Villarreal vs Elche

La Liga

Villarreal

17-3-7

2-1

Final

Elche

5-11-11

Estadio de la Cerámica

Match pulse

VILAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTELC

37%Possession63%

16Shots13

7On target6

4Corners6

6Saves5

11Fouls16

43'Alberto MoleiroVIL74'Martim NetoELC90'+6'André SilvaELC

Team	1H	2H	T
VIL	2	0	2
ELC	0	1	1

Who won: Villarreal 2-1

Villarreal beat Elche 2-1 on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Estadio de la Cerámica. Goals for Villarreal: Tajon Buchanan (31') and Santiago Mouriño (41'). Goals for Elche: André Silva (82').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

VILELC

11Fouls16

1Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

1Offsides1

4Corner Kicks6

6Saves5

36.9Possession63.1

16SHOTS13

7ON GOAL6

0.4On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

282Accurate Passes529

352Passes608

0.8Pass Completion %0.9

3Accurate Crosses10

13Crosses26

0.2Cross %0.4

42Long Balls58

18Accurate Long Balls34

0.4Long Balls %0.6

3Blocked Shots1

9Effective Tackles12

12Tackles18

0.8Tackle %0.7

15Interceptions12

16Effective Clearances13

16Clearances13

Player of the game

Luiz Júnior

VIL · 6 saves

7.7

Deserved to win

13%

VIL · 0.16 xG

77%

Draw

11%

ELC · 0.13 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, Villarreal 2, Elche 1.
90'+6'
Yellow card
André Silva (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
A. Silva
Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Elche 1.
90'+4'
Offside
Offside, Villarreal. Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
90'+3'ELC
Corner awarded
Corner, Elche. Conceded by Luiz Júnior.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Josan (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Free kick won
Gonzalo Villar (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Thomas Partey (Villarreal).
89'
Free kick won
Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche).
85'
Free kick won
David Affengruber (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Foul
Foul by André Silva (Elche).
84'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a corner.
G. Moreno
84'
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Matías Dituro.
84'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matías Dituro (Elche). Assisted by Dani Parejo.
N. Pépé
GOAL82'
Goal! Header
A. Silva · ast M. Neto
Goal! Villarreal 2, Elche 1. André Silva (Elche) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Martim Neto with a cross following a corner.
VIL 2 - 1 ELC
82'
Corner, Elche. Conceded by Rafa Marín.
81'
Foul
Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal).
81'
Free kick won
David Affengruber (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Free kick won
Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Foul
Foul by Léo Pétrot (Elche).
79'
Header saved
Attempt saved. André Silva (Elche) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner by Luiz Júnior (Villarreal).
A. Silva
79'ELC
Corner awarded
Corner, Elche. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.