Elche vs Villarreal

La Liga 3 Jan 2026, 17:30
Elche
Elche
1–3
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Villarreal
Villarreal
Round 18

Match report

Villarreal beat Elche 3-1 in the La Liga on 3 January 2026.

Elche dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 14 shots to Villarreal's 12.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 71% - 29% Shots 14 - 12 On target 2 - 4 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 8 - 11 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Martim Neto
Elche · 1 goal
8 Alfonso Pedraza 1 goal
8 Alberto Moleiro 1 goal
7 Georges Mikautadze 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Víctor Chust 94 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–7 6–5
Shots On Goal 1–3 1–1
Ball Possession 75–25 —
Corners 2–2 4–0
Attacks 78–30 85–21
Match statistics
6 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
163 Attacks 51
97 Dangerous Attacks 24
2 On Target 4
12 Off Target 8
71% Ball Possession 29%
14 Shots Total 12
2 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 6
6 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 2
8 Fouls 11
6 Corners 2
1 Offsides 2
78% Ball Possession 22%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 1
775 Passes Total 220
707 Passes Accurate 164
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Elche · 3-5-2
13 I. Peña
23 V. Chust 22 D. Affengruber 6 P. Bigas
15 A. Núñez 16 M. Neto 8 M. Aguado 14 A. Febas 11 G. Valera
20 Á. Rodriguez 10 R. Mir
Villarreal · 4-4-2
1 L. Júnior
15 S. Mouriño 26 P. Navarro 4 R. Marín 24 A. Pedraza
19 N. Pépé 14 S. Comesaña 10 D. Parejo 20 A. Moleiro
22 A. Pérez 9 G. Mikautadze
Elche
Coach
Eder Sarabia
Substitutes
  • 4 Bambo Diaby
  • 19 Grady Diangana
  • 17 Josan
  • 30 Rodrigo Mendoza
  • 32 Adam Boayar
  • 1 Matías Dituro
  • 45 Alejandro Iturbe
  • 3 Adrià Pedrosa
  • 21 Léo Pétrot
  • 18 John Nwankwo
  • 7 Yago Santiago
  • 29 Piri
Villarreal
Coach
Marcelino
Substitutes
  • 7 Gerard Moreno
  • 23 Sergi Cardona
  • 37 Carlos Maciá
  • 21 Tani Oluwaseyi
  • 8 Juan Foyth
  • 25 Arnau Tenas
  • 38 Alassane Diatta
  • 32 Hugo Lopez
  • 40 Joselillo
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ B. Diaby ↓ D. Affengruber Elche
  • 67' ↑ G. Moreno ↓ A. Perez Villarreal
  • 68' ↑ S. Cardona ↓ N. Pepe Villarreal
  • 71' ↑ G. Diangana ↓ M. Aguado Elche
  • 76' ↑ T. Oluwaseyi ↓ G. Mikautadze Villarreal
  • 76' ↑ C. Macia ↓ D. Parejo Villarreal
  • 79' ↑ Josan ↓ A. Nunez Elche
  • 79' ↑ R. Mendoza ↓ M. Neto Elche
  • 79' ↑ A. Boayar ↓ R. Mir Elche
  • 80' ↑ J. Foyth ↓ S. Mourino Villarreal
Cards
  • 39' A. Perez Villarreal
  • 50' G. Valera Elche
  • 66' S. Comesana Villarreal
  • 66' A. Febas Elche
  • 66' P. Bigas Elche
  • 88' S. Cardona Villarreal
Head-to-head
Elche 1 2 draws 3 Villarreal
2026-03-08 Villarreal vs Elche 2 - 1
2026-01-03 Elche vs Villarreal 1 - 3
2022-01-16 Elche vs Villarreal 1 - 0
2021-09-22 Villarreal vs Elche 4 - 1
2021-02-06 Elche vs Villarreal 2 - 2
2020-12-06 Villarreal vs Elche 0 - 0
Recent form
Elche D D D W W
Villarreal L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Elche vs Villarreal?
Elche lost 1-3 against Villarreal on 3 January 2026.
Who won Elche vs Villarreal?
Villarreal won the match 3-1.
Who had more possession in Elche vs Villarreal?
Elche had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.