Villarreal 2-1 Elche — LaLiga, 8 Mar 2026
Villarreal beat Elche 2-1 in the LaLiga on 8 March 2026 at Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal. Tajon Buchanan, S. Mourino, Andre Silva got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Villarreal have won 3 and Elche 2.
Match timeline
- 1-031'assist: Pape Gueye
- 2-041'assist: S. Comesana
- 43'Foul
- Half-time2-0
- 59'
- 65'out: G. Moreno
- 65'
- 68'out: Josan
- 68'
- 68'
- 74'Argument
- 75'out: D. Parejo
- 75'
- 76'out: R. Veiga
- 77'out: Andre Silva
- 2-183'assist: M. Neto
- 90+6'Argument
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Villarreal
- 8.0Santiago MouriñoD
- 7.9Tajon BuchananM
- 7.7Pape GueyeM
- 7.6Luiz JúniorG
- 7.3Nicolas PépéF
- 7.2Pau NavarroD
- 7.0Santi ComesañaM
- 7.0Rafa MarínD
- 6.7Georges MikautadzeF
- 6.7Sergi CardonaD
- 6.6Alberto MoleiroM
- 6.5Thomas ParteyM
- 6.5Alfon GonzálezF
- 6.3Renato VeigaM
- 6.3Dani ParejoM
- 6.2Gerard MorenoF
Elche
- 7.9Matías DituroG
- 7.7André SilvaF
- 7.7Martim NetoM
- 7.2Germán ValeraM
- 7.0David AffengruberD
- 7.0Léo PétrotD
- 6.7Federico RedondoM
- 6.7JosanM
- 6.7Aleix FebasM
- 6.6Gonzalo VillarM
- 6.6Marc AguadoM
- 6.5Rafa MirF
- 6.5Víctor ChustD
- 6.3Buba SangareM
- 6.2Grady DianganaM
- 6.2Álvaro RodriguezF
Line-ups
Elche3-5-2
Villarreal4-4-2
Substitutes
VillarrealMarcelino
Substitutes
- 16Thomas Partey75'M6.5
- 10D. Parejo75'M6.3
- 24A. PedrazaD
- 7G. Moreno65'F6.2
- 11A. Gonzalez65'F6.5
- 25A. TenasG
- 12R. Veiga76'M6.3
- 21Tanitoluwa OluwaseyiF
- 3Alexander FreemanD
ElcheEder Sarabia
Substitutes
- 13I. PenaG
- 9Andre Silva83'77'F7.7
- 17Josan68'M6.7
- 12G. Villar68'M6.6
- 15Tete MorenteF
- 3A. PedrosaD
- 6P. BigasD
- 16M. Neto59'M7.7
- 5Federico Redondo68'M6.7
- 45A. IturbeG
- 24Lucas CepedaF
Team statistics
37%Possession63%
1.58Expected goals (xG)1.22
16Total shots13
7Shots on target6
6Shots off target6
3Blocked shots1
4Corners6
1Offsides1
11Fouls16
1Yellow cards2
6Goalkeeper saves5
0.69Goals prevented0.69
352Total passes608
282Accurate passes529
80%Pass accuracy87%
Villarreal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Mouriño | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8.0 |
| Tajon Buchanan | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Pape Gueye | 75 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Luiz Júnior | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Nicolas Pépé | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Pau Navarro | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Santi Comesaña | 75 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Rafa Marín | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Georges Mikautadze | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Sergi Cardona | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Alberto Moleiro | 65 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Thomas Partey | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Alfon González | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Renato Veiga | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dani Parejo | 15 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Gerard Moreno | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Elche
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matías Dituro | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| André Silva | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Martim Neto | 31 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Germán Valera | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| David Affengruber | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Léo Pétrot | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Federico Redondo | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Josan | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Aleix Febas | 68 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Gonzalo Villar | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Marc Aguado | 68 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Rafa Mir | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Víctor Chust | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Buba Sangare | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Grady Diangana | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Álvaro Rodriguez | 90 | – | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
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