Elche vs Villarreal

La Liga

Elche

5-7-6

1-3

Final

Villarreal

12-2-3

Estadio Martínez Valero

TV: TSN+

Match pulse

ELCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTVIL

78%Possession22%

16Shots12

2On target4

6Corners2

1Saves1

8Fouls11

39'Ayoze PérezVIL50'Germán ValeraELC66'Santi ComesañaVIL66'Pedro BigasELC66'Aleix FebasELC88'Sergi CardonaVIL

Team	1H	2H	T
ELC	1	0	1
VIL	2	1	3

Who won: Villarreal 3-1

Villarreal beat Elche 3-1 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Estadio Martínez Valero. Goals for Elche: Martim Neto (30'). Goals for Villarreal: Alberto Moleiro (7'), Georges Mikautadze (13') and Alfonso Pedraza (83').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

ELCVIL

8Fouls11

3Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards0

1Offsides2

6Corner Kicks2

1Saves1

78Possession22

16SHOTS12

2ON GOAL4

0.1On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

706Accurate Passes164

769Passes220

0.9Pass Completion %0.7

6Accurate Crosses1

33Crosses2

0.2Cross %0.5

41Long Balls42

26Accurate Long Balls20

0.6Long Balls %0.5

6Blocked Shots2

8Effective Tackles12

17Tackles22

0.5Tackle %0.5

10Interceptions5

6Effective Clearances43

6Clearances43

Player of the game

Georges Mikautadze

VIL · 1 G, 1 A

8.1

Deserved to win

12%

ELC · 0.15 xG

79%

Draw

VIL · 0.10 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, Elche 1, Villarreal 3.
Second Half ends, Elche 1, Villarreal 3.
90'+5'
Corner, Elche. Conceded by Rafa Marín.
90'+4'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Bigas.
R. Mendoza
90'+3'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a through ball following a fast break.
S. Comesaña
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
Á. Rodríguez
89'
Corner awarded
Corner, Elche. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
88'
Yellow card
Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
S. Cardona
88'
Offside
Offside, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza is caught offside.
87'
Free kick won
Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'ELC
Foul
Foul by Victor Chust (Elche).
GOAL83'
Goal! Left footed shot
A. Pedraza · ast S. Cardona
Goal! Elche 1, Villarreal 3. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Cardona.
ELC 1 - 3 VIL
80'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Mouriño
Substitution, Villarreal. Juan Foyth replaces Santiago Mouriño because of an injury.
J. Foyth
80'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79'
Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
79'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Neto
Substitution, Elche. Rodrigo Mendoza replaces Martim Neto.
R. Mendoza
79'
Sub
Subbed on for Á. Núñez
Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Álvaro Núñez.
Josan
79'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Mir
Substitution, Elche. Adam El Mokhtari replaces Rafa Mir.
A. Boayar
79'
Foul
Foul by Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal).
79'
Free kick won
Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Corner awarded
Corner, Elche. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
78'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Germán Valera (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa Mir.
76'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Mikautadze
Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Georges Mikautadze.
T. Oluwaseyi
76'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Parejo
Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Macià replaces Dani Parejo.
C. Macià