Carlo Ancelotti's side have dropped just two points so far this term - in a 2-2 draw at Villarreal - and go into the match at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero on the back of a 4-1 win over Getafe on Sunday.
It was supposed to be Gareth Bale's big day—his home debut in the Santiago Bernabeu against a Getafe side susceptible to a large defeat.
That's not how it progressed, though. The Welshman's injury in the warm-up paved the way for another 90 minutes of headline-making from Cristiano Ronaldo, as his brace in the 4-1 win took him above Hugo Sanchez into fifth in Real Madrid's all-time top scorers list.
There's barely anytime to take that in, though, as on Wednesday Los Blancos travel to newly promoted Elche for their sixth match of the league season—it will be day six of an 11-day run featuring a La Liga match each day.
Real came from a goal down to beat their city neighbours at the Bernabeu, with Cristiano Ronaldo grabbing a brace.
The last time Real faced Elche, they did the double over them with 3-1 and 4-2 victories in the 1988-89 top-flight campaign, and the capital club have only lost one of their last 10 meetings against the newly promoted side.
Fran Escriba's team made it back into La Liga for the first time since 1989 by winning the Segunda Division last season, but they have yet to win on their return to the top tier.
However, they have only lost twice in their opening five games, and can take heart from the fact that they have not been beaten in either of their home matches.
But worryingly for Escriba, whose side have kept just one clean sheet this term, Real have scored 10 goals in their last two matches.
Ancelotti will definitely be without world-record signing Gareth Bale after the Wales international picked up a thigh injury in the warm-up before their game with Getafe.
