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Elche vs Villarreal match stats & report

1–3 Full time

La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 18 · Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche · Ref Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain

Elche stats & fixtures · Villarreal stats & fixtures

Elche lost to Villarreal 1–3 in La Liga on 3 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.31–1.52. Elche had 78% of the ball.

Elche vs Villarreal match statistics

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Goals and cards

  1. 7' Goal Alberto Moleiro (assist G. Mikautadze) Villarreal
  2. 13' Goal G. Mikautadze (assist N. Pepe) Villarreal
  3. 30' Goal Martim Neto (assist A. Febas) Elche
  4. 39' Yellow card Ayoze Pérez Villarreal
  5. 50' Yellow card Germán Valera Elche
  6. 66' Yellow card A. Febas Elche
  7. 66' Yellow card Bigas Elche
  8. 66' Yellow card S. Comesana Villarreal
  9. 83' Goal Pedraza (assist Sergi Cardona) Villarreal
  10. 88' Yellow card Sergi Cardona Villarreal

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Elche

Confirmed 3-5-2 Eder Sarabia

Bench M. Dituro , Adrià Pedrosa , Bambo Diaby , Y. Santiago , Josan , John Nwankwo , G. Diangana , L. Pétrot , Piri , R. Mendoza , A. Boayar , Alejandro Iturbe

Villarreal

Confirmed 4-4-2 Marcelino

Bench Arnau Tenas , Gerard Moreno , J. Foyth , T. Oluwaseyi , Sergi Cardona , Hugo López , C. Macia , A. Diatta , J. Gaitan

Form guide

Elche at home

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored
1.2 per game
Conceded
1.7 per game
Clean sheets
3 / 10
Corners
4.5 per game
Shots on target
4.2 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Villarreal away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored
1.4 per game
Conceded
1.6 per game
Clean sheets
0 / 10
Corners
7.0 per game
Shots on target
5.4 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Elche vs Villarreal head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Elche v Villarreal 3–1
Villarreal v Elche 4–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Elche vs Villarreal head-to-head record