Elche vs Espanyol match stats & report

2–2 Full time

La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 26 · Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche · Ref I. Galech

Elche stats & fixtures · Espanyol stats & fixtures

Elche drew with Espanyol 2–2 in La Liga on 1 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.90–0.73. Elche had 71% of the ball.

Elche vs Espanyol match statistics

ElcheEspanyol

71% Ball possession 29%
1.90 Expected goals (xG) 0.73
17 Total shots 9
9 Shots on target 4
3 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside the box 5
3 Corners 1
14 Fouls 23
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 1
593 Passes 247
88% Pass accuracy 70%
2 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

7' Goal K. Garcia (assist Pol Lozano) Espanyol
29' Yellow card T. Dolan Espanyol
42' Goal Marc Aguado Elche
50' Yellow card Urko González Espanyol
57' Goal C. Romero (assist Edu Expósito) Espanyol
74' Yellow card Edu Expósito Espanyol
77' Yellow card Roberto Fernández Espanyol
90' Penalty scored Rafa Mir Elche
90+5' Yellow card C. Pickel Espanyol
90+5' Yellow card C. Pickel Espanyol
90+5' Red card C. Pickel Espanyol
90+8' Yellow card Rafa Mir Elche

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Elche

Confirmed 3-5-2 Eder Sarabia

1 M. Dituro

6 Bigas 22 D. Affengruber 21 L. Pétrot

11 Germán Valera 14 A. Febas 8 Marc Aguado 24 L. Cepeda 15 Tete Morente

9 André Silva 10 Rafa Mir

Bench Josan , Gonzalo Villar , Martim Neto , Adrià Pedrosa , A. Boayar , F. Redondo Solari , Víctor Chust , Á. Rodríguez , John Nwankwo , Buba Sangaré , Iñaki Peña , G. Diangana

Espanyol

Confirmed 4-4-1-1 Manolo Gonzalez

13 M. Dmitrović

22 C. Romero 6 L. Cabrera 38 C. Riedel 23 O. El Hilali

11 Pere Milla 10 Pol Lozano 4 Urko González 24 T. Dolan

8 Edu Expósito

19 K. Garcia

Bench Jofre , J. Salinas , Roberto Fernández , Pol Tristan Jimenez , Rubén Sánchez , C. Pickel , Ángel Fortuño , C. Ngonge , Miguel Rubio , R. Terrats , F. Calero

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.

Espanyol away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Elche vs Espanyol head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Oct 25	Espanyol v Elche	1–0
27 Apr 24	Elche v Espanyol	2–2
18 Nov 23	Espanyol v Elche	2–0
19 Feb 23	Elche v Espanyol	0–1
23 Oct 22	Espanyol v Elche	2–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Elche vs Espanyol head-to-head record