Elche believe to sell many tickets for this match even though the season has been grim so far with 19 points and a 16th position in the La Liga table. Guests Villarreal have 8th place with 29 pts.
- Elche have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Villarreal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Elche form and stats
Elche have collected 11 points from their La Liga home games so far after 2-5-2.
Happy days for Elche in their previous game, a La Liga match away at Espanyol (placed 11th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Almeria.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Real Madrid are coming to town in two days.
Elche has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Elche's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villarreal form and stats
There's been little loot from Villarreal's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the La Liga. Villarreal only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws.
There were no winners in Villarreal's previous match, a La Liga home game that ended 2-2 vs Atletico Madrid (placed 4th). Torres, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.51. Torres scored one goal and won 2 of 3 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Sporting Gijon's place.The attacking power of Villarreal when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head encounter ended Villarreal - Elche 4-1, played this season. Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Elche won one game, five matches ended with a tie and Villarreal have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 8 goals |   L. Boyé 5 goals |  A. Groeneveld 5 goals |
Elche missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Elche | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 33 |
| 28 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| 90% | 78% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 80% |
| 65% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 70% |
| 50% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| 20% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 30% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 30% |
| 3.9 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 7 | 5.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 11.8 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 12 | 13.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| 31% | 26% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 25% | 35% |
| 13.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 13.3 | 10.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
- Elche have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Villarreal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Valencia | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Granada | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Elche | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Getafe | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 11 |
