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.
A. Moleiro 7' (Villarreal) · G. Mikautadze 13' (Villarreal) · M. Neto 30' (Elche) · A. Pedraza 83' (Villarreal)
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.
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
Substitutes: A. Tenas, G. Moreno, J. Foyth, T. Oluwaseyi, S. Cardona, H. Lopez, C. Macia, A. Diatta, J. Gaitan
Coach: Marcelino
Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) — named player of the match with a 8.0 rating.