Elche vs Villarreal Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

In La Liga action, Elche met Villarreal on January 3. Villarreal wrapped up the match with a 1-3 triumph.

The game turned on the 7th minute when Alberto Moleiro found the net, putting Villarreal ahead. Georges Mikautadze, Martim Neto and Alfonso Pedraza added to the score, setting the final scoreline at 1-3.

In what promises to be a thrilling clash, the upcoming encounter sees Elche and Villarreal square off once more, 3 years after the previous La Liga meeting which Elche won 3-1. With victories over Rayo Vallecano and Eibar, Elche is on a roll, so they'll aim to keep their winning momentum going with a victory over Villarreal.

Villarreal, in contrast to their opponent's recent successes, are in horrible form, coming off three consecutive defeats to Barcelona, Racing Santander and Kobenhavn. They've had trouble holding their opponents at bay, with goals conceded across four consecutive away matches.

In this La Liga showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for Elche and Villarreal throughout the campaign. Elche’s attacking options, with Eder Sarabia Armesto at the helm, have been bolstered by Alvaro Rodriguez and Rafa Mir, the team’s top scorer, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. In La Liga, Mir has been Elche’s standout scorer with six goals, while Rodriguez has been their leading creator in the competition with four assists. Elche’s attacking depth is further showcased by German Valera, Andre Silva and Martim Neto, who have each made valuable contributions this season.

Meanwhile, Alberto Moleiro and Georges Mikautadze have been pivotal for Villarreal’s attack, under the tactical direction of Marcelino, combining to deliver important goals and assists. With six goals in La Liga, Moleiro is Villarreal’s top scorer in the league, while also being their most creative player, providing three assists in the league so far. Villarreal’s offense has also been strengthened by Ayoze Perez, Santi Comesana and Nicolas Pepe, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

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AI Prediction

Our AI model provides a pre-game prediction for the Elche–Villarreal match, then monitors the contest and updates its forecast in real time as the minutes tick by. As for this match-up, our AI model correctly predicted Villarreal's win before the match. According to pre-match data, the model suggested that Villarreal’s victory leads the probabilities with 40%, while a draw was at 31% and Elche’s victory was at 29%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Elche - Villarreal in real time.

Elche kicked off the game with Inaki Pena, Pedro Bigas, David Affengruber who got substituted by Bambo Diaby on the 61st minute, Victor Chust, German Valera, Marc Aguado who got substituted by John Donald on the 71st minute, Aleix Febas, Martim Neto who got substituted by Rodrigo Mendoza Martinez Moya on the 79th minute, Alvaro Nunez who got substituted by Josan on the 79th minute, Rafa Mir who got substituted by Adam Boayar Benaisa on the 79th minute and Alvaro Rodriguez as starters, with Alejandro Iturbe, Matias Dituro, John Donald, Bambo Diaby, Adria Pedrosa, Leo Petrot, Piri, Josan, Yago Santiago, Grady Diangana, Rodrigo Mendoza Martinez Moya and Adam Boayar Benaisa on the bench.

Villarreal's starting eleven were Luiz Junior, Alfonso Pedraza, Rafa Marin, Pau Navarro, Santiago Mourino who got substituted by Juan Foyth on the 80th minute, Alberto Moleiro, Dani Parejo who got substituted by Carlos Macia on the 76th minute, Santi Comesana, Nicolas Pepe who got substituted by Sergi Cardona on the 68th minute, Georges Mikautadze who got substituted by Tani Oluwaseyi on the 76th minute and Ayoze Perez who got substituted by Gerard Moreno on the 67th minute, with Arnau Tenas, Sergi Cardona, Juan Foyth, Alassane Diatta, Carlos Macia, Joselillo Gaitan, Hugo Lopez, Gerard Moreno and Tani Oluwaseyi on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 1.11 - 1.59
• Ball Possession: 78 - 22
• Big Scoring Chances: 2 - 7
• Total Attempts: 15 - 12
• Shots On Target: 2 - 4
• Blocked Shots: 6 - 2
• Shots in the Box: 11 - 10
• Shots from Outside the Box: 4 - 2
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 8 - 11
• Corners: 6 - 2
• Throw-Ins: 27 - 14
• Saves: 1 - 1
• Free Kicks: 11 - 8
• Offsides: 1 - 2
• Passes into Final Third: 293 - 73
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 255 - 51
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 32 - 19
• Tackles: 17 - 23
• Completed Tackles: 8 - 12
• Total Crosses: 28 - 2
• Successful Crosses: 6 - 1
• Interceptions: 10 - 5
• Clearances: 6 - 43

Referee showed the yellow card six times throughout the game. Ayoze Perez, German Valera, Pedro Bigas, Santi Comesana, Aleix Febas and Sergi Cardona were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Since February 2021, the teams have gone head-to-head five times. Elche and Villarreal each have two wins, with the other one encounter ending in stalemate. The last time these teams met was on February 4, 2023, in La Liga of Spain, and Elche emerged victorious with a 3-1 scoreline. Elche have scored seven goals across these five encounters, while Villarreal have scored eleven. So, overall, Elche and Villarreal have shared a nearly identical head-to-head record in their recent history.

Elche have won five of their nineteen matches in La Liga this season, with eight draws and six defeats, scoring 25 goals at an average of 1.32 per match and conceding 24 at a rate of 1.26 per match. In La Liga, Villarreal have played eighteen matches, winning thirteen, drawing two and losing three, scoring 37 goals, averaging 2.06 per match, while conceding seventeen, an average of 0.94 per match.

Recent Form

Elche are on a two-game winning streak, including victories against Rayo Vallecano and Eibar in their last two outings, while Villarreal's recent form includes three consecutive losses, having lost to Barcelona, Racing Santander and FC Kobenhavn in their last three matches. Overall, over their most recent twenty games, Elche have claimed nine victories, suffered five defeats, and drawn six times, while Villarreal have won eleven of their last twenty matches, losing seven and drawing two.

Live Standings

As always, Spain La Liga's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Elche occupy 9th spot with 23 points in nineteen matches, while Villarreal hold 3rd place with 41 points after eighteen matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Elche and Villarreal in real time. You can watch the goals by Alberto Moleiro, Georges Mikautadze, Martim Neto and Alfonso Pedraza as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Elche - Villarreal are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.