Elche vs Villarreal

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🕒 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero 🧑‍⚖️ Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Elche 13 · Villarreal 3

Referee Stats

Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos

20 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.20
Reds avg	0.45
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	35%
Draws	10%
Away wins	55%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-12).
Elche controlled possession (78%).
Villarreal had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Elche (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-8-2

Goals For / Against

30 / 19

Avg: 1.58 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.84

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Villarreal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 27

Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.84

PPG

1.37

1.58

1.26

1.00

1.42

53%

O2.5

42%

58%

BTTS

63%

53%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Elche rank13th

Villarreal rank3rd

Elche points43

Villarreal points72

Elche: #13 · 43 pts · GD -8

43 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Villarreal: #3 · 72 pts · GD +26

14 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Elche last 5 home

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals8-4

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Villarreal last 5 away

L D D W L

Points5/15

Weighted index29

Goals4-6

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Elche trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Elche score at home89%

Elche clean sheet at home42%

Villarreal score away79%

Villarreal clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Elche score first53%

Elche win after scoring first70%

Villarreal score first63%

Villarreal win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Elche 75% · Villarreal 0%

Avg first goal minute: Elche 33.5' · Villarreal 32.8'

Vs league average

Elche score at home1.58 vs 1.57

Elche concede at home1.00 vs 1.12

Villarreal score away1.26 vs 1.12

Villarreal concede away1.42 vs 1.57

Elche score level with league average, while Villarreal score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Elche are 11% below league average at home, and Villarreal are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Elche goal timing (home)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 7

0-15 3

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

31-45 0

Villarreal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

78%

22%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

775

220

Passes Accurate

707

164

Passes %

91%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Alberto Moleiro

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Mikautadze

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

G. Mikautadze

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Pépé

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Martim Neto

Normal Goal · Assist: Aleix Febas

39'

39' Ayoze Pérez

50'

50' Germán Valera

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ D. Affengruber

1st substitution · For: Bambo Diaby

66'

66' Aleix Febas

66'

66' Bigas

66'

66' Santi Comesaña

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Ayoze Pérez

1st substitution · For: Gerard Moreno

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ N. Pépé

2nd substitution · For: Sergi Cardona

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Marc Aguado

2nd substitution · For: John Nwankwo

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ G. Mikautadze

3rd substitution · For: T. Oluwaseyi

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Dani Parejo

4th substitution · For: C. Macia

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Álvaro Núñez

3rd substitution · For: Josan

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Martim Neto

4th substitution · For: Rodrigo Mendoza

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Rafa Mir

5th substitution · For: Adam Boayar

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ S. Mouriño

5th substitution · For: J. Foyth

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

Pedraza

Normal Goal · Assist: Sergi Cardona

88'

88' Sergi Cardona

Elche vs Villarreal 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Villarreal beat Elche 3-1 on Saturday, 03 January 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos. It was played at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.

First half: Villarreal took an early lead at 7' when Alberto Moleiro scored, with the assist credited to G. Mikautadze, making the score 0-1. Villarreal extended the lead at 13' when G. Mikautadze scored, with the assist credited to N. Pépé, making the score 0-2. Elche reduced the deficit at 30' when Martim Neto scored, with the assist credited to Aleix Febas, making the score 1-2. Ayoze Pérez received a yellow card for Villarreal at 39'.

Second half: Germán Valera received a yellow card for Elche at 50'. Elche made their 1st substitution at 61', with D. Affengruber replacing Bambo Diaby. Aleix Febas received a yellow card for Elche at 66'. Bigas received a yellow card for Elche at 66'. Santi Comesaña received a yellow card for Villarreal at 66'. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 67', with Ayoze Pérez replacing Gerard Moreno. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 68', with N. Pépé replacing Sergi Cardona. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Marc Aguado replacing John Nwankwo. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 76', with G. Mikautadze replacing T. Oluwaseyi. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 76', with Dani Parejo replacing C. Macia. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Álvaro Núñez replacing Josan. Elche made their 4th substitution at 79', with Martim Neto replacing Rodrigo Mendoza. Elche made their 5th substitution at 79', with Rafa Mir replacing Adam Boayar. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 80', with S. Mouriño replacing J. Foyth. Villarreal extended the lead at 83' when Pedraza scored, with the assist credited to Sergi Cardona, making the score 1-3. Sergi Cardona received a yellow card for Villarreal at 88'.

Elche used 5 substitutions while Villarreal used 5 substitutions. Elche got 3 yellow cards, while Villarreal got 3 yellow cards.