Madrid and Vallecano have named their starting sides for their La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Los Blancos suffered their first setback of the season in their last league game, losing 1-0 at Betis on September 4.The result was also the first time they had failed to win since Jose Mourinhos return as boss, although they beat Inter 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday to ensure they have won all three of their home games in all competitions in 2026/27.Rayo have four points, winning for the first time with a 3-2 win at home to Racing Santander last Saturday.Table of ContentsReal Madrid confirmed starting team vs VallecanoRayo Vallecano full line up vs MadridWhere to watch Real Madrid v Vallecano: TV channel, live online streamsMadrid vs Rayo Vallecano statsReal Madrid confirmed starting team vs VallecanoMadrid make four changes from their victory over Inter, including a full debut for �120 million winger Yan Diomande.Defender Antonio Rudiger, midfielder Bernardo Silva and left-back Alvaro Carreras also return.Real Madrid starting XI: Thibaut Courtois, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate, Antonio Rudiger, Alvaro Carreras, Bernardo Silva, Federico Valverde, Yan Diomande, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr, Kylian MbappeMadrid substitutes: To followRayo Vallecano full line up vs MadridVallecano make three changes from that win over Racing, bringing in goalkeeper Emil Audero, midfielder Gnangoro Bouare and winger Giorgi Tsitaishvili.Rayo Vallecano starting XI: Emil Audero, Andrei Ratiu, Florian Lejeune, Pathe Ciss, Adria Pedrosa, Unai Lopez, Oscar Valentin, Pedro Diaz, Jorge de Frutos, Sergio Camello, Alvaro GarcaVallecano substitutes: To followWhere to watch Real Madrid v Vallecano: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Saturday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on Disney Plus.Live streaming on a vast range of devices is available on the Disney Plus app. Subscriptions in the UK cost between �5.99 and �14.99 monthly or �99.90-�149.90 annually.Heres the full list of La Liga international broadcasters.Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano statsMadrid are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Vallecano (W3 D4) and have won each of their last two 2-1 as hosts of the fixtureTheir only defeat in the last 10 editions of the fixture since April 2019 was a 3-2 away loss in La Liga in November 2022Los Blancos have not lost at home to Vallecano in 18 meetings in all competitions (W13 D5) since a 2-1 defeat in La Liga in January 1996, when Guilherme Alves scored twiceFour of their last six encounters with Vallecano have been draws, with one of the two goalless stalemates along the way arriving at the Bernabeu in November 2023Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the history of the fixture with 12 goals, putting Madrids all-time top scorer ahead of the player second to him on that list, Karim Benzema, who has 11Vallecano have scored in six of their last eight meetings with Madrid, including four of the last five for a total of six goalsThey are yet to keep a clean sheet in four matches this season and have one in their last eight Liga games, although they have conceded one goal or fewer in four of those contests, with only Barcelona putting more than two past themEspanyol and Sevilla (67 each), Real Sociedad (62) and Racing Club (60) are the only sides to have committed more fouls in this seasons Liga than Vallecano (58)Only Elche (12) have conceded more goals than Vallecano (10), while Getafe and Sevilla are the only sides who can match their total of two red cards in the 2026/27 top flightWith four goals in five games, Sergio Camello is the second-top scorer in this seasons division behind Barcelonas Raphinha (6) Topics Abdul Mumin Alemao Alvaro Garcia Andrei Ratiu Andriy Lunin Antonio Rudiger Arda Guler Aurelien Tchouameni Brahim Diaz Dani Carvajal David Alaba Dean Huijsen Eder Militao Eduardo Camavinga Federico Valverde Ferland Mendy Florian Lejeune Fran Garcia Fran Perez Giorgi Tsitaishvili Gumbau Isi Palazon Ivan Balliu Jorge de Frutos Jose Mourinho Jude Bellingham Kylian Mbappe Kylian Mbapp LaLiga Luiz Felipe Marash Kumbulla Mujaid Sadick Oscar Valentin Pathe Ciss Pedro Diaz Pelayo Fernandez Pep Chavarria Randy Nteka Raul Asencio Rayane Belaid Real Madrid CF Real Sociedad Rodrygo Sergio Camello Thibaut Courtois Trent Alexander-Arnold Unai Lopez Vinicius Jr Vinicius Junior Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Chelsea v Hull as it happened: Goals and stats from Premier League Jon Fisher 12th September, 2026 Chelsea 2-2 Hull: Report, result, goals as Joao Pedro rescues point Ben Miller 12th September, 2026 Chelsea vs Hull: Belloumi goals a dream as clinical City go ahead Ben Miller 12th September, 2026 Levante v Barcelona: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Nicholas McGee 12th September, 2026 European round-up: Sevilla pile misery on Valencia, first wins for Fiorentina and Schalke, Rennes go top Nicholas McGee 11th September, 2026 Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano: Preview, expected line-ups, stats Nicholas McGee 11th September, 2026
