Real Madrid travel to face struggling Elche in La Liga action

Real Madrid visit Elche on Tuesday night with strong backing in the betting markets.

Written by the BettingEdgeHub desk, 13 September 2026

Real Madrid head to Elche on Tuesday night for a Spanish league fixture that sees two teams sitting at opposite ends of the table. Jose Mourinho takes his squad to the hosts with punters expecting a comfortable away victory. Bookmakers have priced the visitors short due to their strong form across all competitions this season.

Elche face relegation battle

The home side currently sit in the relegation zone after failing to win any of their first five league matches. Martin Anselmi leads a squad that struggles to find form despite securing a draw against Athletic Bilbao over the weekend. Pundits and bookies rate the hosts as massive underdogs for this fixture, which pushes their match odds out to long prices.

Yago Santiago remains sidelined with a knee injury, but the rest of the squad is fit. Facundo Buonanotte scored from the penalty spot in their last outing and will start again. Federico Solari is expected to feature in central defence once more.

Real Madrid chase top spot

Los Blancos recovered quickly from a surprise defeat against Real Betis by thrashing Rayo Vallecano four to one in their previous match. Mourinho has watched his squad win five of their first six matches across all competitions. That impressive run keeps them short in the outright title markets.

Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy and Rodrygo miss out through injuries carried over from the summer. Trent Alexander Arnold is likely to return to the starting lineup at right back. Kylian Mbappe continues his superb form after scoring twice last weekend, making him a popular selection in goalscorer markets.

Punters looking at the betting value can find odds of nineteen to twenty for Real Madrid to score in both halves with 1xBet. Such markets shorten when teams possess high scoring attackers like Mbappe, who already has six league goals this term.

What it means for a bet

Backing Real Madrid to score in both halves at nineteen to twenty offers a solid option for punters.

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