Villarreal
7 shots on target
0–0
Full time
Elche
1 shot on target
Villarreal
0–0
Elche
La Liga | Saturday, 17 October 2026 | Full time
Villarreal more threatening
Elche more threatening
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
58%
Possession
42%
20
Shots
7
7
On target
1
10
Corners
5
La Liga · Matchweek 9 · Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 14:15 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Villarreal v Elche: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Villarreal host Elche on Saturday 17 October in the La Liga, matchweek 9. Villarreal have won two of their last eight games. They have scored 13 and conceded 13 in those eight games — 1.6 goals a game, 1.6 against.
Elche have won one of their last eight games. They have scored 11 and conceded 17 in those eight games — 1.4 goals a game, 2.1 against.
L. Cepeda has been Elche's most productive, with one assist. We hold no scoring contribution for any Villarreal player yet this season.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 1' Alberto Moleiro's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved by Matías Dituro in the center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Sergi Cardona with a through ball. Matías Dituro
- 3' Ilias Akhomach from Villarreal misses the attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the left. The assist came from Juan Foyth. Ilias Akhomach
- 7' Ilias Akhomach from Villarreal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ilias Akhomach
- 7' Tani Oluwaseyi's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Sergi Cardona's cross. Tani Oluwaseyi
- 7' Gonzalo Villar from Elche commits a foul. Gonzalo Villar
- 8' Attempt saved. Tani Oluwaseyi from Villarreal has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but Matías Dituro from Elche saves it in the center of the goal. Matías Dituro
- 11' Alberto Moleiro's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Alex Freeman. Alex Freeman
- 12' Ayoze Pérez is caught offside for Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez
- 14' Carlos Maciá from Villarreal commits a foul. Carlos Macià
- 14' Gonzalo Villar from Elche wins a free kick in the attacking half. Gonzalo Villar
- 18' Attempt missed. Lucas Cepeda from Elche takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes wide to the right. He was assisted by Gonzalo Villar. Lucas Cepeda
- 19' Gonzalo Villar from Elche commits a handball. Gonzalo Villar
- 20' Elche wins a corner after Tani Oluwaseyi concedes. Tani Oluwaseyi
- 23' Villarreal is awarded a corner after Marc Aguado concedes it. Marc Aguado
- 24' Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal is caught offside. Ayoze Pérez
- 25' Villarreal wins a corner after Germán Valera concedes. Germán Valera
- 26' Villarreal is awarded a corner after Marc Aguado concedes it. Marc Aguado
- 28' Substitution for Elche: Federico Redondo comes on for Marc Aguado due to an injury. Marc Aguado
- 30' Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but Matías Dituro from Elche saves it in the bottom right corner. The assist came from Alberto Moleiro. Matías Dituro
- 31' Ayoze Pérez is caught offside for Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez
- 35' Tani Oluwaseyi's left-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matías Dituro. Ayoze Pérez provided the assist. Matías Dituro
- 35' Gonzalo Villar from Elche misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending the ball to the right. Thomas Lemar provided the assist. Thomas Lemar
- 38' Gonzalo Villar from Elche commits a foul. Gonzalo Villar
- 38' Gonzalo Villar from Elche receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Gonzalo Villar
- 38' Sergi Cardona from Villarreal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Sergi Cardona
- 40' Villarreal wins a corner after Gonzalo Villar concedes. Gonzalo Villar
- 40' Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal has his right-footed shot from outside the box blocked. Ayoze Pérez
- 41' Logan Costa from Villarreal misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box, sending it too high. He was assisted by Alberto Moleiro, who provided a cross after a corner. Logan Costa
- 42' Villarreal win a corner after Buba Sangaré concedes. Buba Sangaré
- 43' Attempt missed. Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) took a left-footed shot from outside the box that went wide to the left after a corner. Tani Oluwaseyi
- 43' Attempt blocked. Santi Comesaña from Villarreal has a right-footed shot from the center of the box blocked. The cross was assisted by Alberto Moleiro. Santi Comesaña
- The first half ends with Villarreal and Elche tied at 0-0.
- 45' The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
- 45+1' Juan Foyth from Villarreal commits a foul. Juan Foyth
- 45+1' Abiel Osorio from Elche wins a free kick in the attacking half. Abiel Osorio
- 45+1' Alberto Moleiro's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Sergi Cardona. Sergi Cardona
- Half time · Villarreal 0 Elche 0
- 46' The second half begins with the score at Villarreal 0, Elche 0.
- 47' Villarreal wins a corner after Roy Revivo concedes. Roy Revivo
- 49' Villarreal is called offside as Tani Oluwaseyi is caught in an offside position. Tani Oluwaseyi
- 50' Alex Freeman from Villarreal is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Alex Freeman
- 50' Germán Valera from Elche commits a foul. Germán Valera
- 50' Foul committed by Tani Oluwaseyi of Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi
- 50' Buba Sangaré from Elche wins a free kick in the defensive half. Buba Sangaré
- 52' Sergi Cardona commits a foul for Villarreal. Sergi Cardona
- 52' Lucas Cepeda from Elche is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Lucas Cepeda
- 52' Villarreal wins a corner after Buba Sangaré concedes. Buba Sangaré
- 53' Foul committed by Santi Comesaña of Villarreal. Santi Comesaña
- 53' Thomas Lemar from Elche wins a free kick in the defensive half. Thomas Lemar
- 55' Abiel Osorio from Elche misses a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it to the left. Abiel Osorio
- 57' Ilias Akhomach's left-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Santi Comesaña. Ilias Akhomach
- 57' Alberto Moleiro's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Ilias Akhomach provided the assist. Alberto Moleiro
- 58' Attempt saved. Matías Dituro from Elche saves a left-footed shot from Ilias Akhomach of Villarreal, taken from the center of the box, in the center of the goal. Matías Dituro
- 58' Villarreal wins a corner after Roy Revivo concedes. Roy Revivo
- 58' Ilias Akhomach's left-footed shot from the right side of the box for Villarreal is blocked. Ilias Akhomach
- 59' Foul committed by Carlos Maciá of Villarreal. Carlos Macià
- 59' Lucas Cepeda from Elche is awarded a free kick on the right wing. Lucas Cepeda
- 60' Elche wins a corner after Péter Gulácsi concedes. Péter Gulácsi
- 60' Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar from Elche has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the bottom left corner by Péter Gulácsi from Villarreal. The shot was assisted by Lucas Cepeda. Lucas Cepeda
- 63' VAR review concludes there is no penalty for Elche.
- 64' Villarreal is called offside. Tani Oluwaseyi is the player caught offside. Tani Oluwaseyi
- 65' Substitution for Elche: Tete Morente comes on for Lucas Cepeda. Lucas Cepeda
- 65' Substitution for Elche: Fer Niño comes on for Abiel Osorio. Fer Niño
- 65' Substitution for Elche: Martim Neto comes on for Thomas Lemar. Martim Neto
- 66' Substitution for Villarreal: Georges Mikautadze comes on for Santi Comesaña. Georges Mikautadze
- 66' Substitution for Villarreal: Pape Gueye comes on for Tani Oluwaseyi. Pape Gueye
- 66' Substitution for Villarreal: Nathan Saliba comes on for Carlos Maciá. Nathan Saliba
- 69' Logan Costa of Villarreal commits a foul. Logan Costa
- 69' Villarreal wins a corner after Buba Sangaré concedes. Buba Sangaré
- 69' Fer Niño from Elche wins a free kick in the attacking half. Fer Niño
- 71' Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ayoze Pérez
- 71' Foul committed by Tete Morente of Elche. Tete Morente
- 71' Tete Morente from Elche receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Tete Morente
- 75' Roy Revivo from Elche receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Roy Revivo
- 75' Nathan Saliba from Villarreal is awarded a free kick in the attacking half. Nathan Saliba
- 75' Substitution for Villarreal: Gerard Moreno comes on for Ilias Akhomach. Gerard Moreno
- 75' Foul committed by Roy Revivo of Elche. Roy Revivo
- 77' Attempt missed. Javier Morcillo from Elche takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the right. Javi Morcillo
- 78' Villarreal wins a corner, conceded by Matías Dituro. Matías Dituro
- 78' Attempt saved. Nathan Saliba's left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matías Dituro. Ayoze Pérez provided the assist. Ayoze Pérez
- 79' Logan Costa from Villarreal has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that goes close but misses to the right after a corner. Logan Costa
- 79' Logan Costa's header from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Alberto Moleiro's cross. Logan Costa
- 81' Alex Freeman from Villarreal receives a yellow card for a foul. Alex Freeman
- 81' Foul committed by Alex Freeman of Villarreal. Alex Freeman
- 81' Germán Valera from Elche wins a free kick in the defensive half. Germán Valera
- 82' Alex Freeman from Villarreal commits a handball. Alex Freeman
- 83' Gerard Moreno commits a foul for Villarreal. Gerard Moreno
- 83' Gonzalo Villar from Elche wins a free kick in the defensive half. Gonzalo Villar
- 83' Substitution for Elche: Rubén Sánchez comes on for Buba Sangaré. Rubén Sánchez
- 84' Substitution for Villarreal: Nizar comes on for Ayoze Pérez. Ayoze Pérez
- 85' Pape Gueye from Villarreal commits a foul. Pape Gueye
- 85' Fer Niño from Elche wins a free kick in the attacking half. Fer Niño
- 87' Nizar from Villarreal commits a foul.
- 87' Germán Valera from Elche is awarded a free kick in the attacking half. Germán Valera
- 88' Elche wins a corner after Juan Foyth concedes. Juan Foyth
- 88' Attempt missed. Fer Niño from Elche takes a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes close but misses to the right. Federico Redondo provided the assist with a cross after a corner. Fer Niño
- 90' Corner awarded to Elche after Nathan Saliba concedes. Nathan Saliba
- 90' Tete Morente's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Germán Valera. Tete Morente
- 90' Elche wins a corner after Juan Foyth concedes. Juan Foyth
- 90+1' Víctor Chust from Elche receives a yellow card. Víctor Chust
- 90+1' Juan Foyth from Villarreal receives a yellow card. Juan Foyth
- 90+1' Sergi Cardona from Villarreal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Sergi Cardona
- 90+1' Fer Niño from Elche commits a foul. Fer Niño
- 90+2' The fourth official has indicated there will be 7 minutes of added time.
- 90+2' Nizar from Villarreal is caught offside.
- 90+6' Gerard Moreno from Villarreal misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box, sending it too high. He was assisted by Nizar's cross. Gerard Moreno
- The second half ends with Villarreal and Elche drawing 0-0.
- The match ends in a 0-0 draw between Villarreal and Elche.
Expected goals
Villarreal
Elche
1.82
Expected goals
0.34
what the chances were worth
1.23
On target
0.14
what the shots on target were worth
1.49
From open play
0.28
0.32
From set plays
0.06
Villarreal created the better chances, 1.82 to 0.34.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Villarreal
Elche
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Villarreal on the left, Elche on the right.
The game
58%
Ball possession
42%
119
Total attacks
66
71
Dangerous attacks
23
Attack
20
Shots total
7
7
Shots on target
1
5
Shots off target
5
8
Shots blocked
1
16
Shots inside the box
1
4
Shots outside the box
6
4
Big chances created
0
4
Big chances missed
0
10
Corners
5
6
Offsides
0
Build-up
528
Passes
390
458
Accurate passes
310
87%
Pass accuracy
79%
19
Crosses
10
7
Accurate crosses
2
18
Dribble attempts
13
11
Successful dribbles
7
11
Throw-ins
16
6
Goal kicks
9
Defence
1
Saves
6
11
Tackles
15
10
Interceptions
8
35
Duels won
38
12
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
4
5
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Villarreal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Costa | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | 0.15 | – | 79 | 90 | 87 | – | – | 1 | 80 | 7.31 |
| Alex Freeman | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 77 | 96 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 7.31 |
| Juan Foyth | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 80 | 91 | 87 | – | 1 | 1 | 50 | 7.09 |
| Alberto Moleiro | 90 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 0.68 | 4 | 39 | 65 | 61 | 1 | 1 | – | 50 | 6.78 |
| Sergi Cardona | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 50 | 85 | 76 | 1 | 2 | – | 71 | 7.71 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 84 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0.19 | 2 | 22 | 69 | 35 | 2 | 1 | – | 56 | 6.86 |
| Ilias Akhomach | 75 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 0.22 | 1 | 30 | 68 | 50 | 4 | – | 2 | 56 | 7.17 |
| Santi Comesaña | 66 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.03 | 1 | 39 | 96 | 49 | – | – | 1 | 33 | 6.64 |
| Carlos Macià | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 84 | 45 | – | 3 | 2 | 50 | 6.84 |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | 66 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 0.47 | – | 9 | 100 | 17 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 6.59 |
| Georges Mikautadze sub | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 100 | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.55 |
| Pape Gueye sub | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 60 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 6.43 |
| Nathan Saliba sub | 24 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | – | 13 | 100 | 17 | – | – | – | 33 | 6.81 |
| Gerard Moreno sub | 15 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.04 | – | 10 | 78 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 6.54 |
| Nizar El Jmili sub | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 100 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 6.58 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péter Gulácsi | 90 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 86 | 6.94 |
Elche
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Revivo | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 86 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 7.27 |
| Germán Valera | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 33 | 61 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 6.90 |
| Gonzalo Villar | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.20 | 1 | 27 | 83 | 43 | – | 2 | – | 29 | 6.31 |
| Víctor Chust | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 89 | 61 | – | 2 | 1 | 40 | 7.59 |
| Javi Morcillo | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.02 | – | 42 | 76 | 54 | 2 | – | – | 75 | 6.65 |
| Buba Sangaré | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 65 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 6.85 |
| Thomas Lemar | 65 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 30 | 91 | 38 | 1 | 1 | – | 83 | 7.18 |
| Lucas Cepeda | 65 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.02 | 1 | 22 | 93 | 32 | – | 1 | – | 43 | 6.77 |
| Abiel Osorio | 65 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.02 | – | 8 | 57 | 17 | – | 1 | – | 67 | 6.78 |
| Marc Aguado | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 89 | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.58 |
| Federico Redondo sub | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 35 | 100 | 42 | – | 1 | 2 | 100 | 6.97 |
| Fer Niño sub | 25 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.05 | – | 11 | 73 | 16 | – | – | – | 75 | 6.70 |
| Martim Neto sub | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 100 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 6.44 |
| Tete Morente sub | 25 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.01 | – | 5 | 40 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 6.41 |
| Rubén Sánchez sub | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 67 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 100 | 6.54 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matías Dituro | 90 | 6 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 50 | 65 | 8.37 |
Player cards
Matías Dituro had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Matías Dituro
Passing
La Liga | Villarreal 0-0 Elche | 17 October 2026
33 successful
17 unsuccessful
8
final third passes
50
passes
65%
accuracy
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Villarreal
LLWWL
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–2–4 |
| Goals for · against | 13–13 |
Elche
LDLWD
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 1–3–4 |
| Goals for · against | 11–17 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Villarreal
Nothing recorded yet.
Elche
|
L. Cepeda
1 assist
|
1 |
|
Tete Morente
1 assist
|
1 |
|
Buba Sangaré
1 goal
|
1 |