Real Madrid, managed by the legendary Jose Mourinho, are currently fourth in the La Liga table, boasting 15 points from their opening seven matches of the season as they sit six points behind Barcelona after their perfect start.
Mourinho's side suffered a 2-1 road defeat against Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano, but the good news for Madrid is that the side have won three consecutive games at home, which adds a slight boost to the side heading into the clash.
Madrid will look to get back to winning ways on Saturday night as Mourinho deals with a number of injury concerns.
Real Madrid vs Villarreal team news
Eder Militao (muscle), Rodrygo (knee), Ferland Mendy (hip), Raul Asencio (leg) and Dean Huijsen (suspended) are all out of contention for Mourinho. Federico Valverde also faces a late assessment on a ankle injury.
Meanwhile, Villarreal are without Tajon Buchanan (hamstring).
Real Madrid vs Villarreal kick-off time
Both sides meet at the Bernabeu for a 20:00 kick-off UK time.
Form
Real Madrid form (all competitions): WLWWWL
Villarreal form (all competitions): LLLLWW
Real Madrid vs Villarreal predicted line-ups
Real Madrid: Courtois; Dumfries, Konate, Rudiger, Carreras; Tchouameni, Bernardo; Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe
Villarreal: Gulacsi; Mourino, Navarro, Veiga, Cardona; Comesana, Gueye; Akhomach, Moleiro, Pepe; Mikautadze
Key stats
Madrid have won three of their last five matches across competitions; Villarreal have also won two of their last five.
Both teams have scored in four of Madrid's last four matches and eight of Villarreal's last nine.
Madrid won the last meeting 2–0 away at Villarreal on 24 January 2026.