Villarreal

Neto (30')

Pedraza (83') Mikautadze (13') Moleiro (7')

Overview Lineups H2H Table

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Match Ended
88'
Yellow Card
- Sergi Cardona
Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card.
83'
Goal !
Alfonso Pedraza (Scorer)
Sergi Cardona (Assist)
Great finish from Alfonso Pedraza to give Villarreal a 1-3 lead.
Great play from Sergi Cardona to set up the goal.
80'
Substitution
- Santiago Mourino
- Juan Foyth
The away team have replaced Santiago Mourino with Juan Foyth. This is the fifth substitution made today by Marcelino.
79'
Substitution
- Martim Neto
- Rodrigo Mendoza Martinez Moya
Eder Sarabia (Elche) is making a fifth substitution, with Rodrigo Mendoza Martinez Moya replacing Martim Neto.
79'
Substitution
- Alvaro Nunez
- Josan
Elche make their fourth substitution with Josan replacing Alvaro Nunez.
79'
Substitution
- Rafa Mir
- Adam Boayar Benaisa
Adam Boayar Benaisa is replacing Rafa Mir for Elche at Estadio Martínez Valero.
75'
Substitution
- Georges Mikautadze
- Tani Oluwaseyi
The away team replace Georges Mikautadze with Tani Oluwaseyi.
75'
Substitution
- Dani Parejo
- Carlos Macia
The away team have replaced Dani Parejo with Carlos Macia. This is the third substitution made today by Marcelino.
71'
Substitution
- Marc Aguado
- Grady Diangana
Eder Sarabia is making the team's second substitution at Estadio Martínez Valero with Grady Diangana replacing Marc Aguado.
68'
Substitution
- Ayoze Perez
- Gerard Moreno
Marcelino (Villarreal) is making a second substitution, with Gerard Moreno replacing Ayoze Perez.
67'
Substitution
- Nicolas Pepe
- Sergi Cardona
Sergi Cardona is replacing Nicolas Pepe for the away team.
66'
Yellow Card
- Santi Comesana
Santi Comesana is booked for the away team.
66'
Yellow Card
- Aleix Febas
Elche's Aleix Febas has been booked in Elche.
66'
Yellow Card
- Pedro Bigas
Pedro Bigas (Elche) gets a yellow card.
61'
Substitution
- David Affengruber
- Bambo Diaby Diaby
Bambo Diaby Diaby is on a sub for David Affengruber for Elche.
50'
Yellow Card
- German Valera
German Valera (Elche) has received a yellow card from Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos.
39'
Yellow Card
- Ayoze Perez
Ayoze Perez for Villarreal has been booked by Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos and receives a first yellow card.
30'
Goal !
Martim Neto (Scorer)
Aleix Febas (Assist)
Martim Neto strikes to reduce the deficit to 1-2 at Estadio Martínez Valero.
That's a fine assist from Aleix Febas.
13'
Goal !
Georges Mikautadze (Scorer)
Nicolas Pepe (Assist)
Goal! Villarreal extend their lead to 0-2 through Georges Mikautadze.
Nicolas Pepe instrumental with a fine assist.
7'
Goal !
Alberto Moleiro (Scorer)
Georges Mikautadze (Assist)
Alberto Moleiro scores to make it 0-1 at Estadio Martínez Valero.
Georges Mikautadze with an assist there.
Match Started

Line-ups

Elche

(3-5-2)

(4-4-2)

Villarreal

Elche

(3-5-2)

Elche

Sarabia, Eder

Coach

Substitutes

Bambo Diaby Diaby 4
61' Out: David Affengruber

Grady Diangana 19
71' Out: Marc Aguado

Adam Boayar Benaisa 32
79' Out: Rafa Mir

Josan 17
79' Out: Alvaro Nunez

Rodrigo Mendoza Martinez Moya 30
79' Out: Martim Neto

Missing players

Pedro Bigas
Injured

Rafa Mir
Injured

Hector Fort
Injured

Villarreal

Marcelino

Coach

Substitutes

Sergi Cardona 23
67' Out: Nicolas Pepe

Gerard Moreno 7
68' Out: Ayoze Perez

Carlos Macia 37
75' Out: Dani Parejo

Tani Oluwaseyi 21
75' Out: Georges Mikautadze

Juan Foyth 8
80' Out: Santiago Mourino

Missing players

Logan Costa
Injured

Willy Kambwala
Injured

Pau Cabanes
Injured

Statistics

Ball possession

60%

40%

Shots

Shots blocked

Corner kicks

Offsides

Saves

Fouls

Yellow cards

Red cards

Elche vs Villarreal Betting tips

Villarreal CF is undefeated this season when playing at home and taking the lead 1-0.

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Head to head

In their last five LaLiga meetings, Elche and Villarreal each recorded two wins and there was one draw, with aggregate scores of 7–6 in favour of Villarreal. Elche won 3–1 (2023) and 1–0 (2022) at Estadio Martínez Valero, Villarreal won 4–0 (2022) and 4–1 (2021) at Estadio de la Cerámica, and there was a 2–2 draw in 2021 in Elche.

Elche

Matches: 7

Villarreal

29%
Wins: 2

29%
Draws: 2

43%
Wins: 3

Recent meetings

LaLiga
3 Jan 2026
Elche
1 : 3
Villarreal
LaLiga
4 Feb 2023
Elche
3 : 1
Villarreal
LaLiga
4 Sep 2022
Villarreal
4 : 0
Elche
LaLiga
16 Jan 2022
Elche
1 : 0
Villarreal
LaLiga
22 Sep 2021
Villarreal
4 : 1
Elche

Form

Elche

LaLiga
19 Jan 2026
Elche
2 : 2
Sevilla
Copa del Rey
14 Jan 2026
Real Betis
2 : 1
Elche
LaLiga
10 Jan 2026
Valencia
1 : 1
Elche
LaLiga
3 Jan 2026
Elche
1 : 3
Villarreal
LaLiga
21 Dec 2025
Elche
4 : 0
Rayo Vallecano

Villarreal

UEFA Champions League
20 Jan 2026
Villarreal
1 : 2
Ajax
LaLiga
17 Jan 2026
Real Betis
2 : 0
Villarreal
LaLiga
10 Jan 2026
Villarreal
3 : 1
CD Alaves
LaLiga
3 Jan 2026
Elche
1 : 3
Villarreal
LaLiga
21 Dec 2025
Villarreal
0 : 2
Barcelona

Elche vs Villarreal Standings

Elche CF are 9th in the table with 22 points from 17 matches, having 5 wins, 7 draws, 5 losses and a goal difference of +3 (23 scored, 20 conceded). Villarreal CF are 4th with 35 points from 16 matches, having 11 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses and a goal difference of +16 (31 scored, 15 conceded), 13 points more than Elche CF.

Pos	Team	W	D	L	M	Pts
2	Real Madrid	15	3	2	20	48
3	Villarreal	13	2	4	19	41
4	Atletico Madrid	12	5	3	20	41
...
7	Celta Vigo	8	8	4	20	32
8	Elche	5	9	6	20	24
9	Real Sociedad	6	6	8	20	24

Match information

Teams:Elche CF - Villarreal CF
Tournament:LaLiga
Date:Saturday, 3 January 2026
Hour:17:30
Venue:Estadio Martínez Valero, Elche
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