Elche vs Villarreal — La Liga
1-3
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Going into the match, Elche had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Villarreal had won 6, drawn 0, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.7. The sides have met 1 time in our records: Villarreal 1 win. Elche are 19th in the La Liga on 1 points; Villarreal are 17th on 2.
Match report
Home form going in: Elche
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (W L W L D). 1.3 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 4-0 vs Rayo Vallecano · 21 Dec 2025
- L 3-1 at Mallorca · 13 Dec 2025
- W 3-0 vs Girona · 7 Dec 2025
- L 1-0 at Getafe · 28 Nov 2025
- D 2-2 vs Real Madrid · 23 Nov 2025
- D 1-1 vs Real Sociedad · 7 Nov 2025
Away form going in: Villarreal
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 0, lost 4 (L L W W L). 1.7 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs Barcelona · 21 Dec 2025
- L 2-3 vs FC Copenhagen · 10 Dec 2025
- W 2-0 vs Getafe · 6 Dec 2025
- W 2-3 at Real Sociedad · 30 Nov 2025
- L 4-0 at Borussia Dortmund · 25 Nov 2025
- W 2-1 vs Mallorca · 22 Nov 2025
Head-to-head: Elche vs Villarreal
- 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 |
| 2 | Alaves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Coruna | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Levante | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Racing Santander | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Getafe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Villarreal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Malaga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | Elche | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | Valencia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1 |