La Liga Gameweek 2 Sun, Aug 23 2026 · 20:30 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Elche
0–5 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 0.70 – 4.38
Barcelona
  • 14’ (P), 67’ Raphinha
  • 45’ K. Adeyemi
  • 71’, 79’ Fermín López
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Barcelona cruise past Elche

Barcelona entered as clear favourites and won 5–0 through goals from Raphinha, Adeyemi and López. Barcelona finished with the higher xG (4.38 vs 0.70).

Elche17%
Draw21%
Barcelona ✓62%

Model vs reality

Elche goals
0
Model 0.96 · xG 0.70
Barcelona goals
5
Model 2.04 · xG 4.38
Total goals
5
Model 3.00 · xG 5.08
Score 0–5
1%
Most likely 0–2 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 58%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchRaphinhaBarcelona · 2 goals · 1 assist
9.9
  • RefereeAlejandro Quintero Gonzalez
  • CoachesMartin Anselmi · H. Flick
  • VenueEstadio Manuel Martínez Valero
  • Weather at kick-off27°C · Partly cloudy · wind 4 km/h Heat stress

Timeline

  1. Raphinha (pen) 0–1
    14’
  2. Ali HouaryYellow card · Foul
    33’
  3. ⇄ PedriFor Gavi
    45’
  4. K. Adeyemi 0–2Assist Raphinha
    45’
  5. Half time · 0–2
  6. ⇄ Martim NetoFor Marc Aguado
    64’
  7. ⇄ F. BuonanotteFor Ali Houary
    64’
  8. ⇄ Lucas CepedaFor Tete Morente
    64’
  9. ⇄ Dani OlmoFor K. Adeyemi
    65’
  10. ⇄ A. GordonFor Lamine Yamal
    65’
  11. Raphinha 0–3Assist A. Gordon
    67’
  12. ⇄ E. PonceFor Fer Niño
    69’
  13. Fermín López 0–4Assist A. Gordon
    71’
  14. Fermín López 0–5Assist Xavi Espart
    79’
  15. ⇄ J. KoundéFor Marc Bernal
    80’
  16. ⇄ João CanceloFor Raphinha
    80’
  17. ⇄ BigasFor F. Redondo
    81’
  18. Full time · 0–5

Team stats

Elche7 shots · 5 in box, 2 outside
Barcelona11 shots · 10 in box, 1 outside
ElcheBarcelona
46% Possession 54%
0.70 Expected goals (xG) 4.38
0.11 Expected points (xPts) 2.83
7 Shots 11
2 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 4
5 Shots inside the box 10
2 Shots outside the box 1
436 Passes 533
80% Pass accuracy 87%
3 Corners 1
2 Goalkeeper saves 2
13 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
5.80 Team rating 7.62

Line-ups

Elche 5-4-1

15.6 M. Dituro(G)
115.5 Germán Valera 235.6 Víctor Chust 55.3 F. Redondo ↓81’ 225.2 D. Affengruber 24.9 Buba Sangaré
295.6 Ali Houary ↓64’ 86.3 Marc Aguado ↓64’ 126.3 Gonzalo Villar 206.2 Tete Morente ↓64’
146.7 Fer Niño ↓69’
  • 1M. Dituro (G)5.6
  • 11Germán Valera5.5
  • 23Víctor Chust5.6
  • 5F. Redondo↓81’5.3
  • 22D. Affengruber5.2
  • 2Buba Sangaré4.9
  • 29Ali Houary↓64’5.6
  • 8Marc Aguado↓64’6.3
  • 12Gonzalo Villar6.3
  • 20Tete Morente↓64’6.2
  • 14Fer Niño↓69’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 6Bigas↑81’6.7
  • 16Martim Neto↑64’6.2
  • 10F. Buonanotte↑64’6.3
  • 9E. Ponce↑69’6.9
  • 21Lucas Cepeda↑64’6.9

Unused: A. Iturbe Encabo, Matia Barzic Gutiérrez, G. Diangana, J. Morcillo, Josan, U. Konare, A. Padilla

Coach: Martin Anselmi

Barcelona 4-2-3-1

17.3 Joan García(G)
367.7 Xavi Espart A 187.5 Gerard Martín 157.2 A. Christensen 247.9 Eric García
66.6 Gavi ↓45’ 227.2 Marc Bernal ↓80’
147.7 K. Adeyemi ↓65’ 78.7 Fermín López 106.6 Lamine Yamal ↓65’
119.9★ Raphinha A↓80’
  • 1Joan García (G)7.3
  • 36Xavi EspartA7.7
  • 18Gerard Martín7.5
  • 15A. Christensen7.2
  • 24Eric García7.9
  • 6Gavi↓45’6.6
  • 22Marc Bernal↓80’7.2
  • 14K. Adeyemi↓65’7.7
  • 7Fermín López8.7
  • 10Lamine Yamal↓65’6.6
  • 11Raphinha ★A↓80’9.9

Substitutes used

  • 23J. Koundé↑80’6.9
  • 2João Cancelo↑80’6.7
  • 8Pedri↑45’6.6
  • 20Dani Olmo↑65’6.3
  • 17A. GordonA×2↑65’7.7

Unused: W. Szczęsny, Eder Aller, Álvaro Cortés, Pau Cubarsí, Jordi Pesquer, Brian Fariñas, H. Abdelkarim

Coach: H. Flick

Player stats

Top rated
RaphinhaBarcelona9.9
2nd
Fermín LópezBarcelona8.7
3rd
Eric GarcíaBarcelona7.9

Elche

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dituro G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 65% 52 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.6
Germán Valera F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 81% 27 1 0 1/3 0/0 5.5
Víctor Chust D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 60 2 1 0/0 2/0 5.6
F. Redondo M 81 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 53 2 3 0/1 0/1 5.3
D. Affengruber D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 79% 47 0 4 0/0 0/0 5.2
Buba Sangaré D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 26 0 0 1/4 2/0 4.9
Ali Houary M 64 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 29 0 1 1/4 1/0 5.6
Marc Aguado M 64 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 25 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
Gonzalo Villar M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 87% 45 2 1 0/3 3/3 6.3
Tete Morente F 64 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 18 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.2
Fer Niño F 69 0 0 0 (0) 0 61% 18 1 1 0/0 1/2 6.7
Bigas D 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Martim Neto M 26 0 0 1 (0) 0 73% 11 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.2
F. Buonanotte M 26 0 0 2 (1) 0 60% 5 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
E. Ponce F 21 0 0 1 (1) 1 100% 5 1 1 0/0 0/2 6.9
Lucas Cepeda F 26 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 9 0 0 1/1 1/1 6.9

Barcelona

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Joan García G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 90% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
Xavi Espart D 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 85% 52 6 2 1/3 1/0 7.7
Gerard Martín D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 58 1 1 0/0 0/1 7.5
A. Christensen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 74 0 2 0/1 3/0 7.2
Eric García D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 71 4 2 1/2 1/0 7.9
Gavi M 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 1 1 0/0 2/2 6.6
Marc Bernal M 80 0 0 1 (0) 0 76% 42 8 2 0/0 2/0 7.2
K. Adeyemi F 65 1 0 1 (1) 1 55% 20 0 0 2/3 0/2 7.7
Fermín López M 90 2 0 2 (2) 1 82% 33 2 0 1/1 2/2 8.7
Lamine Yamal F 65 0 0 2 (0) 1 76% 29 1 1 1/2 1/1 6.6
Raphinha F 80 2 1 3 (3) 3 83% 18 0 0 0/0 0/1 9.9
J. Koundé D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 15 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
João Cancelo D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Pedri M 45 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 46 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
Dani Olmo M 25 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 15 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.3
A. Gordon F 25 0 2 1 (1) 2 100% 13 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.