LaLiga 2025/26 matchday 7 predicted lineups – LaLiga Expert

It’s derby weekend in the Spanish capital, as Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid face off at the Estadio Metropolitano. There are also nine other fixtures between Friday and Monday, following on from a busy midweek.

Here are our LaLiga predicted lineups for matchday seven. 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 7

Friday 26th September 2025

21:00 – Girona vs Espanyol

Girona predicted lineup

Gazzaniga – Moreno, Blind, Frances, A. Martinez – Witsel, Martin, Ounahi – Gil, Vanat, Asprilla (4-3-3)

Espanyol predicted lineup

Dmitrovic – Romero, Cabrera, Calero, El Hilali – Exposito, Gonzalez de Zarate – Puado, Milla, Dolan – R. Fernandez (4-2-3-1)

Saturday 27th September 2025

14:00 – Getafe vs Levante

Getafe predicted lineup

Soria – Rico, Duarte, Abqar, Djene, Femenia – Milla, Arambarri, Martin – Mayoral, Sancris (5-3-2)

Levante predicted lineup

Ryan – M. Sanchez, Moreno, Elgezabal, V. Garcia – Brugui, Rey, Olasagasti, C. Alvarez – Romero, Etta Eyong (4-4-2)

16:15 – Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid

Atletico Madrid predicted lineup

Oblak – Hancko, Lenglet, Le Normand, Llorente – N. Gonzalez, Barrios, Koke, Simeone – Griezmann, Alvarez (4-4-2)

Real Madrid predicted lineup

Courtois – Carreras, Huijsen, Militao, Carvajal – Guler, Tchouameni, Valverde – Vinicius, Mbappe, Mastantuono (4-3-3)

18:30 – Mallorca vs Alaves

Mallorca predicted lineup

Roman – Mojica, Valjent, Raillo, Morey – Morlanes, S. Costa – Domenech, Darder, Asano – Muriqi (4-2-3-1)

Alaves predicted lineup

Sivera – Diarra, Garces, Tenaglia, Jonny – Blanco, Guridi – Aleña, D. Suarez, Vicente – Boye (4-2-3-1)

21:00 – Villarreal vs Athletic Club

Villarreal predicted lineup

Junior – Cardona, Marin, Veiga, Mouriño – Solomon, Partey, Gueye, Buchanan – Pepe, Mikautadze (4-4-2)

Athletic Club predicted lineup

Simon – Yuri, Laporte, Vivian, Areso – Vesga, Ruiz de Galarreta – Navarro, Sancet, I. Williams – Berenguer (4-2-3-1)

Sunday 28th September 2025

14:00 – Rayo Vallecano vs Sevilla

Rayo Vallecano predicted lineup

Batalla – Chavarria, Ciss, Lejeune, Ratiu – U. Lopez, Diaz – A. Garcia, I. Palazon, De Frutos – Camello (4-2-3-1)

Sevilla predicted lineup

Vlachodimos – Salas, Marcao, Azpilicueta – Suazo, Agoume, Mendy, Carmona – Ejuke, Vargas – Romero (3-4-2-1)

16:15 – Elche vs Celta Vigo

Elche predicted lineup

Peña – Bigas, Affengruber, Chust – Pedrosa, Redondo, Febas, Valera – Ali Houary – A. Silva, Mir (3-4-1-2)

Celta Vigo predicted lineup

Radu – Dominguez, Lago, M. Fernandez – Alvarez, Sotelo, Beltran, Rueda – Zaragoza, Swedberg – Iglesias (3-4-2-1)

18:30 – Barcelona vs Real Sociedad

Barcelona predicted lineup

J. Garcia – Martin, Christensen, E. Garcia, Kounde – Pedri, De Jong – Rashford, Olmo, Raphinha – Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)

Real Sociedad predicted lineup

Remiro – Gomez, Caleta-Car, Zubeldia, Aramburu – B. Mendez, Gorrotxategi, Marin – Barrenetxea, Oyarzabal, Kubo (4-3-3)

21:00 – Real Betis vs Osasuna

Real Betis predicted lineup

Valles – Rodriguez, Natan, V. Gomez, Bellerin – Altimira, Fornals – Ez, Lo Celso, Antony – C. Hernandez (4-2-3-1)

Osasuna predicted lineup

Herrera – Cruz, Catena, Boyomo – Barja, Moncayola, Torro, Rosier – Ruben Garcia, Muñoz – Raul Garcia (3-4-2-1)

Monday 29th September 2025

21:00 – Valencia vs Real Oviedo

Valencia predicted lineup

Agirrezabala – Gaya, Diakhaby, Tarrega, Foulquier – D. Lopez, Guerra, Santamaria, Rioja – Danjuma, Duro (4-4-2)

Real Oviedo predicted lineup

Escandell – J Lopez, Carmo, Calvo, Ahijado – Reina, Dendoncker, Ilic – Chaira, Vinas, Hassan (4-3-3)