Barcelona win 3-1 at Elche

Match report

Elche were beaten 3-1 by Barcelona at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in La Liga matchday 22. A. Rodriguez (29') scored for Elche, while Lamine Yamal (6'), F. Torres (40') and M. Rashford (72') found the net for Barcelona. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Elche had 39% of the ball and 9 shots (3 on target) against Barcelona’s 30 (8 on target). Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) was the top-rated player with 9.2. The result leaves Elche 18th in the La Liga table on 5 points and Barcelona 1st on 21.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Elche

18th · 5 points · P 7 W 1 D 2 L 4

Form

Barcelona

1st · 21 points · P 7 W 7 D 0 L 0

Form

La Liga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	7	+24	21
2	Atletico Madrid	7	+9	16
17	Levante	6	-4	5
18	Elche	7	-6	5
19	Valencia	7	-9	4

Full La Liga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sun, 23 Aug 2026, Elche 0-5 Barcelona

Full Elche vs Barcelona head-to-head

Match events

6'goalLamine YamalAssist: D. Olmo
29'goalA. RodriguezAssist: G. Valera
38'yellow cardJohn DonaldYellow Card
40'goalF. TorresAssist: F. de Jong
46'substitutionRaphinhaOff: M. Rashford
56'substitutionM. AguadoOff: F. Redondo Solari
60'substitutionG. DianganaOff: M. Neto
60'substitutionAndre SilvaOff: A. Boayar
62'substitutionF. TorresOff: R. Lewandowski
62'substitutionD. OlmoOff: M. Bernal
72'goalM. RashfordNormal Goal
74'substitutionD. AffengruberOff: L. Petrot
74'substitutionA. RodriguezOff: L. Cepeda
76'yellow cardRodrigo MendozaYellow Card
84'substitutionJ. KoundeOff: R. Araujo
85'substitutionFermínOff: M. Casado
90'yellow cardFrenkie de JongYellow Card

Lineups

Elche

Formation 3-4-1-2 · Coach Eder Sarabia

Starting XI

Substitutes

Barcelona

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Hansi Flick

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

39%Possession61%
1.00Expected goals (xG)6.44
9Total shots30
3Shots on target8
5Shots off target15
1Blocked shots7
7Shots inside the box26
2Shots outside the box4
2Corners8
5Offsides2
15Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
–Red cards–
4Goalkeeper saves2
353Passes548
289Accurate passes473
82%Pass accuracy86%
0.10Goals prevented0.10

Player statistics

Elche

Elche player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
13Iñaki PeñaG	90	6.3				55 · 65%			1/4
18John DonaldD	90	6.3				31 · 97%		3	3/9
22David AffengruberD	74	5.9				29 · 66%			2/6
23Víctor ChustD	90	7.6				41 · 95%		3	4/11
3Adrià PedrosaM	90	6.5				25 · 80%	1	2	3/10
8Marc AguadoM	56	6.3				16 · 88%
11Germán ValeraM	90	7.2		1	1 (0)	28 · 89%	2	1	4/5
30Rodrigo MendozaM	90	7.2			1 (0)	40 · 92%	1	2	8/14
9André SilvaF	60	6.0				10 · 70%	1		0/5
19Grady DianganaF	60	6.3				14 · 43%	1
20Álvaro RodriguezF	75	7.9	1		3 (1)	17 · 82%		3	7/11
1Matías DituroG	–	–
45Alejandro IturbeG	–	–
21Léo PétrotD	16	7.3				11 · 100%			1/1
31David DelgadoD	–	–
36Nico SalvadorD	–	–
5Federico RedondoM	34	6.3				14 · 93%			0/4
16Martim NetoM	30	6.6				10 · 90%	1		2/3
43Alex HerraizM	–	–
7Yago SantiagoF	–	–
24Lucas CepedaF	15	6.5			1 (1)	6 · 83%			0/2
32Adam BoayarF	30	6.9			2 (1)	6 · 67%	1		1/5
38Alex SanchezF	–	–

Barcelona

Barcelona player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
13Joan GarcíaG	90	7.3				43 · 84%
3Alejandro BaldeD	90	7.2				51 · 92%	3	2	6/10
5Pau CubarsíD	90	6.3				56 · 93%			0/2
23Jules KoundéD	84	6.9				55 · 95%	1	1	4/7
24Eric GarcíaD	90	7.6			1 (0)	55 · 91%		3	8/13
16Fermín LópezM	84	6.5			4 (1)	37 · 92%	2	1	5/8
20Dani OlmoM	62	6.2		1	2 (0)	39 · 82%	2	1	2/6
21Frenkie de JongM	90	7.9		1		60 · 92%	5	1	4/7
7Ferran TorresF	62	7.2	1		7 (3)	20 · 70%			5/7
10Lamine YamalFTop rated	90	9.2	1		4 (3)	57 · 72%	8	2	8/13
11RaphinhaF	45	7.2			2 (0)	22 · 64%	1	1	4/4
25Wojciech SzczęsnyG	–	–
31Diego KochenG	–	–
2João CanceloD	–	–
4Ronald AraújoD	12	6.6				4 · 75%
18Gerard MartínD	–	–
17Marc CasadóM	11	6.7				3 · 33%		1	1/1
22Marc BernalM	28	6.9				16 · 94%	1	1	2/3
9Robert LewandowskiF	28	6.3			1 (0)	11 · 91%	2		3/7
14Marcus RashfordF	45	8.0	1		2 (1)	19 · 89%	1		2/2
19Roony BardghjiF	–	–