Los Blancos are third in the La Liga table, three points behind the leaders Barcelona, while Rayo are seventh, two points behind sixth-placed Real Betis, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two sides.
REAL MADRID vs. RAYO VALLECANO
REAL MADRID
Out: Dani Ceballos (hamstring), Jesus Vallejo (muscle), Dani Carvajal (knee), Eder Militao (knee)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Vazquez, Asencio, Alaba, F Garcia; Modric, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius
RAYO VALLECANO
Out: Jorge de Frutos (suspended), Raul de Tomas (personal), Abdul Mumin (muscle), Randy Nteka (muscle), Isi Palazon (knee), Sergio Camello (foot), Unai Lopez (hamstring), Jonathan Montiel (muscle)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Hernandez, Chavarria; Diaz, Cisse; Embarba, Trejo, A Garcia; Guardiola
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here. Written by
Matt Law