La Liga Gameweek 26 Sun, Mar 1 2026 · 13:00 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Elche
2–2 Full time · HT 1–1 xG 1.90 – 0.73
Espanyol
  • Marc Aguado 42’
  • Rafa Mir 89’ (P)
  • 7’ Kike García
  • 57’ Carlos Romero
  • 90+5’ C. Pickel
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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.

Elche snatch a late draw

Elche entered as narrow favourites, yet Espanyol led 1–0 after 7 minutes through a García goal. But Aguado and Mir scored to rescue a draw for Elche. Espanyol played with ten men from the 90th minute after Pickel was sent off. Elche finished with the higher xG (1.90 vs 0.73). On the chances created, Elche deserved more: 2.2 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Elche42%
Draw ✓26%
Espanyol33%

Model vs reality

Elche goals
2
Model 1.55 · xG 1.90
Espanyol goals
2
Model 1.35 · xG 0.73
Total goals
4
Model 2.91 · xG 2.63
Score 2–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 56%
Both scored
Yes
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchAleix FebasElche
7.9
  • RefereeIosu Galech Apezteguia
  • VenueEstadio Manuel Martínez Valero
  • Table before kick-offElche 17th · Espanyol 8th

Timeline

  1. Kike García 0–1Assist Pol Lozano
    7’
  2. T. DolanYellow card · Foul
    29’
  3. Marc Aguado 1–1
    42’
  4. Half time · 1–1
  5. ⇄ Víctor ChustFor Bigas
    46’
  6. Urko GonzálezYellow card · Foul
    50’
  7. Carlos Romero 1–2Assist Edu Expósito
    57’
  8. ⇄ Jofre CarrerasFor Pere Milla
    58’
  9. ⇄ C. PickelFor Pol Lozano
    58’
  10. ⇄ JosanFor Tete Morente
    66’
  11. ⇄ G. DianganaFor L. Cepeda
    73’
  12. ⇄ Á. RodríguezFor André Silva
    73’
  13. Edu ExpósitoYellow card
    74’
  14. ⇄ Ramon TerratsFor Edu Expósito
    76’
  15. ⇄ R. Fernández JaénFor Kike García
    76’
  16. R. Fernández JaénYellow card · Holding
    77’
  17. ⇄ Adrià PedrosaFor Germán Valera
    77’
  18. Rafa Mir (pen) 2–2
    89’
  19. C. PickelYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    90+5’
  20. C. PickelSecond yellow · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    90+5’
  21. ⇄ Miguel RubioFor T. Dolan
    90+6’
  22. Rafa MirYellow card · Diving
    90+8’
  23. Full time · 2–2

Team stats

Elche17 shots · 15 in box, 2 outside
Espanyol9 shots · 5 in box, 4 outside
ElcheEspanyol
71% Possession 29%
1.90 Expected goals (xG) 0.73
2.17 Expected points (xPts) 0.62
17 Shots 9
9 Shots on target 4
3 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside the box 5
2 Shots outside the box 4
593 Passes 247
88% Pass accuracy 70%
3 Corners 1
2 Goalkeeper saves 6
14 Fouls 23
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
6.88 Team rating 6.70

Line-ups

Elche 3-5-2

17.3 M. Dituro(G)
66.5 Bigas ↓46’ 226.7 D. Affengruber 216.3 L. Pétrot
116.3 Germán Valera ↓77’ 147.9★ Aleix Febas 87.3 Marc Aguado 246.9 Lucas Cepeda 156.6 Tete Morente ↓66’
96.7 André Silva ↓73’ 106.9 Rafa Mir
  • 1M. Dituro (G)7.3
  • 6Bigas↓46’6.5
  • 22D. Affengruber6.7
  • 21L. Pétrot6.3
  • 11Germán Valera↓77’6.3
  • 14Aleix Febas ★7.9
  • 8Marc Aguado7.3
  • 24Lucas Cepeda6.9
  • 15Tete Morente↓66’6.6
  • 9André Silva↓73’6.7
  • 10Rafa Mir6.9

Substitutes used

  • 23Víctor Chust↑46’6.9
  • 17Josan↑66’6.9
  • 19G. Diangana↑73’6.6
  • 20Á. Rodríguez↑73’6.7
  • 3Adrià Pedrosa↑77’6.7

Unused: Iñaki Peña, John Nwankwo, Buba Sangaré, Gonzalo Villar, Martim Neto, F. Redondo, Adam Boayar

Espanyol 4-4-1-1

137.2 M. Dmitrović(G)
227.3 Carlos Romero 67.0 L. Cabrera 386.7 C. Riedel 236.2 O. El Hilali
116.2 Pere Milla ↓58’ 106.6 Pol Lozano A↓58’ 45.9 Urko González 246.5 T. Dolan ↓90’
87.0 Edu Expósito A↓76’
197.3 Kike García ↓76’
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G)7.2
  • 22Carlos Romero7.3
  • 6L. Cabrera7.0
  • 38C. Riedel6.7
  • 23O. El Hilali6.2
  • 11Pere Milla↓58’6.2
  • 10Pol LozanoA↓58’6.6
  • 4Urko González5.9
  • 24T. Dolan↓90’6.5
  • 8Edu ExpósitoA↓76’7.0
  • 19Kike García↓76’7.3

Substitutes used

  • 18C. Pickel↑58’6.2
  • 17Jofre Carreras↑58’6.3
  • 15Miguel Rubio↑90’
  • 14Ramon Terrats↑76’6.9
  • 9R. Fernández Jaén↑76’6.7

Unused: Pol Tristán, Ángel Fortuño, José Salinas, Rubén Sánchez, F. Calero Villa, C. Ngonge

Player stats

Top rated
Aleix FebasElche7.9
2nd
M. DituroElche7.3
3rd
Marc AguadoElche7.3

Elche

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dituro G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 94% 47 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
Bigas D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 52 0 2 0/0 1/0 6.5
D. Affengruber D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 94% 99 0 2 1/1 1/1 6.7
L. Pétrot D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 72 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.3
Germán Valera F 77 0 0 1 (0) 1 83% 24 1 0 0/1 2/1 6.3
Aleix Febas M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 66 2 0 5/7 1/5 7.9
Marc Aguado M 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 94% 52 0 1 0/0 3/0 7.3
Lucas Cepeda F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 30 1 0 2/2 1/3 6.9
Tete Morente F 66 0 0 0 (0) 2 79% 34 0 0 1/2 1/1 6.6
André Silva F 73 0 0 2 (2) 0 80% 20 0 0 0/1 0/3 6.7
Rafa Mir F 90 1 0 5 (4) 0 45% 11 1 0 0/0 2/2 6.9
Víctor Chust D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 51 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
Josan M 24 0 0 0 (0) 4 83% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
G. Diangana M 17 0 0 1 (1) 0 50% 6 0 0 1/1 0/2 6.6
Á. Rodríguez F 17 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Adrià Pedrosa D 13 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 7 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.7

Espanyol

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dmitrović G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 41% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
Carlos Romero D 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 75% 20 2 0 1/1 2/1 7.3
L. Cabrera D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 24 1 1 1/1 1/0 7.0
C. Riedel D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 22 0 0 0/0 4/0 6.7
O. El Hilali D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 23 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
Pere Milla M 58 0 0 1 (1) 1 58% 12 1 0 0/2 0/3 6.2
Pol Lozano M 58 0 1 1 (0) 1 89% 19 2 0 0/0 2/0 6.6
Urko González M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 25 0 0 0/0 4/0 5.9
T. Dolan M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 13 2 1 0/1 2/2 6.5
Edu Expósito M 76 0 1 1 (0) 2 59% 17 1 0 0/0 1/2 7.0
Kike García F 76 1 0 1 (1) 0 59% 17 0 1 0/0 2/2 7.3
C. Pickel M 32 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 1 0/0 2/0 6.2
Jofre Carreras F 32 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
Miguel Rubio D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 —
Ramon Terrats M 14 0 0 1 (1) 1 67% 6 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
R. Fernández Jaén F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.7

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.