There are several fixtures to be played in La Liga on the weekend including the meeting between Real Madrid and Villarreal.
The match will be played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu and the hosts are currently second in the table on 59 points while the visitors are in 6th place on 44 points.
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Real Madrid come into the game on the back of a superb 4-0 win at the Camp Nou against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night. Having lost the first leg 1-0, Real Madrid were up against it but took the lead on the stroke of half time.
That gave Real Madrid the confidence they could win the tie and they added a second goal just 5 minutes into the second half. Barcelona were rattled and Real Madrid took full advantage, adding 2 more goals to progress to the final.
The win at Barcelona means Real Madrid have won 4 of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
In addition to the win in the Cap Nou, there have been victories over Espanyol and Real Valladolid at home in La Liga plus Liverpool at home in the Champions League. The defeat came away from home against Barcelona in La Liga.
Trends show Real Madrid are unbeaten in 50 of their last 57 matches in La Liga and are undefeated in their last 17 home league games. Both teams have scored in 3 of Real Madrid’s last 5 La Liga fixtures.
Villarreal travel to the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu having beat Real Sociedad 2-0 at home in La Liga last weekend.
It was a crucial win against the team currently in 4th place and means Villarreal are in contention for the top four this season.
It took until the 77th minute for Villarreal to open the scoring and they added a second goal 4 minutes later.
Trends show Villarreal are undefeated in 6 of their 7 most recent games in all competitions. There have been wins over Getafe and Real Sociedad at home plus Almeria and Osasuna away in La Liga.
Villarreal picked up a point at home in a 1-1 draw with Real Betis but were eliminated 2-1 on aggregate by Anderlecht in the Europa Conference League.
Villarreal have won their last 2 away La Liga fixtures but have recorded only 3 wins from their last 11 league matches on the road.
Team news and Real Madrid are without defender Ferland Mendy who has a knee injury. There could be some changes in midfield from the win over Barcelona on Wednesday.
Villarreal are without suspended midfielder Nicolas Jackson, who was sent off last week. Gerard Moreno and Francis Coquelin are injured and there are doubts over the fitness of Etienne Capoue.
The title is out of reach for Real Madrid but they will be riding high following the win at Barcelona in mid-week. Villarreal have a fight on for fourth place but they could come unstuck in this match, with Real Madrid the favourites to win and both teams scoring.