitutes

13A. LuninG
43S. MestreG
37M. A. MoranM
38C. PalaciosM
27D. AguadoD
12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
15A. GulerM
16G. GarciaF
42D. YanezF
ElcheElche5-3-2
M. Dituro1M. DituroG
Buba Sangare42Buba SangareD
D. Affengruber22D. AffengruberD
V. Chust23V. ChustD
L. Petrot21L. PetrotD
G. Valera11G. ValeraD
L. Cepeda24L. CepedaM
F. Redondo Solari5F. Redondo SolariM
A. Febas14A. FebasM
M. Neto16M. NetoF
Andre Silva9Andre SilvaF

Substitutes

13I. PenaG
45A. IturbeG
17JosanM
19G. DianganaF
10R. MirF
7Y. SantiagoF
20A. RodriguezF
6P. BigasD
15Tete MorenteF
12G. VillarM
3A. PedrosaD
8M. AguadoM

Match Events

23'S

Buba Sangaré

Substitution 1

39'G

A. Rüdiger

44'G

F. Valverde

Assist: Fran García

55'Y

E. Camavinga

58'S

Vinícius Júnior

Substitution 1

58'S

F. Valverde

Substitution 2

58'S

A. Tchouaméni

Substitution 3

61'S

A. Rüdiger

Substitution 4

62'Y

Germán Valera

63'S

Brahim Díaz

Substitution 5

64'S

Thiago Pitarch

Substitution 6

64'S

L. Pétrot

Substitution 2

64'S

L. Cepeda

Substitution 3

64'S

F. Redondo

Substitution 4

66'Y

D. Affengruber

66'G

D. Huijsen

Assist: Daniel Yañez

74'S

Martim Neto

Substitution 5

74'S

D. Affengruber

Substitution 6

85'OG

Manuel Ángel

88'Y

Rafa Mir

89'G

A. Güler

Statistics

Real Madrid
47%53%
Elche
1.37Expected Goals (xG)0.84
14Total Shots11
6Shots on Target1
5Corners4
11Fouls21
3Offsides1
88Pass Accuracy (%)88
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Real Madrid host Elche on Saturday, 14 March 2026 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Real Madrid go into the match 2nd in the table; Elche sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Real Madrid have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Elche have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Nov 2025: Real Madrid 2-2 Elche; 15 Feb 2023: Real Madrid 4-0 Elche; 19 Oct 2022: Real Madrid 3-0 Elche. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Madrid beat Elche 4-1. Real Madrid scored through A. Rüdiger 39', F. Valverde 44', D. Huijsen 66', A. Güler 89'. Elche replied with Manuel Ángel 85' (o.g.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 89 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Real Madrid held 47% of the ball against 53% for Elche. Shots on target finished 6-1. Expected goals read 1.37 for Real Madrid, 0.84 for Elche.

Verdict

The win nudges Real Madrid forward and leaves Elche with work to do. Real Madrid sat 2nd and Elche 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.