Villarreal v Elche
- Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:15:00 UTCEstadio de la Cerámica
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Villarreal 49%Draw 23%Elche 29%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
VillarrealElche
58Possession42
2.23Expected goals (xG)0.31
20Shots7
7Shots on target1
5Shots off target5
8Blocked shots1
16Shots inside box1
4Shots outside box6
10Corners5
6Offsides0
12Fouls7
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
1Saves6
529Passes388
460Accurate passes308
Match events
- 28′Marc Aguado ← Federico Redondo
- 38′Gonzalo Villar
- 63′Roy Revivo · VAR
- 65′Lucas Cepeda ← Tete Morente
- 65′Thomas Lemar ← Martim Carvalho Neto
- 65′Abiel Osorio ← Fer Niño
- 66′Tani Oluwaseyi → Georges Mikautadze
- 66′Santi Comesaña → Pape Gueye
- 71′Tete Morente
- 75′Roy Revivo
- 75′Ilias Akhomach → Gerard Moreno
- 81′Alex Freeman
- 83′Buba Sangaré ← Rubén Sánchez
- 84′Ayoze Pérez
- 90′Víctor Chust
- 90′Juan Marcos Foyth
Villarreal · Elche
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Villarreal257.0Gulacsi
236.9Cardona
26.9Costa
86.6Foyth
36.6Freeman
106.5Moleiro
146.5↓66'Comesaña
226.5↓84'Pérez
116.5↓75'Akhomach
216.5↓66'Oluwaseyi
Elche186.5↓65'Lemar
126.2Villar
236.6Chust
17.0Dituro
116.5Valera
86.5↓28'Aguado
216.5↓65'Cepeda
246.5↓65'Osorio
36.6Revivo
26.9↓83'Sangaré
476.5Morcillo
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Villarreal
- 22Ayoze Pérez6.5
- 8Juan Marcos Foyth6.6
- 25Peter Gulacsi7.0
- 14Santi Comesaña6.5
- 11Ilias Akhomach6.5
- 3Alex Freeman6.6
- 21Tani Oluwaseyi6.5
- 2Logan Costa6.9
- 23Sergi Cardona6.9
- 10Alberto Moleiro6.5
Elche
- 18Thomas Lemar6.5
- 12Gonzalo Villar6.2
- 23Víctor Chust6.6
- 1Matías Dituro7.0
- 11Germán Valera6.5
- 8Marc Aguado6.5
- 21Lucas Cepeda6.5
- 24Abiel Osorio6.5
- 3Roy Revivo6.6
- 2Buba Sangaré6.9
- 47Javi Morcillo6.5
VillarrealTale of the tapeElche
—Formation3-3-4
9 ptsTable7 pts
+0Goal difference-6
LWWLLFormDWLDL
2Head-to-head wins0
49%Win chance29%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Villarreal 2W0D0W Elche
Goals 5–2
- 2026-03-08Villarreal CF2–1Elche CF
- 2026-01-03Elche CF1–3Villarreal CF
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Villarreal
LWWLL- @Real Madrid0-1
- vsLevante3-1
- @Malaga3-1
- vsReal Betis1-2
- vsDeportivo La Coruna2-3
Elche
DWLDL- vsCelta Vigo0-0
- @Espanyol3-1
- vsReal Madrid2-3
- @Athletic Club1-1
- vsReal Sociedad2-3
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +0 | 9 |
| Elche | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
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