Elche 1-3 Villarreal — LaLiga, 3 Jan 2026
Villarreal beat Elche 3-1 in LaLiga on 3 January 2026 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche. M. Neto scored for Elche; A. Moleiro, Georges Mikautadze and A. Pedraza for Villarreal. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Elche have won 2 and Villarreal 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-17'assist: Georges Mikautadze
- 0-213'assist: Nicolas Pépé
- 1-230'
- 39'Foul
- Half-time1-2
- 50'Foul
- 61'
- 66'Argument
- 66'Argument
- 66'Argument
- 67'
- 68'
- 71'
- 76'
- 76'
- 79'
- 79'out: R. Mendoza
- 79'
- 80'out: Juan Foyth
- 1-383'assist: S. Cardona
- 88'Time wasting
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Elche
- 7.7Martim NetoM
- 7.3Aleix FebasM
- 7.2Alvaro NúñezM
- 7.2David AffengruberD
- 7.0Pedro BigasD
- 6.9Álvaro RodriguezF
- 6.7Rodrigo MendozaM
- 6.7Víctor ChustD
- 6.6Marc AguadoM
- 6.6JosanM
- 6.5Grady DianganaF
- 6.3Germán ValeraM
- 6.3Rafa MirF
- 6.3Iñaki PeñaG
- 6.2Adam BoayarF
- 6.2Bambo DiabyD
Villarreal
- 8.0Alfonso PedrazaD
- 7.9Alberto MoleiroM
- 7.3Georges MikautadzeF
- 7.3Pau NavarroD
- 7.3Sergi CardonaD
- 7.2Rafa MarínD
- 7.0Luiz JúniorG
- 6.9Santiago MouriñoD
- 6.9Carlos MaciáM
- 6.9Dani ParejoM
- 6.9Juan FoythD
- 6.9Nicolas PépéM
- 6.6Gerard MorenoF
- 6.5Santi ComesañaM
- 6.5Tanitoluwa OluwaseyiF
- 6.2Ayoze PérezF
Line-ups
Villarreal4-4-2
Elche3-5-2
Substitutes
ElcheEder Sarabia
Substitutes
- 4B. Diaby61'D6.2
- 1Matías DituroG
- 19Grady Diangana71'F6.5
- 17Josan79'M6.6
- 3A. PedrosaD
- 21Léo PétrotD
- 18J. DonaldD
- 7Y. SantiagoF
- 29PiriF
- 45A. IturbeG
- 30R. Mendoza79'M6.7
- 32A. Boayar79'F6.2
VillarrealMarcelino
Substitutes
- 8Juan Foyth80'D6.9
- 7G. Moreno67'F6.6
- 23S. Cardona68'D7.3
- 25A. TenasG
- 21Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi76'F6.5
- 38A. DiattaM
- 32H. LopezF
- 37C. Macia76'M6.9
- 40J. GaitanF
Team statistics
78%Possession22%
1.31Expected goals (xG)1.52
15Total shots12
2Shots on target4
7Shots off target6
6Blocked shots2
6Corners2
1Offsides2
8Fouls11
3Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves1
-0.27Goals prevented-0.27
775Total passes220
707Accurate passes164
91%Pass accuracy75%
Elche
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martim Neto | 79 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Aleix Febas | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Alvaro Núñez | 79 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| David Affengruber | 61 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Pedro Bigas | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Álvaro Rodriguez | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Rodrigo Mendoza | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Víctor Chust | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Marc Aguado | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Josan | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Grady Diangana | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Germán Valera | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Rafa Mir | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Iñaki Peña | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Adam Boayar | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bambo Diaby | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Villarreal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Pedraza | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Alberto Moleiro | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Georges Mikautadze | 76 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Pau Navarro | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Sergi Cardona | 22 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Rafa Marín | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Luiz Júnior | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Santiago Mouriño | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Carlos Maciá | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Dani Parejo | 76 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Juan Foyth | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Nicolas Pépé | 68 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Gerard Moreno | 23 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Santi Comesaña | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 67 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
ElcheWLWLD
- W21 Dec 25HRayo Vallecano4-0
- L13 Dec 25AMallorca1-3
- W07 Dec 25HGirona3-0
- L28 Nov 25AGetafe0-1
- D23 Nov 25HReal Madrid2-2
VillarrealLLWWL
- L21 Dec 25HBarcelona0-2
- L10 Dec 25HFC Copenhagen2-3
- W06 Dec 25HGetafe2-0
- W30 Nov 25AReal Sociedad3-2
- L25 Nov 25ABorussia Dortmund0-4
Head-to-head
- 04 Feb 23Elche3-1Villarreal
- 04 Sept 22Villarreal4-0Elche
- 16 Jan 22Elche1-0Villarreal
- 22 Sept 21Villarreal4-1Elche
- 06 Feb 21Elche2-2Villarreal
- 06 Dec 20Villarreal0-0Elche
Most recent meetings
Final table, LaLiga 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 38 | +11 | 60 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 38 | -14 | 43 |
| 14 | Alaves | 38 | -12 | 43 |
| 15 | Elche | 38 | -8 | 43 |
| 16 | Levante | 38 | -14 | 42 |
| 17 | Osasuna | 38 | -6 | 42 |
Before and after
Elche
- Previous: Elche 4-0 Rayo Vallecano, 21 Dec 2025 · LaLiga
- Next: Valencia 1-1 Elche, 10 Jan 2026 · LaLiga
Villarreal
- Previous: Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona, 21 Dec 2025 · LaLiga
- Next: Villarreal 3-1 Alaves, 10 Jan 2026 · LaLiga
Data updated