La Liga

Elche v Barcelona

Elche
FULL TIME0 – 5
Barcelona
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:30:00 UTCEstadio Martínez Valero

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Elche 34%Draw 27%Barcelona 40%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. One side has no scoring record here yet, so it uses the league average. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

ElcheBarcelona
46Possession54
0.72Expected goals (xG)4.13
7Shots11
2Shots on target7
5Shots off target4
0Blocked shots0
5Shots inside box10
2Shots outside box1
3Corners1
3Offsides3
13Fouls12
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
2Saves2
435Passes533
349Accurate passes466
80Pass accuracy87

Match events

  • 14′Raphinha · penalty
  • 33′Ali Houary
  • 45′Gavi ← Pedri
  • 45′Karim Adeyemi (assist Raphinha)
  • 64′Marc Aguado → Martim Carvalho Neto
  • 64′Ali Houary → Facundo Buonanotte
  • 64′Tete Morente → Lucas Cepeda
  • 65′Karim Adeyemi ← Dani Olmo
  • 65′Lamine Yamal ← Anthony Gordon
  • 67′Raphinha (assist Anthony Gordon)
  • 69′Fer Niño → Ezequiel Ponce
  • 71′Fermín (assist Anthony Gordon)
  • 79′Fermín (assist Xavi Espart)
  • 80′Marc Bernal ← Jules Koundé
  • 80′Raphinha ← João Cancelo
  • 81′Federico Redondo → Pedro Bigas

Elche · Barcelona

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Elche3-3-4
126.3Villar
206.3↓64'Morente
146.3↓69'Niño
236.3Chust
226.3Affengruber
15.5Dituro
116.3Valera
86.3↓64'Aguado
56.3↓81'Redondo
296.0↓64'Houary
26.3Sangaré
Barcelona4-3-3
157.2Christensen
119.7↓80'Raphinha
147.8↓65'Adeyemi
247.2García
66.8↓45'Gavi
17.3Garcia
106.8↓65'Yamal
187.2Martín
78.8Fermín
226.8↓80'Bernal
368.0Espart

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Elche

  • 12Gonzalo Villar6.3
  • 20Tete Morente6.3
  • 14Fer Niño6.3
  • 23Víctor Chust6.3
  • 22David Affengruber6.3
  • 1Matías Dituro5.5
  • 11Germán Valera6.3
  • 8Marc Aguado6.3
  • 5Federico Redondo6.3
  • 29Ali Houary6.0
  • 2Buba Sangaré6.3

Barcelona

  • 15Andreas Christensen7.2
  • 11Raphinha9.7
  • 14Karim Adeyemi7.8
  • 24Eric García7.2
  • 6Gavi6.8
  • 1Joan Garcia7.3
  • 10Lamine Yamal6.8
  • 18Gerard Martín7.2
  • 7Fermín8.8
  • 22Marc Bernal6.8
  • 36Xavi Espart8.0
ElcheTale of the tapeBarcelona
3-3-4Formation4-3-3
7 ptsTable27 pts
-6Goal difference+30
DDWLDFormLWLWW
0Head-to-head wins2
34%Win chance (one side estimated)40%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Elche 0W0D2W Barcelona

Goals 2–6

  • 2026-01-31Elche CF1–3FC Barcelona
  • 2025-11-02FC Barcelona3–1Elche CF

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Elche

DDWLD
  • @Deportivo La Coruna1-1
  • @Girona FC1-1
  • vsGetafe CF1-0
  • @Real Betis Balompié1-2
  • vsDeportivo Alavés1-1

Barcelona

LWLWW
  • @Valencia CF1-3
  • vsReal Betis Balompié3-1
  • @Deportivo Alavés0-1
  • vsReal Madrid CF2-0
  • @CA Osasuna2-1

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Elche9144-67
Barcelona9900+3027