Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, January 3, 2026
Villarreal WWLLL 3
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Elche WWLWW 1
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VIL213
ELC101
Estadio Martínez Valero · 27,078 att. · ESPN Deportes

Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:12 Elche vs. Villarreal - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:05 Alberto Moleiro finds the back of the net for Villarreal Watch on ESPN 00:55 Georges Mikautadze gets on the scoresheet for Villarreal Watch on ESPN 00:53 Martim Neto scores goal for Elche Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ELC · 3-5-2

  1. 13Iñaki PeñaG
  2. 22David AffengruberCD
  3. 6Pedro BigasCD-L
  4. 23Víctor ChustCD-R
  5. 14Aleix FebasCM-L
  6. 16Martim NetoCM-R
  7. 8Marc AguadoAM
  8. 11Germán ValeraLM
  9. 15Álvaro NúñezRM
  10. 10Rafa MirCF-L
  11. 20Álvaro RodríguezCF-R

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Luiz JúniorG
  2. 4Rafa MarínCD-L
  3. 26Pau NavarroCD-R
  4. 24Alfonso PedrazaLB
  5. 15Santiago MouriñoRB
  6. 10Dani ParejoCM-L
  7. 14Santi ComesañaCM-R
  8. 20Alberto MoleiroLM
  9. 19Nicolas PépéRM
  10. 9Georges MikautadzeCF-L
  11. 22Ayoze PérezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 39' Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 50' Germán Valera (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, Elche. Bambo Diaby replaces David Affengruber.
  7. 66' Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 66' Pedro Bigas (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 66' Aleix Febas (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 67' Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  11. 68' Substitution, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  12. 71' Substitution, Elche. Grady Diangana replaces Marc Aguado.
  13. 76' Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Macià replaces Dani Parejo.
  14. 76' Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Georges Mikautadze.
  15. 79' Substitution, Elche. Adam El Mokhtari replaces Rafa Mir.
  16. 79' Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Álvaro Núñez.
  17. 79' Substitution, Elche. Rodrigo Mendoza replaces Martim Neto.
  18. 80' Substitution, Villarreal. Juan Foyth replaces Santiago Mouriño because of an injury.
  19. 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.
  20. 88' Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.

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