La Liga · Sat, 3 Jan 2026 ·
Elche vs Villarreal — 1 - 3
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero · Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain
Match report
Villarreal win 3-1 at Elche
Elche were beaten 3-1 by Villarreal at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Saturday, 3 January 2026 in La Liga matchday 18. M. Neto (30') scored for Elche, while A. Moleiro (7'), G. Mikautadze (13') and A. Pedraza (83') found the net for Villarreal. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Elche had 78% of the ball and 15 shots (2 on target) against Villarreal’s 12 (4 on target). Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Elche 18th in the La Liga table on 5 points and Villarreal 9th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 17 | Levante | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Elche | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Valencia | 7 | -9 | 4 |
Match events
- 7'goalA. MoleiroAssist: G. Mikautadze
- 13'goalG. MikautadzeAssist: N. Pepe
- 30'goalM. NetoAssist: A. Febas
- 39'yellow cardAyoze PérezYellow Card
- 50'yellow cardGermán ValeraYellow Card
- 61'substitutionD. AffengruberOff: B. Diaby
- 66'yellow cardAleix FebasYellow Card
- 66'yellow cardPedro BigasYellow Card
- 66'yellow cardSanti ComesañaYellow Card
- 67'substitutionA. PerezOff: G. Moreno
- 68'substitutionN. PepeOff: S. Cardona
- 71'substitutionM. AguadoOff: G. Diangana
- 76'substitutionG. MikautadzeOff: T. Oluwaseyi
- 76'substitutionD. ParejoOff: C. Macia
- 79'substitutionA. NunezOff: Josan
- 79'substitutionM. NetoOff: R. Mendoza
- 79'substitutionR. MirOff: A. Boayar
- 80'substitutionS. MourinoOff: J. Foyth
- 83'goalA. PedrazaAssist: S. Cardona
- 88'yellow cardSergi CardonaYellow Card
Lineups
Elche
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Eder Sarabia
Starting XI
- 13I. PenaG
- 23V. ChustD
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 6P. BigasD
- 15A. NunezM
- 16M. NetoM
- 8M. AguadoM
- 14A. FebasM
- 11G. ValeraM
- 20A. RodriguezF
- 10R. MirF
Substitutes
- 1M. DituroG
- 3A. PedrosaD
- 4B. DiabyD
- 7Y. SantiagoF
- 17JosanM
- 18J. DonaldD
- 19G. DianganaF
- 21L. PetrotD
- 29PiriF
- 30R. MendozaM
- 32A. BoayarF
- 45A. IturbeG
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 15S. MourinoD
- 26P. NavarroD
- 4R. MarinD
- 24A. PedrazaD
- 19N. PepeM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 10D. ParejoM
- 20A. MoleiroM
- 22A. PerezF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes
- 25A. TenasG
- 7G. MorenoF
- 8J. FoythD
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 23S. CardonaD
- 32H. LopezF
- 37C. MaciaM
- 38A. DiattaM
- 40J. GaitanF
Match statistics
- 78%Possession22%
- 1.31Expected goals (xG)1.52
- 15Total shots12
- 2Shots on target4
- 7Shots off target6
- 6Blocked shots2
- 11Shots inside the box10
- 4Shots outside the box2
- 6Corners2
- 1Offsides2
- 8Fouls11
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves1
- 775Passes220
- 707Accurate passes164
- 91%Pass accuracy75%
- -0.27Goals prevented-0.27
Player statistics
Elche
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Iñaki PeñaG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Pedro BigasD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 22David AffengruberD | 61 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Víctor ChustD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Marc AguadoM | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Germán ValeraM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Aleix FebasM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 15Alvaro NúñezM | 79 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Martim NetoM | 79 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 10Rafa MirF | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Álvaro RodriguezF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 1Matías DituroG | – | – | ||
| 45Alejandro IturbeG | – | – | ||
| 3Adrià PedrosaD | – | – | ||
| 4Bambo DiabyD | 29 | 6.2 | ||
| 18John NwankwoD | – | – | ||
| 21Léo PétrotD | – | – | ||
| 17JosanM | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 30Rodrigo MendozaM | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Yago SantiagoF | – | – | ||
| 19Grady DianganaF | 19 | 6.5 | ||
| 29PiriF | – | – | ||
| 32Adam BoayarF | 11 | 6.2 |
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 4Rafa MarínD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Alfonso PedrazaDTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 26Pau NavarroD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Dani ParejoM | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Nicolas PépéM | 68 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 20Alberto MoleiroM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 76 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 67 | 6.2 | ||
| 25Arnau TenasG | – | – | ||
| 8Juan FoythD | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 37Carlos MaciáM | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| 38Alassane DiattaM | – | – | ||
| 7Gerard MorenoF | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| 32Hugo LopezF | – | – | ||
| 40JoselilloF | – | – |