La Liga Gameweek 18 Sat, Jan 3 2026 · 17:30 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Elche
1–3 Full time · HT 1–2 xG 1.12 – 1.52
Villarreal
  • Martim Neto 30’
  • 7’ Alberto Moleiro
  • 13’ G. Mikautadze
  • 83’ A. Pedraza Sag
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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.

Villarreal beat Elche

Villarreal entered as narrow favourites and won 3–1 through goals from Moleiro, Mikautadze and Sag. Elche replied through a Neto goal. Villarreal finished with the higher xG (1.52 vs 1.12). On the chances created, Elche deserved more: 1.1 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Elche29%
Draw27%
Villarreal ✓44%

Model vs reality

Elche goals
1
Model 1.13 · xG 1.12
Villarreal goals
3
Model 1.45 · xG 1.52
Total goals
4
Model 2.58 · xG 2.64
Score 1–3
4%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 48%
Both scored
Yes
Model 52%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. Pedraza SagVillarreal · 1 goal
7.9
  • RefereeIsidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
  • VenueEstadio Manuel Martínez Valero
  • Table before kick-offElche 9th · Villarreal 4th

Timeline

  1. Alberto Moleiro 0–1Assist G. Mikautadze
    7’
  2. G. Mikautadze 0–2Assist N. Pépé
    13’
  3. Martim Neto 1–2Assist Aleix Febas
    30’
  4. Ayoze PérezYellow card · Roughing
    39’
  5. Half time · 1–2
  6. Germán ValeraYellow card · Roughing
    50’
  7. ⇄ Bambo DiabyFor D. Affengruber
    61’
  8. Santi ComesañaYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    67’
  9. Aleix FebasYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    67’
  10. BigasYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    67’
  11. ⇄ Gerard MorenoFor Ayoze Pérez
    68’
  12. ⇄ Sergi CardonaFor N. Pépé
    68’
  13. ⇄ John NwankwoFor Marc Aguado
    71’
  14. ⇄ Carlos MaciaFor Dani Parejo
    75’
  15. ⇄ T. OluwaseyiFor G. Mikautadze
    75’
  16. ⇄ JosanFor Alvaro Núñez
    79’
  17. ⇄ Adam BoayarFor Rafa Mir
    79’
  18. ⇄ Rodrigo MendozaFor Martim Neto
    79’
  19. ⇄ J. FoythFor S. Mouriño
    80’
  20. A. Pedraza Sag 1–3Assist Sergi Cardona
    83’
  21. Sergi CardonaYellow card · Delay of game
    88’
  22. Full time · 1–3

Team stats

Elche13 shots · 10 in box, 3 outside
Villarreal12 shots · 10 in box, 2 outside
ElcheVillarreal
79% Possession 21%
1.12 Expected goals (xG) 1.52
1.09 Expected points (xPts) 1.65
13 Shots 12
2 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside the box 10
3 Shots outside the box 2
771 Passes 211
91% Pass accuracy 74%
5 Corners 2
1 Goalkeeper saves 1
8 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.83 Team rating 7.05

Line-ups

Elche 3-5-2

136.3 Iñaki Peña(G)
66.9 Bigas 227.2 D. Affengruber ↓61’ 236.7 Víctor Chust
116.7 Germán Valera 147.3 Aleix Febas A 86.6 Marc Aguado ↓71’ 167.7 Martim Neto ↓79’ 157.0 Alvaro Núñez ↓79’
106.3 Rafa Mir ↓79’ 206.9 Á. Rodríguez
  • 13Iñaki Peña (G)6.3
  • 6Bigas6.9
  • 22D. Affengruber↓61’7.2
  • 23Víctor Chust6.7
  • 11Germán Valera6.7
  • 14Aleix FebasA7.3
  • 8Marc Aguado↓71’6.6
  • 16Martim Neto↓79’7.7
  • 15Alvaro Núñez↓79’7.0
  • 10Rafa Mir↓79’6.3
  • 20Á. Rodríguez6.9

Substitutes used

  • 4Bambo Diaby↑61’6.2
  • 18John Nwankwo↑71’
  • 17Josan↑79’6.6
  • 30Rodrigo Mendoza↑79’6.7
  • 32Adam Boayar↑79’6.5

Unused: M. Dituro, A. Iturbe Encabo, Adrià Pedrosa, L. Pétrot, G. Diangana, Yago Santiago, Piri

Villarreal 4-4-2

17.0 Luíz Júnior(G)
247.9★ A. Pedraza Sag 47.0 Rafa Marín 267.2 Pau Navarro 156.9 S. Mouriño ↓80’
207.9 Alberto Moleiro 106.9 Dani Parejo ↓75’ 146.3 Santi Comesaña 196.9 N. Pépé A↓68’
97.3 G. Mikautadze A↓75’ 226.2 Ayoze Pérez ↓68’
  • 1Luíz Júnior (G)7.0
  • 24A. Pedraza Sag ★7.9
  • 4Rafa Marín7.0
  • 26Pau Navarro7.2
  • 15S. Mouriño↓80’6.9
  • 20Alberto Moleiro7.9
  • 10Dani Parejo↓75’6.9
  • 14Santi Comesaña6.3
  • 19N. PépéA↓68’6.9
  • 9G. MikautadzeA↓75’7.3
  • 22Ayoze Pérez↓68’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 23Sergi CardonaA↑68’7.2
  • 8J. Foyth↑80’6.7
  • 37Carlos Macia↑75’6.6
  • 7Gerard Moreno↑68’6.9
  • 21T. Oluwaseyi↑75’6.6

Unused: Arnau Tenas, A. Diatta, Hugo Lopez, Joselillo

Player stats

Top rated
A. Pedraza SagVillarreal7.9
2nd
Alberto MoleiroVillarreal7.9
3rd
Martim NetoElche7.7

Elche

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Iñaki Peña G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 93% 43 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Bigas D 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 90% 120 3 0 2/2 0/0 6.9
D. Affengruber D 61 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 56 5 3 1/1 1/1 7.2
Víctor Chust D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 94 0 4 1/2 1/0 6.7
Germán Valera F 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 95% 80 2 0 3/6 4/2 6.7
Aleix Febas M 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 91% 114 0 1 2/3 1/4 7.3
Marc Aguado M 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 47 2 1 0/0 0/2 6.6
Martim Neto M 79 1 0 2 (1) 1 90% 39 1 0 2/3 0/0 7.7
Alvaro Núñez M 79 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 62 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
Rafa Mir F 79 0 0 1 (1) 1 86% 29 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
Á. Rodríguez F 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 63% 16 1 0 2/3 1/1 6.9
Bambo Diaby D 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 29 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
John Nwankwo D 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Josan M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 13 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
Rodrigo Mendoza M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 16 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Adam Boayar F 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Villarreal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Luíz Júnior G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 67% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
A. Pedraza Sag M 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 63% 16 1 0 2/3 0/0 7.9
Rafa Marín D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 72% 25 1 1 1/1 0/0 7.0
Pau Navarro D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 12 2 0 1/1 1/1 7.2
S. Mouriño D 80 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 15 3 0 0/0 1/1 6.9
Alberto Moleiro M 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 88% 17 0 2 1/1 2/0 7.9
Dani Parejo M 75 0 0 0 (0) 1 77% 22 3 1 0/1 0/1 6.9
Santi Comesaña M 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 77% 22 2 0 1/2 3/0 6.3
N. Pépé F 68 0 1 0 (0) 1 83% 12 3 1 1/4 0/2 6.9
G. Mikautadze F 75 1 1 2 (1) 2 76% 17 0 0 0/2 0/1 7.3
Ayoze Pérez F 68 0 0 2 (1) 1 71% 14 2 0 0/0 3/1 6.2
Sergi Cardona D 22 0 1 0 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
J. Foyth D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Carlos Macia M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 3 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Gerard Moreno F 22 0 0 0 (0) 2 57% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
T. Oluwaseyi F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 2/2 1/1 6.6

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.