La Liga · Regular Season - 18

ElchevVillarreal

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13 (FT)

1Headline

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  • • Head-to-head record and recent form
  • • Lineups and injuries where available
  • • Venue, kickoff time, and context

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3Availability

Elche

Lineup not yet confirmed

  • A. Boayarout (Muscle Injury)
  • T. Lemardoubtful (Coach's decision)
  • Y. Santiagoout (Knee Injury)
  • A. Osorioout (Muscle Injury)
  • G. Dianganaout (Knee Injury)

Villarreal

Lineup not yet confirmed

  • J. Foythout (Injury)
  • W. Kambwalaout (Transfer negotiations)
  • A. Diattaout (Red Card)

4Form

The five matches each side played before this one, with expected goals where we have them. xG is shown as absent rather than zero when it was never measured — matches played before we began collecting statistics have none.

ElcheWLWLD

  • Sun 21 Dec · H v Rayo Vallecano 40
  • Sat 13 Dec · A v Mallorca 13
  • Sun 7 Dec · H v Girona 30
  • Fri 28 Nov · A v Getafe 01
  • Sun 23 Nov · H v Real Madrid 22

VillarrealLWWWW

  • Sun 21 Dec · H v Barcelona 02
  • Sat 6 Dec · H v Getafe 20
  • Sun 30 Nov · A v Real Sociedad 32
  • Sat 22 Nov · H v Mallorca 21
  • Sat 8 Nov · A v Espanyol 20

How each side has been going — every figure is out of the games actually played, not a run chosen to flatter. How the two have met is in the head-to-head below.

Elche
  • Elche have won 2 of their last 5.
  • Elche have scored in 4 of their last 5.
  • 4 of Elche's last 5 went over 2.5 goals.
  • Both teams scored in 2 of Elche's last 5.
  • Elche kept a clean sheet in 2 of their last 5.
Villarreal
  • Villarreal have won 4 of their last 5.
  • Villarreal have scored in 4 of their last 5.
  • 2 of Villarreal's last 5 went over 2.5 goals.
  • Both teams scored in 2 of Villarreal's last 5.
  • Villarreal kept a clean sheet in 2 of their last 5.

6Head-to-head

Only 4 prior meetings on record — thin sample.

In their last 4 meetings, Elche have won 2, Villarreal 2, with 0 drawn.

Elche W–D–L
202
Over 2.5
3 of 4
Both scored
2 of 4
  • Elche 31 Villarreal
  • Villarreal 40 Elche
  • Elche 10 Villarreal
  • Villarreal 41 Elche

7Context

Elche

Rest: 13 days · 1 match in 14d

Villarreal

Rest: 13 days · 1 match in 14d

Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche · Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain

8Red flags

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Common questions

What is the team news for Elche vs Villarreal?
Elche's reported absences and doubts include A. Boayar, T. Lemar, Y. Santiago, A. Osorio and 1 other. Villarreal's include J. Foyth, W. Kambwala, A. Diatta. Each player's status is in the availability section above.
What is the head-to-head record between Elche and Villarreal?
In their last 4 meetings, Elche have won 2, Villarreal 2, with 0 drawn. Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of those 4 meetings, and both teams scored in 2.