Villarreal vs Elche

La Liga · 8 de mar. de 2026 · 13:00 · Estadio de la Ceramica

Final score: Villarreal 2–1 Elche

Standings

• Villarreal: #3 · 69 Pts · 37 P (21W 6D 10L)
• Elche: #17 · 42 Pts · 37 P (10W 12D 15L)

Recent form

Villarreal

• L 28 de fev. de 2026: Barcelona 4–1 Villarreal
• W 22 de fev. de 2026: Villarreal 2–1 Valência
• W 18 de fev. de 2026: Levante 0–1 Villarreal
• L 14 de fev. de 2026: Getafe 2–1 Villarreal
• W 9 de fev. de 2026: Villarreal 4–1 Espanyol

Elche

• D 1 de mar. de 2026: Elche 2–2 Espanyol
• L 20 de fev. de 2026: Athletic Bilbau 2–1 Elche
• D 13 de fev. de 2026: Elche 0–0 Osasuna
• L 7 de fev. de 2026: Real Sociedad 3–1 Elche
• L 31 de jan. de 2026: Elche 1–3 Barcelona

Head-to-head

• 2026-03-08T13:00:00+00:00: Villarreal 2–1 Elche
• 2026-01-03T17:30:00+00:00: Elche 1–3 Villarreal
• 2023-02-04T15:15:00+00:00: Elche 3–1 Villarreal
• 2022-09-04T16:30:00+00:00: Villarreal 4–0 Elche
• 2022-01-16T13:00:00+00:00: Elche 1–0 Villarreal

Lineups

Villarreal (Formation: 4-4-2)

1. Luiz Junior, 15. S. Mourino, 6. P. Navarro, 4. R. Marin, 23. S. Cardona, 17. T. Buchanan, 14. S. Comesana, 18. P. Gueye, 20. A. Moleiro, 19. N. Pepe, 9. G. Mikautadze

Elche (Formation: 3-5-2)

1. M. Dituro, 23. V. Chust, 22. D. Affengruber, 21. L. Petrot, 42. Buba Sangare, 14. A. Febas, 8. M. Aguado, 19. G. Diangana, 11. G. Valera, 20. A. Rodriguez, 10. R. Mir

Match events

• 31' Goal Normal Goal — T. Buchanan (Villarreal) (assists: P. Gueye)
• 41' Goal Normal Goal — S. Mourino (Villarreal) (assists: S. Comesana)
• 43' Card Yellow Card — Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)
• 59' subst Substitution 1 — G. Diangana (Elche) (assists: M. Neto)
• 65' subst Substitution 1 — A. Moleiro (Villarreal) (assists: G. Moreno)
• 65' subst Substitution 2 — T. Buchanan (Villarreal) (assists: A. Gonzalez)
• 68' subst Substitution 2 — Buba Sangare (Elche) (assists: Josan)
• 68' subst Substitution 3 — M. Aguado (Elche) (assists: F. Redondo Solari)
• 68' subst Substitution 4 — A. Febas (Elche) (assists: G. Villar)
• 74' Card Yellow Card — Martim Neto (Elche)
• 75' subst Substitution 3 — S. Comesana (Villarreal) (assists: D. Parejo)
• 75' subst Substitution 4 — P. Gueye (Villarreal) (assists: T. Partey)
• 76' subst Substitution 5 — P. Navarro (Villarreal) (assists: R. Veiga)
• 77' subst Substitution 5 — R. Mir (Elche) (assists: Andre Silva)
• 83' Goal Normal Goal — Andre Silva (Elche) (assists: M. Neto)
• 90'+6 Card Yellow Card — André Silva (Elche)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 7 — 6
• Shots off Goal: 6 — 6
• Total Shots: 16 — 13
• Blocked Shots: 3 — 1
• Shots insidebox: 13 — 9
• Shots outsidebox: 3 — 4
• Fouls: 11 — 16
• Corner Kicks: 4 — 6
• Offsides: 1 — 1
• Ball Possession: 37% — 63%
• Yellow Cards: 1 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 6 — 5
• Total passes: 352 — 608
• Passes accurate: 282 — 529
• Passes %: 80% — 87%
• expected_goals: 1.58 — 1.22
• goals_prevented: 0 — 0

Injuries

Villarreal

• P. Cabanes — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• L. Costa — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• J. Foyth — Achilles Tendon Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. Perez — Contusion (Missing Fixture)
• W. Kambwala — Hamstring Injury (Questionable)

Elche

• H. Fort — Shoulder Injury (Missing Fixture)
• Y. Santiago — Red Card (Missing Fixture)
• J. Donald — Injury (Questionable)