Villarreal vs Elche

La Liga 8 Mar 2026, 13:00
Villarreal
Villarreal
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Elche
Elche
🏟 Estadio de la Ceramica 👤 V. Garcia Round 27

Match report

Villarreal edged past Elche 2-1 in the La Liga on 8 March 2026.

Elche dominated possession with 76% of the ball, while Villarreal had 16 shots to Elche's 13.

The match was played at Estadio de la Ceramica, with V. Garcia in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 24% - 76% Shots 16 - 13 On target 7 - 6 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 11 - 16 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Santiago Mouriño
Villarreal · 1 goal
8 Tajon Buchanan 1 goal
8 Luiz Júnior 6 saves
8 Pape Gueye 1 assist
8 Martim Neto 1 assist
First half vs second half
Elche came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–5 6–8
Shots On Goal 5–2 2–4
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 1–0 3–6
Attacks 41–62 39–61
Match statistics
4 Corners 6
5 Substitution 5
80 Attacks 123
49 Dangerous Attacks 64
7 On Target 6
9 Off Target 7
24% Ball Possession 76%
16 Shots Total 13
7 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 9
4 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 16
4 Corners 6
1 Offsides 1
37% Ball Possession 63%
1 Yellow Cards 2
6 Saves 5
354 Passes Total 604
280 Passes Accurate 527
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Villarreal · 4-4-2
1 L. Júnior
15 S. Mouriño 6 P. Navarro 4 R. Marín 23 S. Cardona
17 T. Buchanan 14 S. Comesaña 18 P. Gueye 20 A. Moleiro
19 N. Pépé 9 G. Mikautadze
Elche · 3-5-2
1 M. Dituro
23 V. Chust 22 D. Affengruber 21 L. Pétrot
42 B. Sangare 19 G. Diangana 8 M. Aguado 14 A. Febas 11 G. Valera
20 Á. Rodriguez 10 R. Mir
Villarreal
Coach
Marcelino
Substitutes
  • 11 Alfon González
  • 7 Gerard Moreno
  • 12 Renato Veiga
  • 10 Dani Parejo
  • 16 Thomas Partey
  • 25 Arnau Tenas
  • 24 Alfonso Pedraza
  • 3 Alexander Freeman
  • 21 Tani Oluwaseyi
Elche
Coach
Eder Sarabia
Substitutes
  • 16 Martim Neto
  • 5 Federico Redondo
  • 12 Gonzalo Villar
  • 17 Josan
  • 9 André Silva
  • 45 Alejandro Iturbe
  • 13 Iñaki Peña
  • 6 Pedro Bigas
  • 3 Adrià Pedrosa
  • 24 Lucas Cepeda
  • 15 Tete Morente
  • 32 Adam Boayar
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ M. Neto ↓ G. Diangana Elche
  • 65' ↑ G. Moreno ↓ A. Moleiro Villarreal
  • 65' ↑ A. Gonzalez ↓ T. Buchanan Villarreal
  • 68' ↑ Josan ↓ Buba Sangare Elche
  • 68' ↑ F. Redondo Solari ↓ M. Aguado Elche
  • 68' ↑ G. Villar ↓ A. Febas Elche
  • 75' ↑ D. Parejo ↓ S. Comesana Villarreal
  • 75' ↑ T. Partey ↓ P. Gueye Villarreal
  • 76' ↑ R. Veiga ↓ P. Navarro Villarreal
  • 77' ↑ Andre Silva ↓ R. Mir Elche
Cards
  • 43' A. Moleiro Villarreal
  • 74' M. Neto Elche
  • 90+6' Andre Silva Elche
Head-to-head
Villarreal 3 2 draws 1 Elche
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Recent form
Villarreal D D D D W
Elche D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Villarreal vs Elche?
Villarreal won 2-1 against Elche on 8 March 2026.
Who won Villarreal vs Elche?
Villarreal won the match 2-1.
Where was Villarreal vs Elche played?
The match was played at Estadio de la Ceramica.
Who had more possession in Villarreal vs Elche?
Elche had 76% of possession, compared to 24% for the other side.