Real Madrid welcome Villarreal to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, 10 October 2026, in the eighth round of LaLiga. The hosts are aiming to preserve their unbeaten home run this season, while Villarreal return from the international break after recording two successive victories.
Kick-off is scheduled for 19:00 GMT in Madrid.
The match will be shown on DAZN France and Disney+ France in France; DAZN LaLiga and Movistar+ in Spain; Prime Video in Belgium; Premier Sports 1 and Disney+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland; DAZN Italie and 20 Mediaset in Italy; DAZN Allemagne and Prime Video in Germany and Austria; Canal+ Afrique (Canal+ 4), StarTimes or GOtv in Sub-Saharan Africa; beIN Sports 1 and TOD in MENA and the Middle East; and ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and Prime Video in the United States.
Real Madrid have the stronger recent record between the sides, winning their past four meetings and avoiding defeat in the last six, a sequence which includes five victories and one draw.
Villarreal have also struggled historically when visiting the Spanish capital. They have lost 18 of their LaLiga matches at Real Madrid, drawing six and winning only two. No other opponent has inflicted more league defeats on the Yellow Submarine.
The latest meetings have produced the following results:
- 24 January 2026, LaLiga: Villarreal 0-2 Real Madrid - 4 October 2025, LaLiga: Real Madrid 3-1 Villarreal - 15 March 2025, LaLiga: Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid - 5 October 2024, LaLiga: Real Madrid 2-0 Villarreal - 19 May 2024, LaLiga: Villarreal 4-4 Real Madrid
Real Madrid have already suffered two defeats in their opening seven league matches, their worst start in this respect since 2014/15, when they had five wins at the same stage. The record has tempered the optimism surrounding Jose Mourinho’s return, with Real Madrid sitting fourth before the international break and six points behind FC Barcelona.
Villarreal made a slow start under Inigo Perez but responded with two wins before the break. Their defensive record remains a major concern: they have yet to keep a clean sheet in LaLiga this season and have gone 11 consecutive away matches without one. That run has contributed to a record of just one win in their past seven away fixtures, alongside four draws and two defeats.
Despite a significant number of injuries in defence, Real Madrid’s attacking form at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu makes them favourites. Villarreal possess an attacking threat but remain vulnerable at the back.
Africafoot’s prediction is a 2-1 victory for Real Madrid. The listed 1xbet odds are 1.36 for a Real Madrid win, 5.75 for a draw and 7.50 for a Villarreal victory.