Villarreal vs Elche
Ref: V. GarciaEstadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal · 24,500 cap
Match recap
Villarreal beat Elche 2–1 in their La Liga fixture. Buchanan and Mouriño scored for Villarreal; André Silva replied for Elche. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.58 for Villarreal versus 1.22 for Elche. Villarreal sit 3rd in the La Liga table while Elche are 15th.
First Half
⚽
Buchanan
Assist: Gueye
⚽
Mouriño
Assist: Santi Comesaña
Moleiro
Yellow Card
Second Half
59'
⇄
Diangana
⇄
Moleiro
⇄
Buchanan
68'
⇄
Febas
68'
⇄
Buba Sangaré
68'
⇄
Aguado
74'
Neto
Yellow Card
⇄
Gueye
⇄
Santi Comesaña
⇄
Navarro
77'
⇄
Rafa Mir
83'
⚽
André Silva
Assist: Neto
90+6'
André Silva
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
VillarrealElche
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.58VS1.22
Attack3 · 2 won
16
Shots
13
7
Shots on target
6
13
Shots in the box
9
3
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
6
4
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
352
Total passes
608
282
Accurate passes
529
80%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 0 won
11
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Villarreal
4-4-2
Elche
3-5-2
Villarreal
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Luíz JúniorG
- 4Rafa MarínD
- 6Pau NavarroD
- 9G. MikautadzeF
- 14Santi ComesañaM
- 15S. MouriñoD
- 17T. BuchananM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 19N. PépéF
- 20Alberto MoleiroM
- 23Sergi CardonaD
Substitutes
- 3A. FreemanD
- 7Gerard MorenoF
- 10Dani ParejoM
- 11Alfon GonzálezF
- 12Renato VeigaM
- 16T. ParteyM
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 24PedrazaD
- 25Arnau TenasG
Elche
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1M. DituroG
- 8Marc AguadoM
- 10Rafa MirF
- 11Germán ValeraM
- 14Aleix FebasM
- 19G. DianganaM
- 20Á. RodríguezF
- 21L. PétrotD
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 23Víctor ChustD
- 42Buba SangaréM
Substitutes
- 3Adrià PedrosaD
- 5F. RedondoM
- 6BigasD
- 9André SilvaF
- 12Gonzalo VillarM
- 13Iñaki PeñaG
- 15Tete MorenteF
- 16Martim NetoM
- 17JosanM
- 24L. CepedaF
- 45Alejandro IturbeG
Villarreal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Mouriño | D | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tajon Buchanan | M | 65 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Pape Gueye | M | 75 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Luiz Júnior | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Pépé | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Pau Navarro | D | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Santi Comesaña(C) | M | 75 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Rafa Marín | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sergi Cardona | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Georges Mikautadze | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/6 |
| Alberto Moleiro | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Arnau Tenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Pedraza | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Freeman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfon González | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Partey | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Renato Veiga | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Parejo | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gerard Moreno | F | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Elche
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matías Dituro(C) | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Valera | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| David Affengruber | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Léo Pétrot | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleix Febas | M | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marc Aguado | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rafa Mir | F | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Víctor Chust | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Buba Sangare | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/4 |
| Álvaro Rodriguez | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Grady Diangana | M | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Iñaki Peña | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Iturbe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Cepeda | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Bigas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrià Pedrosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tete Morente | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martim Neto | M | 31 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| André Silva | F | 13 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Josan | M | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Federico Redondo | M | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonzalo Villar | M | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |