Almeria vs. Real Madrid: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Real Madrid will look to keep pace in the La Liga table with a matchup against Almeria.

The club has been mostly successful this season, winning 10 out of 13 matches with a draw. However, losses to Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have dropped Real to third place in the standings, six points out of first place.

While the squad has the talent to remain in the race, it will have to do so without Sami Khedira, who will likely miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL.

The midfielder will be difficult to replace, but Real Madrid have to carry on without him starting in this upcoming match.

Of course, this will not be as easy as you would expect against a 17th-place team. Almeria have won three matches in a row to move up from the bottom of the standings, and they will look to continue that momentum at home against Real Madrid.

Even though Real enter the contest as the overwhelming favorite, anything is possible in this La Liga showdown.

When: Saturday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. ET; 7 p.m. GMT

Where: Estadio Mediterraneo, Almeria, Spain

Watch: beIN Sport

Live Stream: beIN Sport Play

Odds (via SkyBet): Real Madrid (3-10), Almeria (17-2), Draw (9-2)

Top Storyline: Can Real Madrid Fix Their Defensive Woes?

There is little question that Real have one of the best offensive attacks in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo has been playing some of the best football of his career, and he has plenty of help around him as well.

Gareth Bale is starting to get into form, while Isco and Karim Benzema have been elite as well. The question is if this same club can come through on the defensive end.

Real Madrid have allowed 17 goals in 13 league matches, which ties them with three other teams for sixth best in La Liga. The club has actually gone six matches in all competitions without a clean sheet.

Things will be even worse without the defensive presence of Khedira in the midfield. He will need to be replaced by Asier Illarramendi, and possibly Xabi Alonso when healthy.

Of course, it comes down to the back line as well as the defensive players have to do a better job of keeping focus. They cannot let anyone through on a counter-attack or simply forget to mark players in the air.

Otherwise, the poor defensive effort will continue to doom this club.

Prediction: Real Madrid 3, Almeria 1

Almeria have looked better defensively in recent weeks, but they still have not seen anything close to the overall skill of Real Madrid. 

Bale has been getting more comfortable in his new surroundings lately and has three goals and five assists in his past four appearances. Benzema and Ronaldo have been just as good with the ability to finish from almost anywhere within 30 yards.

Putting these three players all at forward in a 4-3-3 formation almost is unfair to the opponent.

With Real Madrid's defensive lapses, you can expect to see someone like Rodri get onto the scoresheet for Almeria, but there is little chance the club can keep up. The home team will ends its recent winning streak and fall back in the table once again.

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