Elche vs Villarreal
Ref: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, SpainEstadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche · 36,017 cap
Match recap
Villarreal beat Elche 3–1 in their La Liga fixture. Neto scored for Elche; Moleiro, Mikautadze, and Pedraza replied for Villarreal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.31 for Elche versus 1.52 for Villarreal. Elche sit 15th in the La Liga table while Villarreal are 3rd.
First Half
7'
⚽
Moleiro
Assist: Mikautadze
13'
⚽
Mikautadze
Assist: Pépé
⚽
Neto
Assist: Febas
39'
Pérez
Yellow Card
Second Half
Valera
Yellow Card
⇄
Affengruber
66'
Santi Comesaña
Yellow Card
Febas
Yellow Card
Bigas
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
Pérez
68'
⇄
Pépé
⇄
Aguado
76'
⇄
Dani Parejo
76'
⇄
Mikautadze
⇄
Neto
⇄
Rafa Mir
⇄
Núñez
80'
⇄
Mouriño
83'
⚽
Pedraza
Assist: Cardona
88'
Cardona
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 |  Villarreal | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | +18 | 69 |
| 14 |  Alaves | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 43 |
| 15 |  Elche | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 43 |
| 16 |  Levante | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 42 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ElcheVillarreal
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.31VS1.52
Attack5 · 1 won
15
Shots
12
2
Shots on target
4
11
Shots in the box
10
4
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
78%
Possession
22%
775
Total passes
220
707
Accurate passes
164
91%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline2 · 0 won
8
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
6
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
Elche
3-5-2
Villarreal
4-4-2
Elche
3-5-2Starting XI
- 6BigasD
- 8Marc AguadoM
- 10Rafa MirF
- 11Germán ValeraM
- 13Iñaki PeñaG
- 14Aleix FebasM
- 15Álvaro NúñezM
- 16Martim NetoM
- 20Á. RodríguezF
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 23Víctor ChustD
Substitutes
- 1M. DituroG
- 3Adrià PedrosaD
- 4Bambo DiabyD
- 7Yago AlonsoF
- 17JosanM
- 18John NwankwoD
- 19G. DianganaF
- 21L. PétrotD
- 29PiriF
- 30Rodrigo MendozaM
- 32Adam BoayarF
- 45Alejandro IturbeG
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 19N. PépéM
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 22Ayoze PérezF
- 24PedrazaD
- 26Pau NavarroD
Substitutes
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 8J. FoythD
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 23Sergi CardonaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
- 32Hugo LópezF
- 37C. MaciaM
- 38A. DiattaM
- 40J. A. Gaitan DiazF
Elche
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martim Neto | M | 79 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Aleix Febas | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| David Affengruber | D | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alvaro Núñez | M | 79 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pedro Bigas(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Álvaro Rodriguez | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Víctor Chust | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Marc Aguado | M | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafa Mir | F | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Iñaki Peña | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Valera | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matías Dituro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrià Pedrosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Nwankwo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Léo Pétrot | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Iturbe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piri | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yago Santiago | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Mendoza | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Josan | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Grady Diangana | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Adam Boayar | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bambo Diaby | D | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 76 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Pau Navarro | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Parejo(C) | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Pépé | M | 68 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Santi Comesaña | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joselillo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Lopez | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alassane Diatta | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 22 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Juan Foyth | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Maciá | M | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerard Moreno | F | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |