Elche vs Villarreal, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA

Elche

30': Martim Neto

FT
1 - 3

Villarreal

7': Alberto Moleiro
13': Georges Mikautadze
83': Alfonso Pedraza

About

Elche are hosting Villarreal at Estadio Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Germán Valera (Elche).
2': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Aleix Febas (Elche).
4': Foul by Germán Valera (Elche).
4': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Goal! Elche 0, Villarreal 1. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze following a fast break.
9': Attempt missed. Rafa Mir (Elche) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
10': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
10': Germán Valera (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Goal! Elche 0, Villarreal 2. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
16': Attempt missed. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez following a fast break.
18': Foul by David Affengruber (Elche).
18': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro.
19': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by David Affengruber.
20': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
22': Attempt missed. Germán Valera (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
22': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Rafa Marín.
25': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Núñez (Elche) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
29': Attempt blocked. Aleix Febas (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martim Neto.
30': Goal! Elche 1, Villarreal 2. Martim Neto (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleix Febas.
32': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Rafa Marín with a headed pass.
32': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
32': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Parejo with a cross.
34': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche).
36': Attempt missed. Martim Neto (Elche) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Germán Valera with a cross.
37': Attempt missed. Aleix Febas (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
39': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
39': Marc Aguado (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Aguado (Elche).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Attempt missed. Pedro Bigas (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Affengruber.
41': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
41': Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Attempt missed. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Bigas with a cross.
42': Offside, Villarreal. Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
45': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Pau Navarro.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal).
45'+1': Germán Valera (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Foul by Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal).
45'+2': Álvaro Núñez (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
45'+4': Offside, Elche. Álvaro Rodríguez is caught offside.
45'+5': First Half ends, Elche 1, Villarreal 2.
45': Second Half begins Elche 1, Villarreal 2.
47': David Affengruber (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
49': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
49': Foul by Germán Valera (Elche).
49': Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Germán Valera (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pau Navarro following a set piece situation.
52': Attempt missed. Pedro Bigas (Elche) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Núñez with a cross.
53': Delay in match because of an injury Luiz Júnior (Villarreal).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Attempt missed. Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro.
60': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Germán Valera.
60': Foul by Germán Valera (Elche).
60': Pau Navarro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Elche. Bambo Diaby replaces David Affengruber.
61': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
61': Marc Aguado (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt saved. Rafa Mir (Elche) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal). Assisted by Álvaro Rodríguez with a cross.
64': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
66': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
66': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
66': Pedro Bigas (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
66': Aleix Febas (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
67': Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Ayoze Pérez.
68': Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Nicolas Pépé.
69': Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerard Moreno following a fast break.
71': Substitution, Elche. Grady Diangana replaces Marc Aguado.
75': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (Elche) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Rodríguez with a cross.
76': Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Macià replaces Dani Parejo.
76': Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Georges Mikautadze.
78': Attempt blocked. Germán Valera (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa Mir.
78': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
79': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal).
79': Substitution, Elche. Adam El Mokhtari replaces Rafa Mir.
79': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Álvaro Núñez.
79': Substitution, Elche. Rodrigo Mendoza replaces Martim Neto.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Substitution, Villarreal. Juan Foyth replaces Santiago Mouriño because of an injury.
83': Goal! Elche 1, Villarreal 3. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Cardona.
87': Foul by Victor Chust (Elche).
87': Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Offside, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza is caught offside.
88': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
89': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
90': Attempt missed. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a through ball following a fast break.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Bigas.
90'+5': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Rafa Marín.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Elche 1, Villarreal 3.
0': Match ends, Elche 1, Villarreal 3.

Statistics

VIL		ELC
11	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
22	Possession	78
12	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
164	Accurate Passes	706
220	Passes	769
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
2	Crosses	33
0.5	Cross %	0.2
42	Long Balls	41
20	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	8
22	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	10
43	Effective Clearances	6
43	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Attendance: 27,078

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	29	+50	73
2	Real Madrid	29	+37	69
3	Villarreal	29	+20	58
4	Atlético Madrid	29	+21	57

Full Table

Line-Ups

Elche (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	Iñaki Peña (GK)
22	David Affengruber
6	Pedro Bigas
23	Víctor Chust
14	Aleix Febas
16	Martim Neto
8	Marc Aguado
11	Germán Valera
15	Álvaro Núñez
10	Rafa Mir
20	Álvaro Rodríguez

Elche Substitutes:

Matías Dituro, John Donald, Daniel Ballesteros Fernández, Adam Boayar, Bambo Diaby, Léo Pétrot, Alejandro Iturbe, Adrià Pedrosa, Grady Diangana, Josan, Yago Alonso, Rodrigo Mendoza.

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Luiz Júnior (GK)
4	Rafa Marín
26	Pau Navarro
24	Alfonso Pedraza
15	Santiago Mouriño
10	Dani Parejo
14	Santi Comesaña
20	Alberto Moleiro
19	Nicolas Pépé
9	Georges Mikautadze
22	Ayoze Pérez

Villarreal Substitutes:

Tani Oluwaseyi, Sergi Cardona, Gerard Moreno, Arnau Tenas, Juan Foyth, Carlos Macià, Joselillo, Hugo López, Alassane Diatta.

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