Real Madrid are fresh off of winning the Supercopa de Espana thanks to a Vinicius Jr. hat-trick.
Now, Los Blancos return to La Liga play, one point behind first-place Girona. Five points currently separate 18th-place Cadiz and 13th Alaves in the relegation survival race.
Rayo Vallecano went unbeaten in their last six games versus Las Palmas, posting three wins and three draws. In October, Rayo defeated Las Palmas away from home 1-0. The match saw Rayo receive a red card.
The Red Sashes aren’t in particularly good form. They took just five points from the last six matches, scoring a mere three goals. A 2-0 win over Getafe last time out ended a five-match winless streak.
Las Palmas are in form, having picked up 10 points from the last six matches. They conceded only four goals during that span.
Villarreal went to Mallorca and left with a 1-0 win earlier this season. It was Villarreal’s first win in three tries against the Islanders.
This is a relegation six-pointer, with both teams in the bottom half of the standings. Mallorca failed to win their last two La Liga matches. Both games ended with under 2.5 goals.
Villarreal are in terrible form, having lost back-to-back La Liga games. They too scored just one time across those two games.
Getafe went unbeaten in their last six games versus Osasuna in all competitions with four wins and two draws. Los Azulones picked up a 3-2 win earlier this season at home against Osasuna despite having a man sent off.
Red cards were a common sight between these teams in previous encounters. Four red cards were handed out, with Osasuna receiving three.
Getafe are in form. They took 10 points from the last six games, scoring seven goals. Osasuna earned eight points from their last six matches. They too scored seven goals.
Real Madrid could go back to the top of the table with a win and Girona dropping points. Carlo Ancelotti’s team will play La Liga’s bottom of the table side on Sunday. Madrid are a perfect six wins from the last six games versus Almeria in all competitions.
Los Blancos won 3-1 earlier this season away against Almeria. Despite conceding a goal in the third minute, Madrid came back to win thanks to two goals from Jude Bellingham and one from Vinicius Jr. Madrid won their last three La Liga games.
Almeria picked up three points from their last six games, with all three points coming from draws. Los Rojiblancos have not won a match in La Liga this season, drawing six and losing 14 times. They conceded a league-leading 43 goals.