Elche vs Villarreal: January 3, 2026

Villarreal beat Elche 3-1 at Estadio Martínez Valero, Elche on January 3, 2026 (2025-26 La Liga).

Full time · Played January 3, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM ET · StatsNext match records

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Score by half

Score by half — Elche / Villarreal — La Liga — January 3, 2026
Team1st half2nd halfFinal
Elche101
Villarreal213

Goals

Match statistics

Match statistics — Elche / Villarreal — La Liga — January 3, 2026
StatisticElcheVillarreal
Expected goals (xG)1.31.7
Shots1412
Shots on target24
Big chances26
Possession %7822
Passes775220
Corners62
Fouls811
Yellow cards33
Red cards00
Saves11

What stood out

  • Expected goals: Elche 1.3, Villarreal 1.7.
  • Shots: Elche 14, Villarreal 12.
  • Managers: Eder Sarabia (Elche), Marcelino (Villarreal).

Player lines

  • Aleix Febas (CEL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 1 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.1 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Álvaro Núñez (CEL): 79 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.6 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Ayoze Pérez (VIL): 67 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 3 SH, 1 SOT, 0.5 xG, 0.0 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Carlos Macià (VIL, substitute): 14 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Gerard Moreno (VIL, substitute): 23 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Josan (ELC, substitute): 11 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Juan Foyth (VIL, substitute): 10 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Luiz Júnior (VIL): 90 MIN, 1 SV, 21 PASS, 14 CMP, 0 YC
  • Marc Aguado (ELC): 71 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Martim Neto (ELC): 79 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 1 SOT, 0.3 xG, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Pau Navarro (VIL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Pedro Bigas (ELC): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.4 xG, 0.1 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Rodrigo Mendoza (ATM, substitute): 11 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Santiago Mouriño (VIL): 80 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Sergi Cardona (VIL, substitute): 22 MIN, 0 G, 1 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Tani Oluwaseyi (VIL, substitute): 14 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting is in these clubs’ stored results.

Full Elche vs Villarreal head-to-head (2 meetings).

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