The hosts are looking to secure their first win, and Los Blancos will be looking to extend their winning run. Real Madrid are likely to come out on top and defeat Real Oviedo in this clash
Match info: La Liga
Venue: Nuevo Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo
Date: Sunday, 24th August 2025
Time: 8:30 pm Nigerian time
Real Madrid will be aiming to make it successive wins at the start of the 2025-26 La Liga campaign when they travel to newly-promoted outfit Real Oviedo on Sunday night.
Los Blancos opened their season with a 1-0 victory over Osasuna, while Real Oviedo began life back in the top flight of Spanish football with a 2-0 defeat to Villarreal.
Head-to-head:
- Real Oviedo have won 14 of the 79 meetings between the two teams.
- Real Madrid have recorded 49 victories.
- The remaining 16 clashes ended in draws.
- Real Madrid secured a clean sheet in their opening game of the new season.
- Real Oviedo failed to score a goal in their previous game.
- These clubs are going to face each other for the first time in around 20 years.
- 4 of the last 6 encounters produced at least 4 goals.
Form:
- Real Oviedo in the League: L
- Real Madrid in the League: W
Team News:
- Real Oviedo will be without the services of Alvaro Lemos, Jaime Vazquez and a couple of other squad members due to their injuries. Alberto Reina is suspended.
- Jude Bellingham, Endrick, Eduardo Camavinga and Ferland Mendy will not be in action for Real Madrid as they are injured.
Player(s) to watch:
- Ilyas Chaira will be looking to step up as the upcoming game is going to be a tough outing for Real Oviedo. Even though Ilyas Chaira failed to score a goal in the last fixture, he was one of the important assets for Real Oviedo during their 2024-25 season.
- Kylian Mbappe was the sole goal scorer and helped Real Madrid secure a win in their opening league game of the new season. Kylian Mbappe successfully converted a spot kick and continuously threatened the opponent’s defence. He will be looking to come up with a similar performance and is going to be a menace to the opposition.