La Liga · Sat, 14 Mar 2026 ·
Real Madrid vs Elche — 4 - 1
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu · Referee: J. Manzano
Match report
Real Madrid beat Elche 4-1
Elche were beaten 4-1 by Real Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in La Liga matchday 28. A. Rudiger (39'), F. Valverde (44'), D. Huijsen (66') and A. Guler (89') scored for Real Madrid, while M. A. Moran (85' og) found the net for Elche. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Real Madrid had 47% of the ball and 14 shots (6 on target) against Elche’s 11 (1 on target). Arda Güler (Real Madrid) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Real Madrid 4th in the La Liga table on 15 points and Elche 18th on 5.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Real Betis | 7 | +2 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | +10 | 15 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 7 | +1 | 13 |
| 17 | Levante | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Elche | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Valencia | 7 | -9 | 4 |
Match events
- 23'substitutionBuba SangareOff: A. Pedrosa
- 39'goalA. RudigerNormal Goal
- 44'goalF. ValverdeAssist: F. Garcia
- 55'yellow cardEduardo CamavingaYellow Card
- 58'substitutionVinicius JuniorOff: A. Guler
- 58'substitutionF. ValverdeOff: G. Garcia
- 58'substitutionA. TchouameniOff: D. Yanez
- 61'substitutionA. RudigerOff: D. Aguado
- 62'yellow cardGermán ValeraYellow Card
- 63'substitutionB. DiazOff: M. A. Moran
- 64'substitutionT. PitarchOff: C. Palacios
- 64'substitutionL. PetrotOff: Josan
- 64'substitutionL. CepedaOff: R. Mir
- 64'substitutionF. Redondo SolariOff: M. Aguado
- 66'yellow cardDavid AffengruberYellow Card
- 66'goalD. HuijsenAssist: D. Yanez
- 74'substitutionM. NetoOff: G. Diangana
- 74'substitutionD. AffengruberOff: P. Bigas
- 85'own goalM. A. Moran(own goal)Own Goal
- 88'yellow cardRafa MirYellow Card
- 89'goalA. GulerNormal Goal
Lineups
Real Madrid
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 2D. CarvajalD
- 22A. RudigerD
- 24D. HuijsenD
- 20F. GarciaD
- 8F. ValverdeM
- 45T. PitarchM
- 14A. TchouameniM
- 6E. CamavingaM
- 21B. DiazF
- 7Vinicius JuniorF
Substitutes
- 13A. LuninG
- 43S. MestreG
- 37M. A. MoranM
- 38C. PalaciosM
- 27D. AguadoD
- 12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
- 15A. GulerM
- 16G. GarciaF
- 42D. YanezF
Elche
Formation 5-3-2 · Coach Eder Sarabia
Starting XI
- 1M. DituroG
- 42Buba SangareD
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 23V. ChustD
- 21L. PetrotD
- 11G. ValeraD
- 24L. CepedaM
- 5F. Redondo SolariM
- 14A. FebasM
- 16M. NetoF
- 9Andre SilvaF
Substitutes
- 13I. PenaG
- 45A. IturbeG
- 17JosanM
- 19G. DianganaF
- 10R. MirF
- 7Y. SantiagoF
- 20A. RodriguezF
- 6P. BigasD
- 15Tete MorenteF
- 12G. VillarM
- 3A. PedrosaD
- 8M. AguadoM
Match statistics
- 47%Possession53%
- 1.37Expected goals (xG)0.84
- 14Total shots11
- 6Shots on target1
- 5Shots off target7
- 3Blocked shots3
- 5Shots inside the box8
- 9Shots outside the box3
- 5Corners4
- 3Offsides1
- 11Fouls21
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves2
- 480Passes531
- 424Accurate passes465
- 88%Pass accuracy88%
- -1.80Goals prevented-1.80
Player statistics
Real Madrid
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thibaut CourtoisG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Daniel CarvajalD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Fran GarcíaD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 22Antonio RüdigerD | 61 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 24Dean HuijsenD | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 6Eduardo CamavingaM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Federico ValverdeM | 58 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 14Aurélien TchouaméniM | 58 | 6.9 | ||
| 45Thiago PitarchM | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Vinicius JúniorF | 58 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Brahim DíazF | 63 | 7.3 | ||
| 13Andriy LuninG | – | – | ||
| 43Sergio MestreG | – | – | ||
| 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldD | – | – | ||
| 27Diego AguadoD | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Arda GülerMTop rated | 32 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 37Manuel Ángel MoránM | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| 38César PalaciosM | 26 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Gonzalo GarcíaF | 32 | 6.5 | ||
| 42Daniel YañezF | 32 | 7.0 | 1 |
Elche
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matías DituroG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 11Germán ValeraD | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 21Léo PétrotD | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| 22David AffengruberD | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Víctor ChustD | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 42Buba SangareD | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Federico RedondoM | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Aleix FebasM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Lucas CepedaM | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 9André SilvaF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Martim NetoF | 74 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Iñaki PeñaG | – | – | ||
| 45Alejandro IturbeG | – | – | ||
| 3Adrià PedrosaD | 67 | 5.9 | ||
| 6Pedro BigasD | 16 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Marc AguadoM | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Gonzalo VillarM | – | – | ||
| 17JosanM | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Yago SantiagoF | – | – | ||
| 10Rafa MirF | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Tete MorenteF | – | – | ||
| 19Grady DianganaF | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Álvaro RodriguezF | – | – |