Elche vs Villarreal — La Liga
1-3
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Going into the match, Elche had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; Villarreal had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Villarreal 1 win, 1 drawn. Elche are 18th in the La Liga on 7 points; Villarreal are 12th on 9.
Match report
Home form going in: Elche
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (W W L W D). 1.8 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 4-0 vs Rayo Vallecano · 21 Dec 2025
- W 0-1 at Eibar · 16 Dec 2025
- L 3-1 at Mallorca · 13 Dec 2025
- W 3-0 vs Girona · 7 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 at Quintanar del Rey · 3 Dec 2025
- L 1-0 at Getafe · 28 Nov 2025
Away form going in: Villarreal
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (L L L W D). 1.2 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs Barcelona · 21 Dec 2025
- L 2-1 at Racing Santander · 17 Dec 2025
- L 2-3 vs FC Copenhagen · 10 Dec 2025
- W 2-0 vs Getafe · 6 Dec 2025
- D 0-0 at Antoniano · 3 Dec 2025
- W 2-3 at Real Sociedad · 30 Nov 2025
Head-to-head: Elche vs Villarreal
- Villarreal 0-0 Elche · 17 Oct 2026 · La Liga
- Villarreal 2-1 Elche · 8 Mar 2026 · La Liga
How it unfolded
- 7' Normal Goal — A. Moleiro (Villarreal)
- 13' Normal Goal — G. Mikautadze (Villarreal)
- 30' Normal Goal — M. Neto (Elche)
- 83' Normal Goal — A. Pedraza (Villarreal)
Match statistics
| Elche | Metric | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 78 | Ball possession | 22 |
| 1.52119 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.635 |
| 15 | Total shots | 12 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 775 | Total passes | 220 |
| 707 | Accurate passes | 164 |
| 91 | Pass accuracy | 75 |
| 11 | Key passes | 12 |
| 103 | Duels | 103 |
La Liga table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Alaves | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Getafe | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | Levante | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Elche | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Malaga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -12 | 4 |