Villarreal have performed better than Elche so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Villarreal has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in La Liga
- Elche has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
The hosts Villarreal saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa League. That game was an away game at Sivasspor, so at least Villarreal are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal, who have the most points (14) at home in La Liga, are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio de la Cerámica. 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
Happy days for Villarreal in their previous game, a Europa League match away at Sivasspor that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that game was the away draw at Real Sociedad that finished 1-1.
Villarreal are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: Won one, drew zero and lost zero.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Qarabag are coming to town in four days.
A decent goal production from Villarreal in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. From these home matches, Villarreal have conceded only 5 goals.
Elche form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. Elche have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Elche's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cadiz that finished 1-1. A 1-1 draw at Levante's stadium before that.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Elche have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. As opposed to that, Elche have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Villarreal won three, Elche won two and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 6 goals |  F. Alcácer García 5 goals |   F. Chaves de la Torre 2 goals |
Villarreal missing players
Elche missing players
| Villarreal | Elche | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 45% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 27% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 64% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 13.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 3.7 | 4.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 37% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 50% |
- All of Villarreal's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Elche has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
- Elche have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Villarreal has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in La Liga
- Villarreal has the most points (14) at home in La Liga
- Villarreal have not yet lost a game at home.
- Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Elche have scored away.
- Villarreal have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Villarreal haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Sociedad | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Cadiz | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 8 | Granada | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Elche | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Getafe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Eibar | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Deportivo Alavés | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Valencia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 12 |
| 16 | Osasuna | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 19 | Levante | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 20 | Huesca | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 7 |