SPAIN LA LIGA
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Estadio de la Ceramica
Referee: V. Garcia
Villarreal
Match Timeline
Elche
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
31'
T. Buchanan · Assist: P. Gueye
Villarreal
41'
S. Mourino · Assist: S. Comesana
Villarreal
🟨
43'
Alberto Moleiro
Villarreal
🔄
59'
G. Diangana ↔ M. Neto
Elche
🔄
65'
A. Moleiro ↔ G. Moreno
Villarreal
🔄
65'
T. Buchanan ↔ A. Gonzalez
Villarreal
🔄
68'
Buba Sangare ↔ Josan
Elche
🔄
68'
M. Aguado ↔ F. Redondo Solari
Elche
🔄
68'
A. Febas ↔ G. Villar
Elche
🟨
74'
Martim Neto
Elche
🔄
75'
S. Comesana ↔ D. Parejo
Villarreal
🔄
75'
P. Gueye ↔ T. Partey
Villarreal
🔄
76'
P. Navarro ↔ R. Veiga
Villarreal
🔄
77'
R. Mir ↔ Andre Silva
Elche
83'
Andre Silva · Assist: M. Neto
Elche
🟨
90+6'
André Silva
Elche

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Villarreal Win 0%
Draw 0%
Elche Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Villarreal1.53
Elche1.39
Recent Form (Last 5)
Villarreal Villarreal
WWDLW
60 GF / 51 GA
Elche Elche
WLDWL
42 GF / 42 GA
Key Stats
1.62
Average Goals Scored
1.4
1.38
Average Goals Conceded
1.4
18
BTTS Yes
20
22
Over 2.5
18
4.68
Shots on Goal
3.72

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Villarreal Villarreal 37 matches
Elche Elche 30 matches
Villarreal Statistic Elche
17 Wins 8
5 Draws 11
15 Losses 11
60 Goals For 42
51 Goals Against 42
1.62 Avg Goals Scored 1.4
1.38 Avg Goals Conceded 1.4
18 BTTS Yes 20
32 Over 1.5 24
22 Over 2.5 18
14 Over 3.5 13
10 Clean Sheets 8
10 Failed To Score 4
4.68 Shots On Goal 3.72
13.54 Total Shots 10.52
4.43 Corners 3.52
45.4% Ball Possession 56.6%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 12 head-to-head meetings, Villarreal won 6 times, Elche won 2 times, while 4 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 21:12 from Villarreal's perspective. 7 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 7 matches, with an average of 2.75 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Villarreal 4-4-2 / Elche 3-5-2
H2H summary: Villarreal wins 6, draws 4, Elche wins 2
Stats
Villarreal Villarreal
Elche Elche
Shots on Goal
7
Shots on Goal
6
Shots off Goal
6
Shots off Goal
6
Blocked Shots
3
Blocked Shots
1
4 Corner Kicks 6
11 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 1
37% Ball Possession 63%
16 Total Shots 13
7 Shots on Goal 6
6 Shots off Goal 6
3 Blocked Shots 1
13 Shots insidebox 9
3 Shots outsidebox 4
6 Goalkeeper Saves 5
352 Total passes 608
282 Passes accurate 529
1.58 expected_goals 1.22
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 2 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Villarreal
Formation
Elche
Luiz Junior
Luiz Junior
S. Mourino
S. Mourino
P. Navarro
P. Navarro
R. Marin
R. Marin
S. Cardona
S. Cardona
T. Buchanan
T. Buchanan
S. Comesana
🎯
S. Comesana
P. Gueye
🎯
P. Gueye
A. Moleiro
A. Moleiro
N. Pepe
N. Pepe
G. Mikautadze
G. Mikautadze
M. Dituro
M. Dituro
V. Chust
V. Chust
D. Affengruber
D. Affengruber
L. Petrot
L. Petrot
Buba Sangare
Buba Sangare
A. Febas
A. Febas
M. Aguado
M. Aguado
G. Diangana
G. Diangana
G. Valera
G. Valera
A. Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
R. Mir
R. Mir
Villarreal 4-4-2
Starting XI
1
Luiz Junior
G
15
S. Mourino
⚽ 41'
D
6
P. Navarro
↓ 76'
D
4
R. Marin
D
23
S. Cardona
D
17
T. Buchanan
⚽ 31' ↓ 65'
M
14
S. Comesana
🎯 41' ↓ 75'
M
18
P. Gueye
🎯 31' ↓ 75'
M
20
A. Moleiro
↓ 65' 🟨 43'
M
19
N. Pepe
F
9
G. Mikautadze
F
Substitutes
25
A. Tenas
G
10
D. Parejo
↑ 75'
M
7
G. Moreno
↑ 65'
F
12
R. Veiga
↑ 76'
M
16
T. Partey
↑ 75'
M
24
A. Pedraza
D
11
A. Gonzalez
↑ 65'
F
3
A. Freeman
D
21
T. Oluwaseyi
F
Elche 3-5-2
Starting XI
1
M. Dituro
G
23
V. Chust
D
22
D. Affengruber
D
21
L. Petrot
D
42
Buba Sangare
↓ 68'
M
14
A. Febas
↓ 68'
M
8
M. Aguado
↓ 68'
M
19
G. Diangana
↓ 59'
M
11
G. Valera
M
20
A. Rodriguez
F
10
R. Mir
↓ 77'
F
Substitutes
13
I. Pena
G
45
A. Iturbe
G
9
Andre Silva
⚽ 83' ↑ 77' 🟨 90+6'
F
17
Josan
↑ 68'
M
16
M. Neto
🎯 83' ↑ 59' 🟨 74'
M
5
F. Redondo Solari
↑ 68'
M
6
P. Bigas
D
15
Tete Morente
F
12
G. Villar
↑ 68'
M
3
A. Pedrosa
D
24
L. Cepeda
F
Last matches: Villarreal
08.08.26
Fri
Villarreal
Galatasaray
2
1
W
05.08.26
Fri
Villarreal
Levante
1
0
W
25.07.26
Fri
Villarreal
PSV Eindhoven
3
1
W
17.07.26
Fri
Villarreal
Benfica
0
2
L
24.05.26
La
Villarreal
Atletico Madrid
5
1
W
17.05.26
La
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
0
2
L
13.05.26
La
Villarreal
Sevilla
2
3
L
10.05.26
La
Villarreal
Mallorca
1
1
D
02.05.26
La
Villarreal
Levante
5
1
W
26.04.26
La
Villarreal
Celta Vigo
2
1
W
23.04.26
La
Villarreal
Oviedo
1
1
D
12.04.26
La
Villarreal
Athletic Club
2
1
W
06.04.26
La
Villarreal
Girona
0
1
L
20.03.26
La
Villarreal
Real Sociedad
3
1
W
13.03.26
La
Villarreal
Alaves
1
1
D
28.02.26
La
Villarreal
Barcelona
1
4
L
22.02.26
La
Villarreal
Valencia
2
1
W
18.02.26
La
Villarreal
Levante
1
0
W
14.02.26
La
Villarreal
Getafe
1
2
L
09.02.26
La
Villarreal
Espanyol
4
1
W
Last matches: Elche
31.07.26
Fri
Elche
Cordoba
2
2
D
28.07.26
Fri
Elche
Al Ain
2
2
D
24.07.26
Fri
Elche
Johor Darul Takzim FC
0
0
D
18.07.26
Fri
Elche
Kaizer Chiefs
2
1
W
23.05.26
La
Elche
Girona
1
1
D
17.05.26
La
Elche
Getafe
1
0
W
12.05.26
La
Elche
Real Betis
1
2
L
09.05.26
La
Elche
Alaves
1
1
D
03.05.26
La
Elche
Celta Vigo
1
3
L
26.04.26
La
Elche
Oviedo
2
1
W
22.04.26
La
Elche
Atletico Madrid
3
2
W
11.04.26
La
Elche
Valencia
1
0
W
03.04.26
La
Elche
Rayo Vallecano
0
1
L
27.03.26
Fri
Elche
Aston Villa
2
1
W
21.03.26
La
Elche
Mallorca
2
1
W
14.03.26
La
Elche
Real Madrid
1
4
L
01.03.26
La
Elche
Espanyol
2
2
D
20.02.26
La
Elche
Athletic Club
1
2
L
13.02.26
La
Elche
Osasuna
0
0
D
07.02.26
La
Elche
Real Sociedad
1
3
L
H2H: Villarreal vs Elche
08.03.26
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
2
1
W
03.01.26
H2H
Elche
Villarreal
1
3
W
04.02.23
H2H
Elche
Villarreal
3
1
L
04.09.22
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
4
0
W
16.01.22
H2H
Elche
Villarreal
1
0
L
22.09.21
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
4
1
W
06.02.21
H2H
Elche
Villarreal
2
2
D
06.12.20
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
0
0
D
10.05.15
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
1
0
W
03.01.15
H2H
Elche
Villarreal
2
2
D
30.03.14
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
1
1
D
04.11.13
H2H
Elche
Villarreal
0
1
W
Last matches: Villarreal
05.08.26
Fri
Villarreal
Levante
1
0
W
24.05.26
La
Villarreal
Atletico Madrid
5
1
W
13.05.26
La
Villarreal
Sevilla
2
3
L
02.05.26
La
Villarreal
Levante
5
1
W
26.04.26
La
Villarreal
Celta Vigo
2
1
W
20.03.26
La
Villarreal
Real Sociedad
3
1
W
22.02.26
La
Villarreal
Valencia
2
1
W
09.02.26
La
Villarreal
Espanyol
4
1
W
24.01.26
La
Villarreal
Real Madrid
0
2
L
20.01.26
UEF
Villarreal
Ajax
1
2
L
10.01.26
La
Villarreal
Alaves
3
1
W
21.12.25
La
Villarreal
Barcelona
0
2
L
10.12.25
UEF
Villarreal
FC Copenhagen
2
3
L
06.12.25
La
Villarreal
Getafe
2
0
W
22.11.25
La
Villarreal
Mallorca
2
1
W
01.11.25
La
Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
4
0
W
21.10.25
UEF
Villarreal
Manchester City
0
2
L
18.10.25
La
Villarreal
Real Betis
2
2
D
01.10.25
UEF
Villarreal
Juventus
2
2
D
27.09.25
La
Villarreal
Athletic Club
1
0
W
H2H at home: Villarreal
08.03.26
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
2
1
W
04.09.22
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
4
0
W
22.09.21
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
4
1
W
06.12.20
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
0
0
D
10.05.15
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
1
0
W
30.03.14
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
1
1
D
Last matches: Elche
23.05.26
La
Elche
Girona
1
1
D
12.05.26
La
Elche
Real Betis
1
2
L
03.05.26
La
Elche
Celta Vigo
1
3
L
26.04.26
La
Elche
Oviedo
2
1
W
03.04.26
La
Elche
Rayo Vallecano
0
1
L
27.03.26
Fri
Elche
Aston Villa
2
1
W
14.03.26
La
Elche
Real Madrid
1
4
L
20.02.26
La
Elche
Athletic Club
1
2
L
07.02.26
La
Elche
Real Sociedad
1
3
L
23.01.26
La
Elche
Levante
2
3
L
14.01.26
Cop
Elche
Real Betis
1
2
L
10.01.26
La
Elche
Valencia
1
1
D
16.12.25
Cop
Elche
Eibar
1
0
W
13.12.25
La
Elche
Mallorca
1
3
L
03.12.25
Cop
Elche
Quintanar del Rey
2
1
W
28.11.25
La
Elche
Getafe
0
1
L
02.11.25
La
Elche
Barcelona
1
3
L
29.10.25
Cop
Elche
Los Garres
4
0
W
25.10.25
La
Elche
Espanyol
0
1
L
05.10.25
La
Elche
Alaves
1
3
L
H2H away: Elche
08.03.26
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
2
1
L
04.09.22
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
4
0
L
22.09.21
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
4
1
L
06.12.20
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
0
0
D
10.05.15
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
1
0
L
30.03.14
H2H
Villarreal
Elche
1
1
D

Standings

Primera División
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 38 31 1 6 95:36 59 94
L W L W W
2 38 27 5 6 77:35 42 86
W W W L W
3 38 22 6 10 72:46 26 72
W L L D W
4 38 21 6 11 62:44 18 69
L W W L W
5 38 15 15 8 59:48 11 60
W L W D W
6 38 14 12 12 53:48 5 54
W D L W W
7 38 15 6 17 32:38 -6 51
W L W D L
8 38 12 14 12 41:44 -3 50
W W D D W
9 38 13 10 15 46:55 -9 49
W W D W L
10 38 11 13 14 59:61 -2 46
D L D D L
11 38 12 10 16 43:55 -12 46
D W W L L
12 38 13 6 19 43:58 -15 45
L D L L W
13 38 12 7 19 46:60 -14 43
L L W W W
14 38 11 10 17 44:56 -12 43
L W W D L
15
Elche Away
38 10 13 15 49:57 -8 43
D W L D L
16 38 11 9 18 47:61 -14 42
L W W W L
17 38 11 9 18 44:50 -6 42
L L L L L
18 38 11 9 18 47:57 -10 42
W L L D W
19 38 9 14 15 39:55 -16 41
D L D D L
20 38 6 11 21 26:60 -34 29
L L L D L
Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
Relegation - LaLiga2