Espanyol vs Elche Result, Lineups &amp; H2H

Urko González de Zárate· Out

Goals

8.1

90'+1Yellow Card

Lucas Cepeda

Elche

90'+1Yellow Card

Lucas Cepeda

Elche

82'Yellow Card

Clemens Riedel

Espanyol

Goal!

1-3

Germán Valera

78'·Elche

⚽

77'Substitution

Matia Barzic· In

Roy Revivo· Out

Elche

77'Substitution

Tete Morente· In

Thomas Lemar· Out

Elche

Goal!

1-2

Víctor Chust

72'·Espanyol

⚽

67'Substitution

Tyrhys Dolan· In

Bryan Zaragoza· Out

Espanyol

67'Substitution

Clemens Riedel· In

Unai Núñez· Out

Espanyol

61'Substitution

Pere Milla· In

Álex Calatrava· Out

Espanyol

61'Substitution

Abiel Osorio · In

Fer Niño· Out

Elche

60'Substitution

Pedro Bigas · In

Gonzalo Villar· Out

Elche

46'Substitution

Marcos Fernández· In

Espanyol

46'Substitution

Quilindschy Hartman· In

Roger Hinojo· Out

Espanyol

45'+4Yellow Card

Edu Expósito

Espanyol

37'Substitution

Rubén Sánchez· In

Buba Sangaré· Out

Elche

Goal!

0-2

29'·Elche

⚽

Goal!

0-1

26'·Elche

⚽

22'Yellow Card

Elche

6'Red Card

Federico Redondo

Elche

Statistics of the Game

Espanyol

Elche

66%Ball Possession34%

23Shots Total9

4Shots On Target6

3Corners3

14Fouls9

2Yellow Cards2

9Offsides2

3Saves4

509Passes282

14Shots Off Target2

150Attacks75

92Dangerous Attacks26

13Shots Inside Box6

10Shots Outside Box3

1Goals3

9Free Kicks14

5Shots Blocked1

5Substitutions5

0Hit Woodwork2

16Tackles17

0Assists3

448Accurate Passes193

0Red Cards1

0Injuries1

42Total Crosses3

8Accurate Crosses2

11Interceptions10

51Duels Won55

2Big Chances Created3

2Big Chances Missed0

Manager: José González Álvarez

Starting XI

Marko Dmitrovic

5.7

José Ángel López

6.1

7.5

6.7

6.3

7.5

Urko González de Zárate

6.3

ÁC

6.9

6.7

6.9

5.8

Substitutes

ÁF

6.5

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

Victor Mullerat Tomas

Llorenç Serred

Manager: Martin Anselmi

Starting XI

7.0

6.6

5.0

6.8

7.8

6.8

Javi Morcillo

7.1

6.7

7.3

8.1

7.7

Substitutes

6.5

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.6

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Edu Expósito MF	7.5	90'	0/2	81(89%)	4	7/12
Unai Núñez DF	7.5	67'	0/1	65(94%)	3	9/13
Marcos Fernández FW	7.0	44'	0/3	9(89%)	-	2/5
Tyrhys Dolan FW	7.0	23'	0/2	13(69%)	1	3/4
Bryan Zaragoza MF	6.9	67'	2/2	29(72%)	1	4/7
Álex Calatrava MF	6.9	61'	1/3	23(65%)	3	5/10
Pere Milla MF	6.8	29'	0/2	17(82%)	-	2/2
Javi Hernández MF	6.7	90'	1/3	32(84%)	-	3/12
Leandro Cabrera DF	6.7	90'	0/1	74(91%)	2	7/11
Clemens Riedel DF	6.6	23'	-	32(94%)	-	2/4
Quilindschy Hartman DF	6.5	44'	-	30(83%)	1	1/1
Urko González de Zárate MF	6.3	46'	-	21(100%)	-	0/4
Roger Hinojo DF	6.3	46'	-	26(85%)	1	1/4
José Ángel López DF	6.1	90'	0/1	31(97%)	-	2/8
Roberto Fernández FW	5.8	90'	0/3	4(100%)	-	3/8
Marko Dmitrovic GK	5.7	90'	-	22(100%)	-	0/1

Espanyol vs Elche — computed insights

Elche's first win over Espanyol in 6 meetings on record.(Previous win: 2022-01-10 (1-2); since then 3D 3L; all competitions.)
This win ended Elche's 6-match winless run in La Liga.(Run from 2026-08-17: 2D 4L; league matches of this season only.)
Elche moved from 20th to 17th in the La Liga table with this result.(Out of the relegation places (bottom 3). Before kickoff: 20th, 2 points from 6 matches. After: 17th, 5 points from 7 matches; 20 teams.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Espanyol	15	L1	0	1	15	1	4/15	6-7
Elche	15	L1	0	6	4	6	1/15	7-15

Espanyol — last 5 games

L1-2 vs Real Madrid2026-08-22
L1-2 @ Real Sociedad2026-08-29
D1-1 vs Sevilla2026-09-06
W2-0 @ Osasuna2026-09-12
L1-2 @ Rayo Vallecano2026-09-15

Elche — last 5 games

L0-5 vs FC Barcelona2026-08-23
L2-3 @ Racing Santander2026-08-28
L2-3 vs Real Sociedad2026-09-07
D1-1 @ Athletic Club2026-09-12
L2-3 vs Real Madrid2026-09-15

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 12
Period covered: 2013-10-05 – 2026-03-01
Espanyol wins: 4
Draws: 5
Elche wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.92
Over 2.5 goals: 67%
Both teams scored: 75%
Home side won: 42%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 2D 0L (Espanyol view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.4 vs 2.92

Most recent meetings (5 of 12)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-03-01	Elche	2-2	Espanyol
2025-10-25	Espanyol	1-0	Elche
2024-04-27	Elche	2-2	Espanyol
2023-11-18	Espanyol	2-0	Elche
2023-02-19	Elche	0-1	Espanyol

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 59 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Espanyol	8	6	7	2	LLDWL	15	-7
Elche	20	6	2	-8	LLLDL	20	0

Table context

Points gap: 5 ptsEspanyol 7 · Elche 2
Positions: #8 vs #20
Goals per game: 1.5/1.17 vs 1.33/2.67scored/conceded per game · league average 1.53

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Last 12 matches

Won 33%

(4/12)

Draw 42%

(5/12)

Won 25%

(3/12)

Goals

19-16

Total matches

Recent matches (5/12)

La Liga 2•Apr 27, 2024

2-2

La Liga 2•Nov 18, 2023

Head to Head

Last 12 matches

Espanyol wins

Draws

Elche wins

Goals Scored

19 - 16

Mar 1, 2026 • La Liga

2-2

Oct 25, 2025 • La Liga

1-0

Apr 27, 2024 • La Liga 2

2-2