Match summary
Before kickoff, Villarreal (4th, 51 pts) were 25 points ahead of Elche (17th, 26 pts). Elche had gone 10 matches without a win before this one.
Villarreal won with 37% of the possession.
Villarreal vs ElcheResult, Lineups & H2H
Estadio de la Cerámica
Villarreal vs Elche in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Villarreal3W 0D 2L
VillarrealElche
9Pointsof 152
9Goals scored5
8Goals conceded10
1Clean sheets1
6Scored in a row2
0Unbeaten in a row1
1Without a win10
2Conceded in a row2
Head to head15 meetings · Dec 2012 – Jan 2026
- Villarreal wins
- 6
- Draws
- 5
- Elche wins
- 4
2.73goals per meeting
53%both teams scored
53%3+ goals
40%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsVillarreal 3W 0D 2L · 3.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 265 earlier results
VillarrealElche
#4Position#17
51Points26 v 26 games26
+17Goal difference-5
1.85Scored per gameleague avg 1.331.31
1.19Conceded per game1.5
#5Form table position#18
Match Timeline
VillarrealElche
- 90+6'Yellow Card · Elche · André Silva
- 82'Goal · Elche · André Silva2-1
- 77'Substitution · Elche · André Silva · InOut: Rafa Mir
- Substitution · Villarreal · Dani Parejo · InOut: Santi Comesaña75'
- Substitution · Villarreal · Thomas Partey · InOut: Pape Gueye75'
- Substitution · Villarreal · Renato Veiga · InOut: Pau Navarro75'
- 74'Yellow Card · Elche · Martim Neto
- 68'Substitution · Elche · Josan · InOut: Buba Sangaré
- 68'Substitution · Elche · Federico Redondo · InOut: Marc Aguado
- 68'Substitution · Elche · Gonzalo Villar · InOut: Aleix Febas
- Substitution · Villarreal · Alfon González · InOut: Tajon Buchanan65'
- Substitution · Villarreal · Gerard Moreno · InOut: Alberto Moleiro65'
- 59'Substitution · Elche · Martim Neto · InOut: Grady Diangana
- Yellow Card · Villarreal · Alberto Moleiro43'
- Goal · Villarreal · Santiago Mouriño2-041'
- Goal · Villarreal · Tajon Buchanan1-031'
Match Statistics
Match stats
VillarrealElche
37%Ball Possession63%
16Shots Total13
7Shots On Target6
4Corners6
11Fouls16
1Yellow Cards2
1Offsides1
6Saves5
352Passes608
6Shots Off Target6
80Attacks123
49Dangerous Attacks64
13Shots Inside Box9
3Shots Outside Box4
2Goals1
16Free Kicks11
3Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions5
12Tackles18
2Assists1
282Accurate Passes529
13Total Crosses26
3Accurate Crosses10
15Interceptions12
4Big Chances Created3
3Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: Marcelino
Starting XI
-
LJ
Luiz Júnior-
SM
Santiago Mouriño-
PN
Pau Navarro-
RM
Rafa Marín-
SC
Sergi Cardona-
TB
Tajon Buchanan-
SC
Santi Comesaña-
PG
Pape Gueye-
AM
Alberto Moleiro-
NP
Nicolas Pépé-
GM
Georges MikautadzeSubstitutes
-
AF
Alex Freeman-
GM
Gerard Moreno-
DP
Dani Parejo-
AG
Alfon González-
RV
Renato Veiga-
TP
Thomas Partey-
TO
Tani Oluwaseyi-
AP
Alfonso Pedraza-
AT
Arnau TenasManager: Eder Sarabia Armesto
Starting XI
-
MD
Matías Dituro-
VC
Víctor Chust-
DA
David Affengruber-
LP
Léo Pétrot-
BS
Buba Sangaré-
AF
Aleix Febas-
MA
Marc Aguado-
GD
Grady Diangana-
GV
Germán Valera-
ÁR
Álvaro Rodríguez-
RM
Rafa MirSubstitutes
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AP
Adrià Pedrosa-
FR
Federico Redondo-
PB
Pedro Bigas-
AS
André Silva-
GV
Gonzalo Villar-
IP
Iñaki Peña-
TM
Tete Morente-
MN
Martim Neto-
J
Josan-
LC
Lucas Cepeda-
AI
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