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La Liga · Matchweek 27 · Mar 8

Villarreal - Elche

Villarreal beat Elche 2-1 in La Liga (Matchweek 27). Goals: T. Buchanan 31'; S. Mourino 41'; Andre Silva 83'.

VillarrealHOME Villarreal
2 - 1
FT
ElcheAWAY Elche
T. Buchanan 31'S. Mourino 41'
⚽
Andre Silva 83'
🏟 Estadio de la Ceramica Villarreal 👤 Referee: V. Garcia
Key events
31' ⚽ T. Buchanan(1 - 0) · Assist: P. Gueye Villarreal
41' ⚽ S. Mourino(2 - 0) · Assist: S. Comesana Villarreal
43' 🟨 A. MoleiroYellow card Villarreal
74' 🟨 M. NetoYellow card Elche
83' ⚽ Andre Silva(2 - 1) · Assist: M. Neto Elche
Quick stats
%37 Possession %63
1.63 Pre-match xG 0.95
16 Total shots 13
7 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 1
12 Shots inside box 9
4 Shots outside box 4
6 Saves 5
Match timeline
First half
T. Buchanan(1 - 0) · Assist: P. Gueye⚽
31'
S. Mourino(2 - 0) · Assist: S. Comesana⚽
41'
A. MoleiroYellow card🟨
43'
HT 2 - 0
59'
🔁G. Diangana ↔ M. NetoSubstitution
T. Buchanan ↔ A. GonzalezSubstitution🔁
65'
A. Moleiro ↔ G. MorenoSubstitution🔁
65'
68'
🔁Buba Sangare ↔ JosanSubstitution
68'
🔁A. Febas ↔ G. VillarSubstitution
68'
🔁M. Aguado ↔ F. Redondo SolariSubstitution
74'
🟨M. NetoYellow card
S. Comesana ↔ D. ParejoSubstitution🔁
75'
P. Gueye ↔ T. ParteySubstitution🔁
75'
P. Navarro ↔ R. VeigaSubstitution🔁
76'
77'
🔁R. Mir ↔ Andre SilvaSubstitution
83'
⚽Andre Silva(2 - 1) · Assist: M. Neto
FT 2 - 1
Match statsVillarreal · Elche
Key stats
%37 Possession %63
1.63 Pre-match xG 0.95
Shots
16 Total shots 13
7 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 1
12 Shots inside box 9
4 Shots outside box 4
6 Saves 5
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
350 Total passes 591
277 Accurate passes 516
%79 Pass accuracy %87
Set pieces & discipline
4 Corners 6
1 Offsides 1
11 Fouls 16
Cards
1 Yellow cards 1
By half
2 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Villarreal▼ Elche90'
Shot map29 shots
Álvaro Rodriguez 2' · xG 0.06 Alberto Moleiro 9' · xG 0.09 Rafa Mir 16' · xG 0.01 Álvaro Rodriguez 20' · xG 0.10 Álvaro Rodriguez 20' · xG 0.05 Buba Sangaré 25' · xG 0.08 Georges Mikautadze 30' · xG 0.19 Tajon Buchanan 31' · xG 0.11 Pape Gueye 34' · xG 0.06 Nicolas Pépé 36' · xG 0.06 Nicolas Pépé 38' · xG 0.05 Pape Gueye 38' · xG 0.18 Pape Gueye 40' · xG 0.08 Santiago Mouriño 41' · xG 0.10 Alberto Moleiro 44' · xG 0.02 Rafa Mir 51' · xG 0.02 Nicolas Pépé 54' · xG 0.08 Rafa Marín 55' · xG 0.02 Pape Gueye 56' · xG 0.22 Georges Mikautadze 56' · xG 0.21 Aleix Febas 67' · xG 0.06 Álvaro Rodriguez 68' · xG 0.12 Victor Chust 70' · xG 0.03 Álvaro Rodriguez 71' · xG 0.02 David Affengruber 72' · xG 0.02 André Silva 79' · xG 0.53 André Silva 82' · xG 0.15 Nicolas Pépé 84' · xG 0.10 Gerard Moreno 84' · xG 0.03
Villarreal Elche Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD7 meetings · 2020–2026
Villarreal 3
Dec 6who was on topJan 3
Elche 2
3 Villarreal 2 draw 2 Elche
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.1goals / match
14–8total goals
2/2clean sheets
4-0Villarreal best win · Sep 4
3-1Elche best win · Feb 4
%71 Over 1.5 5/7
%71 Over 2.5 5/7
%71 Over 3.5 5/7
%57 BTTS 4/7
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Villarreal at home3 matches
2W 1D 0L 8:1
Elche at home4 matches
2W 1D 1L 7:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Villarreal3W 1D 1L Elche3W 0D 2L
2.00 1.80 Points per game
10 7 Goals scored
5 7 Goals conceded
1.35 1.30 xG average
1.48 1.46 xGA average
%0 %20 Clean sheets
%80 %60 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
4.2 5.0 Corners
2.4 2.0 Cards
Villarreal6W 2D 2L Elche5W 1D 4L
2.00 1.60 Points per game
19 15 Goals scored
13 17 Goals conceded
1.41 1.40 xG average
1.52 1.41 xGA average
%0 %10 Clean sheets
%90 %80 BTTS
%70 %80 Over 2.5
3.8 4.6 Corners
1.7 2.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
3Villarrealin the table72pts
38matches 22-6-10W-D-L 72:46goals +26diff
WLLDW
15Elchein the table43pts
38matches 10-13-15W-D-L 49:57goals -8diff
DWLDL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 22 matches
2.05 1.04 Points per game
1.39 1.29 xG average
1.47 1.59 xGA average
%32 %22 Clean sheets
%50 %70 BTTS
%55 %57 Over 2.5
4.1 3.5 Corners
2.5 2.2 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 3 Elche 1-3 Villarreal La Liga
Feb 4 Elche 3-1 Villarreal La Liga
Sep 4 Villarreal 4-0 Elche La Liga
Jan 16 Elche 1-0 Villarreal La Liga
Sep 22 Villarreal 4-1 Elche La Liga
Feb 6 Elche 2-2 Villarreal La Liga
Dec 6 Villarreal 0-0 Elche La Liga
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Elche dominated the ball63% possession
Villarreal took more shots16 - 13
Elche committed more fouls16 - 11
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.9 +0.1
Shots 16.011.2 +4.8
On target 7.04.3 +2.7
Possession %37%45 -7.9
Corners 4.03.9 +0.1
Cards 1.02.5 -1.5
Conceded 1.01.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 37 matches
Goals 1.01.3 -0.3
Shots 13.09.7 +3.3
On target 6.03.4 +2.6
Possession %63%57 +5.5
Corners 6.03.3 +2.7
Cards 1.02.9 -1.9
Conceded 2.01.5 +0.5
this matchseason average · 37 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Santiago Mouriño 7.90
Starting XI
15 Santiago Mouriño D · 91' 7.90
Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won4/11Fouls won3Fouls1Passes41 · %32
17 Tajon Buchanan M · 65' 7.90
Goals1On target1/1Key pass2Dribbles1/2Duels won1/2Passes17 · %12
1 Luiz Júnior G · 91' 7.60
Saves6Passes20 · %12
19 Nicolas Pépé F · 91' 7.50
On target2/2Key pass1Duels won3/5Fouls won3Passes31 · %26
6 Pau Navarro D · 75' 7.30
Tackles4Interceptions3Blocks1Duels won4/6Fouls1Passes21 · %19
18 Pape Gueye M · 75' 7.30
Assist1On target2/4Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won6/8Fouls won2Passes36 · %31
4 Rafa Marín D · 91' 7.00
Interceptions2Duels won5/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes43 · %35
14 Santi Comesaña M · 75' · K 7.00
Assist1Key pass2Interceptions2Fouls2Passes37 · %31
20 Alberto Moleiro M · 65' 6.70
Key pass4Tackles1Duels won2/9Fouls won1Fouls2Passes25 · %20
9 Georges Mikautadze F · 91' 6.60
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles3/5Duels won5/10Fouls won2Fouls1Passes16 · %13
23 Sergi Cardona D · 91' 6.60
Key pass1Tackles4Duels won8/14Fouls won3Fouls1Passes38 · %28
Substitutes
10 Dani Parejo M · 16' 6.60
Key pass1Passes7 · %6
11 Alfon González F · 26' 6.50
Passes3 · %2
16 Thomas Partey M · 16' 6.50
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes7 · %5
12 Renato Veiga M · 16' 6.30
Interceptions1Passes1 · %1
7 Gerard Moreno F · 26' 6.20
Duels won1/5Fouls won1Passes3 · %2
Unused: Alfonso PedrazaArnau TenasTani OluwaseyiAlexander Freeman
Starting XI
1 Matías Dituro G · 91' · K 7.50
Saves5Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes59 · %52
11 Germán Valera M · 91' 7.50
Key pass1Dribbles3/3Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won6/6Fouls won1Passes63 · %59
21 Léo Pétrot D · 91' 6.90
Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won6/8Fouls1Passes77 · %66
22 David Affengruber D · 91' 6.90
Tackles2Interceptions4Duels won5/6Fouls won2Fouls1Passes71 · %65
14 Aleix Febas M · 68' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles4Duels won5/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes38 · %33
8 Marc Aguado M · 68' 6.60
Key pass1Interceptions1Blocks1Fouls1Passes49 · %46
23 Víctor Chust D · 91' 6.50
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions4Duels won4/9Fouls1Passes60 · %50
20 Álvaro Rodriguez F · 91' 6.30
On target1/5Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won8/17Fouls won2Fouls3Passes13 · %9
42 Buba Sangare M · 68' 6.30
Tackles3Duels won3/10Fouls3Passes28 · %25
19 Grady Diangana M · 59' 6.20
Tackles1Duels won2/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes28 · %23
10 Rafa Mir F · 77' 6.20
On target2/2Key pass2Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes21 · %19
Substitutes
16 Martim Neto M · 32' 7.90
Assist1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes18 · %13
9 André Silva F · 14' 7.30
Goals1On target2/2Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes6 · %3
5 Federico Redondo M · 23' 6.70
Fouls1Passes21 · %21
12 Gonzalo Villar M · 23' 6.60
Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes9 · %8
17 Josan M · 23' 6.30
Key pass1Passes11 · %8
Unused: Adam BoayarAlejandro IturbeIñaki PeñaPedro BigasAdrià PedrosaLucas CepedaTete Morente
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%55) ✓
Villarreal %55 Draw %26 Elche %19
1.91Villarreal xPuan
0.83Elche xPuan
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