Elche vs Villarreal 03/01/2026

Elche

Estadio Martínez Valero

03 Jan 2026, 18:30

1:3

Finished

Villarreal

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

A. Moleiro(G. Mikautadze)

Goal

7'

G. Mikautadze(Nicolas Pépé)

Goal

13'

30'

Goal

Martim Neto(Aleix Febas)

Ayoze

39'

2ND HALF

50'

Germán Valera

61'

Bambo Diaby

David Affengruber

66'

Aleix Febas

Santi Comesaña

66'

66'

P. Bigas

Ayoze

Gerard Moreno

67'

Nicolas Pépé

Sergi Cardona

68'

71'

G. Diangana

Marc Aguado

G. Mikautadze

Tani Oluwaseyi

76'

Dani Parejo

Carlos Maciá

76'

S. Mouriño

Injured

79'

79'

Adam Boayar

Martim Neto

79'

Josan

Rafa Mir

79'

Rodrigo Mendoza

Álvaro Núñez

S. Mouriño

Juan Foyth

80'

A. Pedraza(Sergi Cardona)

Goal

83'

Sergi Cardona

88'

Match statistics

78%Possession22%

769Passes Attempted220

706Completed Passes164

6Corners2

27Throw-ins14

16Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Elche

Formation

3-5-2 C

Ignacio

#13Peña Sotorres

David

#22Affengruber

Pedro

#6Bigas Rigo

Victor

#23Chust García

Marc

#8Aguado Pallarés

Aleix

#14Febas Pérez

Martim

#16Carvalho Neto

Germán

#11Valera Karabinaite

Álvaro

#15Núñez Cobo

Rafael

#10Mir Vicente

Álvaro Daniel

#20Rodríguez Muñoz

Starting XI

Iñaki Peña #13
David Affengruber #22	61'
P. Bigas #6	66'
Víctor Chust #23
Marc Aguado #8	71'
Aleix Febas #14	66' 🎯30'
Martim Neto #16	79' ⚽30'
Germán Valera #11	50'
Álvaro Núñez #15	79'
Rafa Mir #10	79'
Álvaro Rodríguez #20

Substitutes

A. Iturbe #45
M. Dituro #1
Adrià Pedrosa #3
Bambo Diaby #4	61'
L. Pétrot #21
John Chetauya #18
Adam Boayar #32	79'
Rodrigo Mendoza #30	79'
G. Diangana #19	71'
Yago Santiago #7
Josan #17	79'
Piri #29

Will not play

Adam

Adam Boayar Benaisa

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Elche

Eder Sarabia

Elche

Formation

3-5-2 C

Ignacio

#13Peña Sotorres

David

#22Affengruber

Pedro

#6Bigas Rigo

Victor

#23Chust García

Marc

#8Aguado Pallarés

Aleix

#14Febas Pérez

Martim

#16Carvalho Neto

Germán

#11Valera Karabinaite

Álvaro

#15Núñez Cobo

Rafael

#10Mir Vicente

Álvaro Daniel

#20Rodríguez Muñoz

Starting XI

Iñaki Peña #13
David Affengruber #22	61'
P. Bigas #6	66'
Víctor Chust #23
Marc Aguado #8	71'
Aleix Febas #14	66' 🎯30'
Martim Neto #16	79' ⚽30'
Germán Valera #11	50'
Álvaro Núñez #15	79'
Rafa Mir #10	79'
Álvaro Rodríguez #20

Substitutes

A. Iturbe #45
M. Dituro #1
Adrià Pedrosa #3
Bambo Diaby #4	61'
L. Pétrot #21
John Chetauya #18
Adam Boayar #32	79'
Rodrigo Mendoza #30	79'
G. Diangana #19	71'
Yago Santiago #7
Josan #17	79'
Piri #29

Will not play

Adam

Adam Boayar Benaisa

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Elche

Eder Sarabia

Villarreal

Formation

4-4-2

Luiz Lúcio

#1Reis Júnior

Rafael

#4Marín Zamora

Pau

#6Navarro Badenes

Alfonso

#24Pedraza Sag

Álvaro Santiago

#15Mouriño González

Daniel

#10Parejo Muñoz

Santiago

#14Comesaña Veiga

Alberto

#20Moleiro González

Nicolas

#19Pépé

Georges

#9Mikautadze

Ayoze

#22Pérez Gutiérrez

Starting XI

Luiz Júnior #1
Rafa Marín #4
Pau Navarro #6
A. Pedraza #24	⚽83'
S. Mouriño #15	79' 80'
Dani Parejo #10	76'
Santi Comesaña #14	66'
A. Moleiro #20	⚽7'
Nicolas Pépé #19	68' 🎯13'
G. Mikautadze #9	76' ⚽13' 🎯7'
Ayoze #22	67' 39'

Substitutes

Arnau Tenas #25
Juan Foyth #8	80'
Sergi Cardona #23	88' 🎯83' 68'
Carlos Maciá #37	76'
Alassane #38
Gerard Moreno #7	67'
Tani Oluwaseyi #21	76'
Hugo López #32
Joselillo Gaitán #40

Will not play

Juan Marcos

Juan Marcos Foyth

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Logan Evans

Logan Evans Costa

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Early April 2026

Pau

Pau Cabanes De La Torre

Forward

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Villarreal

Marcelino

Head-to-head

25 matches

Elche

Elche

8

Wins

12

Draws

5

Wins

Villarreal

Villarreal

LaLiga2023 • 1 match

Elche

Villarreal

LaLiga2022 • 2 matches

Villarreal

Elche

Elche

Villarreal

LaLiga2021 • 2 matches

Villarreal

Elche

Elche

Villarreal

LaLiga2020 • 1 match

Villarreal

Elche

LaLiga2015 • 2 matches

Villarreal

Elche

Elche

Villarreal

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	31	26	1	4	84:30	+54	79	WWWWW
2	Real Madrid	31	22	4	5	65:29	+36	70	WWWLD
3	Villarreal	31	19	4	8	56:36	+20	61	WDWLW
4	Atlético de Madrid	31	17	6	8	51:32	+19	57	WWLLL
5	Real Betis	31	11	13	7	45:38	+7	46	LDLDD
6	Celta	31	11	11	9	44:40	+4	44	LDLWL
7	Real Sociedad	31	11	9	11	49:48	+1	42	LWLWD
8	Getafe	31	12	5	14	27:32	-5	41	WLWWL
9	Osasuna	31	10	9	12	37:38	-1	39	DLWDD
10	Espanyol	31	10	8	13	37:48	-11	38	DLLDL
11	Girona FC	31	9	11	11	33:45	-12	38	DWLWD
12	Athletic	31	11	5	15	33:45	-12	38	LLWLL
13	Rayo Vallecano	31	8	11	12	29:38	-9	35	DDLWL
14	Valencia	31	9	8	14	34:46	-12	35	WLWLL
15	Mallorca	31	9	7	15	39:48	-9	34	DWLWW
16	Sevilla	31	9	7	15	39:51	-12	34	DLLLW
17	Deportivo Alavés	31	8	9	14	35:46	-11	33	LDWDD
18	Elche	31	7	11	13	39:47	-8	32	LLWLW
19	Levante	31	7	8	16	35:50	-15	29	DDWLW
20	Real Oviedo	31	6	9	16	24:48	-24	27	DWLWW

Champion

UCL

Europa League

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Diaz de Mera

Venue:

Estadio Martínez Valero

Capacity:

33 732

Elche vs Villarreal match from the LaLiga. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Elche and Villarreal. Follow team performance and match context within the LaLiga season.