Real Madrid are on a 10-match unbeaten run and it seems they have found their form just at the right time to get back into the title race. Granada will try to end that unbeaten streak on Saturday but it will be a very tough task for the visitors. The last league defeat for Real Madrid was on October 26 when they were beaten by rivals Barcelona.
The Blancos have won eight of their nine home fixtures in the Primera Liga, while rivals Atletico Madrid are the only side to have managed a win at Santiago Bernabeu this season. The recent good run has taken Real Madrid to just one point behind leaders Barcelona and second placed Atletico. Last Saturday Ancelotti's men have thrashed Betis 5-0, with five different players on the score sheet: Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Angel di Maria and Alvaro Morata. That win was followed by a 1-0 success at Espanyol in the Copa del Rey, with Benzema bagging the only goal of the game.
Granada's were beaten 5-1 and 3-0 in their last two matches at Santiago Bernabeu. They have scored just 19 goals in 20 top-flight matches this season. However, their away form is pretty good as they lost just three times on their travels this season. Real Madrid will miss Sami Khedira, he remains a long-term absentee due to a knee injury, but defender Raphael Varane has returned to training. Granada could see the debut of defender Tiago Ilori who has just joined from Liverpool on loan for the rest of the season.
Here are the odds for Saturday's match at Bet365:
Real Madrid win - 1/20
Draw - 14/1
Granada win - 25/1
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