Almeria vs Elche

2 May 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Leo Baptistao 22’
  • Adrián Embarba 52’
  • Ezequiel Ponce 90’

Match summary

Almeria won 2-1 at home to Elche. Almeria led 1-0 at half-time.

Leo Baptistao put Almeria ahead from a corner in the 22nd minute, set up by Rodrigo Ely, Adrián Embarba made it 2-0 from a corner in the 52nd minute, and Ezequiel Ponce pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 90th minute, set up by Nicolás Fernández Mercau.

The chances backed that up: Almeria created 1.83 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Elche's 1.01 from 14.

Match stats

Almeria Elche
10 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.83 xG 1.01
1.83 Non-penalty xG 1.01
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Almeria Elche
Kick-off
Leo Baptistao
Assist: Rodrigo Ely1-0 (Almeria)
22’
Half-time1-0
Adrián Embarba2-0 (Almeria)
52’
90’
Ezequiel Ponce
Assist: Nicolás Fernández Mercau2-1 (Elche)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Almeria
  • Rodrigo Ely
  • César De la Hoz
Elche
  • Carlos Clerc
  • John Donald

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.83 1.01 22’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), 1-0 22’ 52’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), 2-0 52’ 90’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), 2-1 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.83 1.01 22’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), 1-0 Baptistao 22’ 52’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), 2-0 Embarba 52’ 90’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), 2-1 Ponce 90’
Almeria 1.83 xGElche 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Elche attacking Almeria attacking 
54’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 22’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 57’ Álex Centelles (Almeria), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 90’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), from a corner, 0.30 xG, goal 52’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), from a corner, 0.22 xG, goal 61’ Lisandro Magallán (Elche), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 8’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 10’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Fidel (Elche), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 83’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Tete Morente (Elche), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 1’ Lisandro Magallán (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Pere Milla (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Rodrigo Ely (Almeria), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Álex Collado (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Álex Collado (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 22’ Leo Baptistao (Almeria), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 57’ Álex Centelles (Almeria), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 90’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), from a corner, 0.30 xG, goal 52’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), from a corner, 0.22 xG, goal 61’ Lisandro Magallán (Elche), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 8’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 13’ Fidel (Elche), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 83’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Tete Morente (Elche), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Lisandro Magallán (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Adrián Embarba (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Pere Milla (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Rodrigo Ely (Almeria), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Gonzalo Melero (Almeria), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Álex Collado (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Luis Suárez (Almeria), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Álex Collado (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Martínez GK900 0.000.000
Alejandro Pozo DEF780 0.000.041
Rodrigo Ely DEF9011 0.040.441
Srdjan Babic DEF900 0.000.000
Álex Centelles DEF901 0.420.000
César De la Hoz MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Robertone MID850 0.000.041
Gonzalo Melero MID851 0.040.000
Leo Baptistao FWD7012 1.020.041
Luis Suárez FWD901 0.020.571
Adrián Embarba FWD7813 0.300.021
Chumi Sub200 0.000.000
Largie Ramazani Sub120 0.000.000
Francisco Portillo Sub120 0.000.000
Íñigo Eguaras Sub50 0.000.000
Samú Costa Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Almeria win 56% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.02
Elche win 20% Avg odds 4.69

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Almeria WLLWL
Elche LLLLW

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.