Real Madrid will be looking to make it three La Liga victories in a row when they travel to Real Valladolid on Sunday night, agencies report.
Zinedine Zidane's side are currently second in Spain's top flight, only behind champions Barcelona on goal difference. Valladolid, meanwhile, occupy 15th spot in the table, six points clear of the relegation zone.
Valladolid were promoted back to La Liga through the Segunda Division playoffs in 2017-18 and finished 16th in Spain's top flight last season. The aim this term will have been to consolidate their spot at this level, and Sergio Gonzalez's side have showed enough thus far to suggest that they can avoid the drop.
They have only actually won four of their 20 league matches this season, but 10 draws means that they are on 22 points, six points clear of the relegation zone. Just six league defeats at this stage is impressive, particularly when considering that Sevilla in fourth have already lost five times.
The White and Violets have actually drawn five of their last six La Liga fixtures, including a 0-0 at Osasuna last weekend; they have been in action since that clash, though, suffering a 2-1 loss to Tenerife in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night.
The fact that they have not won in the league since the start of November is a concern, but Gonzalez's team held Madrid to a 1-1 draw when they travelled to the capital earlier this season.
Madrid, meanwhile, will enter this match off the back of a 3-1 victory over Unionistas de Salamanca in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
