A brief look at the La Liga standings indicate an edge to Villarreal when they come to Elche. But; let's play the match before we elect a winner!
- Elche have the fewest scored goals (12) in La Liga
This could be an appealing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Elche form and stats
Elche's struggle is real here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero with only 3 points collected from 9 La Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-3-6. Elche are slowly digging their own grave here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in nine attempts.
No payout for Elche in their previous match, an away game at Sevilla that ended in defeat 0-3. Elche lost the game against Sevilla in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that. González, defender, was given a rating of 7.25/10 in that game, top of the team. González won 5 of 5 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Osasuna that ended 1-1.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Elche here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 9 games). Elche have conceded 15 from these games.
Villarreal form and stats
Playing away, Villarreal have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the La Liga this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Villarreal in their previous game as they lost hosting Rayo Vallecano, 0-1. That loss was their first after five consecutive league fixtures winning points. Midfield player Capoue was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.33/10. Capoue dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 39 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that, Villarreal secured a home win against Girona with the score 1-0.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Villarreal as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Elche and Villarreal have faced off already this season: Villarreal - Elche 4-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Elche won one game, five matches ended in a draw and Villarreal managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Rodríguez 4 goals |  G. Moreno Balaguero 4 goals |   P. Milla Peña 3 goals |
Elche missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Elche | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 39 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 80% | 89% |
| 84% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 40% | 58% |
| 58% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 20% | 32% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 10% | 26% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 50% | 42% |
| 47% | 44% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 60% | 42% |
| 4.4 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 5.3 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 11.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.8 | 12.2 |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| 15.6 | 12.9 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14.4 | 12.8 |
| 6.6 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
- Elche have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Elche have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Elche have the fewest points (3) at home in La Liga
- Elche have the fewest scored goals (12) in La Liga
- Elche have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in La Liga
- Elche have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in La Liga
- Elche have the most conceded goals (39) in La Liga
- Elche have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in La Liga
- Elche have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in La Liga
- Elche have the the worst goal difference (-27) in La Liga
- Elche have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Elche have yet to win a game.
- Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Elche is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Almeria | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Girona | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Valencia | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 20 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 19 |
| 19 | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Elche | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -27 | 6 |
