Real Madrid vs Malaga
Primera Division
Date: 25th November 2017
Kick off at 15:15 UK / 16:15 CET
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid).
Los Blancos made the surprising decision not to rest most of their starters in midweek against APOEL, leading to a 6-0 win in Cyprus that could help the team build some much-needed momentum.
Sergio Ramos didn't feature after suffering a facial injury against Atletico Madrid last weekend, but the defender took to social media to provide an encouraging update on his recovery:
Per Javier Garcia of the club's official website, manager Zinedine Zidane also said Gareth Bale, Mateo Kovacic and Keylor Navas have resumed training. All three are doubts for Saturday's match and, given Malaga's lowly status, are unlikely to be risked.
Real Madrid vs Malaga: Head to head
Malaga have never been a tricky opposition for Real Madrid who have won 14, drawn three and lost none of their previous 17 ties with the Anchovies at Santiago Bernabeu.
Overall, Malaga managed to beat Madrid rivals only once in 34 matches and they’ve lost both of the last term’s clashes with the latter champions.
Real Madrid vs Malaga: Prediction
We feel Real will fill Malaga’s net to the max here as they are desperate to further boost up the confidence after a slower start to the campaign in Primera.
Cristiano Ronaldo is obviously hungry for goals having only notched one in 12 La Liga outings and we’ll back him to score two or more against the weakest visiting side in the league at the odds of 1.90.
Real Madrid vs Malaga: Bet Tips
The main bet is Real Madrid -2.5 handicap at the odds of 1.65.
You can also go for Cristiano Ronaldo to score two or more goals at the odds of 1.90.
