Elche 1-3 Villarreal | Result & Match Report
Elche
1 - 3 Villarreal
La Liga · Matchday 18 · Full Time
La Liga · Matchday 18: Villarreal beat Elche 3-1. The match was played on Saturday, 3 January 2026 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (Elche); refereed by Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain.
⚽ Goals
A. Moleiro 7' (Villarreal) · G. Mikautadze 13' (Villarreal) · M. Neto 30' (Elche) · A. Pedraza 83' (Villarreal)
Match Analysis
After a 1-2 first half, the game finished 1-3.
Elche held 78% of possession against 22%, attempting 15 shots to Villarreal's 12.
Shots on target read 2-4 and corners 6-2.
⏱️ Match Events
7'⚽A. Moleiro (G. Mikautadze)
13'⚽G. Mikautadze (N. Pepe)
30'⚽M. Neto (A. Febas)
39'🟨Ayoze Pérez
50'🟨Germán Valera
61'🔄▲ B. Diaby ▼ D. Affengruber
66'🟨Aleix Febas
66'🟨Pedro Bigas
66'🟨Santi Comesaña
67'🔄▲ G. Moreno ▼ A. Perez
68'🔄▲ S. Cardona ▼ N. Pepe
71'🔄▲ G. Diangana ▼ M. Aguado
76'🔄▲ T. Oluwaseyi ▼ G. Mikautadze
76'🔄▲ C. Macia ▼ D. Parejo
79'🔄▲ Josan ▼ A. Nunez
79'🔄▲ R. Mendoza ▼ M. Neto
79'🔄▲ A. Boayar ▼ R. Mir
80'🔄▲ J. Foyth ▼ S. Mourino
83'⚽A. Pedraza (S. Cardona)
88'🟨Sergi Cardona
👕 Line-ups
Elche · 3-5-2 · ⌀ 6.86
Substitutes: M. Dituro, A. Pedrosa, B. Diaby, Y. Santiago, Josan, J. Donald, G. Diangana, L. Petrot, Piri, R. Mendoza, A. Boayar, A. Iturbe
Coach: Eder Sarabia
Villarreal · 4-4-2 · ⌀ 7.10
Substitutes: A. Tenas, G. Moreno, J. Foyth, T. Oluwaseyi, S. Cardona, H. Lopez, C. Macia, A. Diatta, J. Gaitan
Coach: Marcelino
📊 Match Stats
1.31Expected goals (xG)1.52
⭐ Player of the Match
Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) — named player of the match with a 8.0 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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