Holders Real Madrid are looking to return to the top of the La Liga table as they welcome Las Palmas to the Spanish capital.
RM vs LAP Match Details
Date: Sunday, 19 January 2024
Time: 16:15 (CET), 20:45 (IST)
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
RM vs LAP Match Preview
Real Madrid suffered a major disappointment as they lost their Supercopa Espana defence to Barcelona who thrashed them again in the El Classico but Carlo Ancelotti's men bounced back with a 5-2 win against Celta Vigo in the Copa Del Rey. The win was hard-earned with the side losing their 2-0 lead in the last 10 minutes of normal time to draw 2-2 before substitute Endrick’s brace and Federico Valverde’s strike sealed their passage to the quarter final stage of the competition. This was their fifth win in six matches in 2025 and their 22nd win of the season in all competitions with only one loss in the past 10 games. Los Blancos hope they don’t incur any more hiccups on the way as they look to challenge city rivals Atletico Madrid a point above them in the league. The side returns to La Liga action after beating Valencia 2-1, coming from behind and with 10 men, in the opening week of the New Year wishing to continue their four-game unbeaten streak. Facing lowly Las Palmas at Bernabeu this weekend, Real Madrid will count on their record of being the second-best side at home in the division this season and having not lost against the island team in front of their fans.
Las Palmas faced back-to-back disappointments at the start of 2025, getting eliminated from the Copa Del Rey by losing 4-0 to second-division side Elche and seeing their four-game unbeaten run in the league coming to an end with a 2-1 loss to Getafe last weekend. During that period, Los Amarillos also defeated the formidable Barcelona team so the recent pair of results came as a shock to them. Diego Martinez’s team are placed 14th on the table, six points clear of the relegation zone with four wins, seven draws and eight losses. Hence, they will not want to carry on their losing streak to let them sink into the abyss having earned a promotion to the top-flight two seasons ago. Facing second-placed Real Madrid at their home will be a difficult task considering they have lost three of the four meetings at Bernabeu with the 3-3 draw in 2017 the only time they picked up a point in this fixture in that period. The visitors will look at their 1-1 draw against the holders in the reverse clash back in August last year as a source of motivation.
RM vs LAP Recent Form (all competitions)
RM: WWWLW
LAP: WDWLL
RM vs LAP Recent Form (La Liga)
RM: LWDWW
LAP: WWDWL
RM vs LAP Predicted Lineups
Real Madrid
Courtois; Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Brahim
Las Palmas
Cillessen; Herzog, Suarez, McKenna, Marmol; Essugo, K Rodriguez; Sandro, Munoz, Moleiro; F Silva
RM vs LAP Dream11 Match Prediction
Real Madrid should be favourites to secure all three points against struggling Las Palmas at home. We predict a 3-1 win for Los Blancos.
RM vs LAP Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Kylian Mbappé
Vice-captain Picks: Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo
Others: Brahim Diaz
RM vs LAP Dream11 Team Suggestion

GK: Cillessen (Cr - 8, Pts - 130)
DEF: Vazquez (Cr - 8, Pts - 399), Rudiger (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 532), Marmol (Cr - 7, Pts - 96)
MID: Diaz (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 349), Munoz (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 103), Valverde (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 947), Bellingham (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 862)
FW: Rodrygo (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 626), Silva (Cr - 9, Pts - 92), Mbappe (Cr - 9, Pts - 870)
Vice-captain: Federico Valverde
Captain: Kylian Mbappé