Espanyol vs Elche
Ref: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, SpainStage Front Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat · 40,423 cap
Match recap
Espanyol beat Elche 1–0 in their La Liga fixture. Romero scored for Espanyol. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.93 for Espanyol versus 0.86 for Elche. Espanyol sit 11th in the La Liga table while Elche are 15th.
First Half
Riedel
Yellow Card
39'
Rafa Mir
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Riedel
⚽
Romero
Assist: Edu Expósito
56'
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Neto
56'
⇄
Pétrot
Lozano
Yellow Card
⇄
Carreras
70'
⇄
Valera
70'
⇄
Aguado
⇄
Romero
⇄
Edu Expósito
Milla
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Bigas
⇄
Milla
Cabrera
Yellow Card
90+1'
Núñez
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
| 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
EspanyolElche
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.93VS0.86
Attack5 · 0 won
16
Shots
13
7
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
7
6
Shots outside box
6
8
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
32%
Possession
68%
266
Total passes
598
201
Accurate passes
519
76%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 1 won
14
Fouls
15
4
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
6
1
Blocked shots
5
1
Goals prevented
1
Espanyol
4-2-3-1
Elche
4-1-4-1
Espanyol
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Rubén SánchezD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 8Edu ExpósitoM
- 9Roberto FernándezF
- 10Pol LozanoM
- 11Pere MillaM
- 13M. DmitrovićG
- 17Jofre CarrerasM
- 18C. PickelM
- 22Carlos RomeroD
- 38C. RiedelD
Substitutes
- 1Ángel FortuñoG
- 4Urko GonzálezM
- 5Fernando CaleroD
- 12José SalinasD
- 14Ramón TerratsM
- 15Miguel RubioD
- 16L. KoleoshoF
- 19Kike GarcíaF
- 20Antoniu RocaF
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 24T. DolanF
- 27Javier HernandezM
Elche
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 6BigasD
- 8Marc AguadoM
- 9André SilvaF
- 10Rafa MirM
- 11Germán ValeraM
- 13Iñaki PeñaG
- 14Aleix FebasM
- 15Álvaro NúñezD
- 16Martim NetoM
- 21L. PétrotD
- 22D. AffengruberD
Substitutes
- 1M. DituroG
- 3Adrià PedrosaD
- 5F. RedondoM
- 17JosanM
- 18John NwankwoD
- 20Á. RodríguezF
- 23Víctor ChustD
- 30Rodrigo MendozaM
- 32Adam BoayarF
- 35Ali HouaryF
- 39Héctor FortD
- 45Alejandro IturbeG
Espanyol
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Romero | D | 75 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Edu Expósito | M | 75 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Marko Dmitrović | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubén Sánchez | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Pere Milla | M | 82 | 7.3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Leandro Cabrera(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Clemens Riedel | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jofre Carreras | M | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pol Lozano | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Charles Pickel | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Roberto Fernández | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Koleosho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Terrats | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Hernandez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antoniu Roca | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rubio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kike García | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Fortuno | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar El Hilali | D | 8 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Fernando Calero | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Salinas | D | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urko González | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrhys Dolan | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Elche
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iñaki Peña | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Bigas(C) | D | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alvaro Núñez | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| André Silva | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Marc Aguado | M | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Affengruber | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleix Febas | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Martim Neto | M | 56 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Germán Valera | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Léo Pétrot | D | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafa Mir | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ali Houary | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Boayar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Fort | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Iturbe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Federico Redondo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Nwankwo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matías Dituro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álvaro Rodriguez | F | 20 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Adrià Pedrosa | D | 34 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Víctor Chust | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Mendoza | M | 34 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Josan | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |