Struggling Elche will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Villarreal in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Elche has the fewest scored goals (16) in La Liga
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Copa Del Rey game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Levante. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Elche form and stats
Elche's struggle is real here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero with only 8 points collected from 10 La Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-4. All in all it has been a very rough period for Elche who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 14 attempts. Their previous win was against Valencia, 105 days ago. 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 seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Valencia match.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 227 minutes without scoring a league goal. Josan was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Elche in their previous match, an away game at Valencia that ended in defeat 0-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Barcelona that was lost 0-2.
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 (8 from 10 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Villarreal form and stats
Playing away, Villarreal have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the La Liga this season. The last three matches for Villarreal have all ended in a draw.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Levante (placed 9th) in their previous outing. The Copa Del Rey match ended in a draw 0-0. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Real Sociedad in the La Liga.
Villarreal have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Villarreal have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Villarreal - Elche 0-0. Last nine meetings between the teams: Elche won two, Villarreal won three and four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 10 goals |  F. Alcácer García 5 goals |   F. Chaves de la Torre 4 goals |
Elche missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Elche | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 29 |
| 26 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 70% | 81% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 81% |
| 37% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 43% |
| 26% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 62% |
| 21% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 29% |
| 37% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.1 | 5.4 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9 | 10.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 43% | 47% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | 35% |
- Elche has the fewest scored goals (16) in La Liga
- Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 40 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 8 | Granada | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -10 | 29 |
| 9 | Levante | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Getafe | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 13 | Cadiz | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 24 |
| 14 | Valencia | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | Eibar | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 17 | Osasuna | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Elche | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Huesca | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 16 |