Just one point separates the top two in LaLiga after Barcelona’s defeat at Real Sociedad last weekend. This time out, it’s Real Madrid who have the tougher fixture, as they travel to play third-placed Villarreal on Saturday night.
Here are our LaLiga predicted lineups for matchday 21. All kick-off times are based on the local time in Spain. Players in bold are those considered to have the highest chance of starting (80% or more).
LaLiga predicted lineups – Matchday 21
Friday 23rd January 2026
21:00 – Levante vs Elche
Levante predicted lineup
Ryan – M. Sanchez, Moreno, De la Fuente, Toljan – P. Martinez, Arriaga – Losada, C. Alvarez, Romero – Etta Eyong (4-2-3-1)
Elche predicted lineup
Peña – Pedrosa, Petrot, Affengruber, Josan – Neto, Febas, Aguado, Valera – Diangana, A. Rodriguez (4-4-2)
Saturday 24th January 2026
14:00 – Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna
Rayo Vallecano predicted lineup
Batalla – Chavarria, Ciss, Lejeune, Espino – Gumbau, Valentin – Martin, Palazon, A. Garcia – De Frutos (4-2-3-1)
Osasuna predicted lineup
Herrera – Galan, Herrando, Boyomo, Rosier – Moncayola, Torro – Ruben Garcia, Oroz, Muñoz – Budimir (4-2-3-1)
16:15 – Valencia vs Espanyol
Valencia predicted lineup
Dimitrievski – Vazquez, Copete, Comert, Foulquier – Pepelu, Ugrinic – Danjuma, Almeida, Rioja – Duro (4-2-3-1)
Espanyol predicted lineup
Dmitrovic – Romero, Cabrera, Calero, R. Sanchez – Exposito, Gonzalez de Zarate, Lozano – Milla, K. Garcia, Dolan (4-3-3)
18:30 – Sevilla vs Athletic Club
Sevilla predicted lineup
Vlachodimos – Oso, Salas, Gudelj, Carmona – Suazo, Agoume, Sow, Juanlu – Adams, Romero (4-4-2)
Athletic Club predicted lineup
Simon – Yuri, Vivian, Paredes, Areso – Jauregizar, Ruiz de Galarreta – N. Williams, Sancet, Navarro – Berenguer (4-2-3-1)
21:00 – Villarreal vs Real Madrid
Villarreal predicted lineup
Junior – Pedraza, Veiga, Foyth, Navarro – Moleiro, Gueye, Parejo, Buchanan – G. Moreno, Mikautadze (4-4-2)
Real Madrid predicted lineup
Courtois – Carreras, Huijsen, Asencio, Carvajal – Camavinga, Valverde – Vinicius, Bellingham, Mastantuono – Mbappe (4-2-3-1)
Sunday 25th January 2026
14:00 – Atletico Madrid vs Mallorca
Atletico Madrid predicted lineup
Oblak – Ruggeri, Hancko, Pubill, Llorente – Baena, Barrios, Cardoso, Simeone – Sorloth, Alvarez (4-4-2)
Mallorca predicted lineup
Roman – Mojica, Raillo, Valjent, Maffeo – S. Costa, Mascarell – Virgili, Darder, Joseph – Muriqi (4-2-3-1)
16:15 – Barcelona vs Real Oviedo
Barcelona predicted lineup
J. Garcia – Balde, Martin, Cubarsi, Kounde – Bernal, De Jong – Rashford, Olmo, Yamal – Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)
Real Oviedo predicted lineup
Escandell – Alhassane, Carmo, Costas, Ahijado – Colombatto, Sibo – Chaira, Reina, Hassan – Viñas (4-2-3-1)
18:30 – Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo
Real Sociedad predicted lineup
Remiro – Gomez, Zubeldia, Martin, Aramburu – Sucic, Turrientes – Barrenetxea, B. Mendez, Guedes – Oyarzabal (4-2-3-1)
Celta Vigo predicted lineup
Radu – Alonso, Starfelt, M. Fernandez – Mingueza, Moriba, Sotelo, Carreira – Zaragoza, Alvarez – Iglesias (3-4-2-1)
21:00 – Alaves vs Real Betis
Alaves predicted lineup
Sivera – Parada, Pacheco, Tenaglia, Jonny – Guevara, Blanco – Rebbach, D. Suarez, Vicente – Boye (4-2-3-1)
Real Betis predicted lineup
Valles – Rodriguez, Natan, Bartra, Ortiz – Roca, Altimira – Ez, Fornals, Antony – Bakambu (4-2-3-1)
Monday 26th January 2026
21:00 – Girona vs Getafe
Girona predicted lineup
Gazzaniga – Moreno, Blind, Reis, Rincon – Martin, Beltran, Lemar – Gil, Vanat, Tsygankov (4-3-3)
Getafe predicted lineup
Soria – Rico, Djene, Duarte, Boselli, Iglesias – Martin, Arambarri, Milla – Liso, Satriano (5-3-2)
Mark is a freelance football writer based in Madrid, and the editor of LaLigaExpert.com. He has been covering LaLiga and European football since 2014.
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