Barcelona vs Elche

2 November 2025 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Miguel Sesma Espinosa

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Lamine Yamal 9’
Ferrán Torres 12’
Marcus Rashford 61’

Rafa Mir 42’

Match summary

Barcelona won 3-1 at home to Elche. Barcelona led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Lamine Yamal put Barcelona ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Álex Balde, Ferrán Torres made it 2-0 in the 12th minute, set up by Fermín López, and Rafa Mir pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 42nd minute, set up by Álvaro Núñez. In the second half, Marcus Rashford made it 3-1 in the 61st minute, set up by Fermín López.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.81 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Elche's 0.55 from 9.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%

17 Shots 9

5 Shots on target 3

6 Corners 3

93 Attacks 97

40 Dangerous attacks 46

413 Passes 435

83% Pass accuracy 84%

17 Tackles 16

12 Fouls 16

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

5 Offsides 5

Key events

Barcelona Elche

Kick-off

Lamine YamalLeft foot shot

1-0

9’

Ferran TorresRight foot shot

2-0

11’

35’

Martim NetoFoul

Ferrán TorresShot on target

39’

42’

Rafa MirRight foot shot

2-1

Half-time2-1

46’

Rodrigo MendozaMartim Neto

Ferrán TorresShot on target

46’

Second half underway

Marcus RashfordLeft foot shot

3-1

61’

Dani OlmoFermín López

66’

68’

Rafa MirShot on target

70’

Héctor FortPedro BigasInjury

70’

Yago SantiagoGermán Valera

Robert LewandowskiMarcus Rashford

74’

Gerard MartínAlejandro Balde

74’

Álvaro RodríguezAndré Silva

77’

Rafa MirShot on target

82’

John DonaldAdrià Pedrosa

Roony BardghjiLamine Yamal

88’

Pedro FernándezFerran Torres

88’

Full-time3-1

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.

Barcelona 2.81 xGElche 0.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Elche attacking Barcelona attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Barcelona 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Elche 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Wojciech Szczesny	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jules Koundé	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.07	1
Eric Garcia	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.04	1
Ronald Araújo	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Álex Balde	DEF	77		1	0	0.00	0.37	1
Frenkie de Jong	MID	90			0	0.00	0.45	2
Marc Casadó	MID	90			1	0.09	0.00	0
Lamine Yamal	MID	90	1		4	0.96	0.16	2
Fermín López	MID	69		2	2	0.05	0.78	3
Marcus Rashford	MID	77	1		6	0.58	0.03	1
Ferrán Torres	FWD	90	1		3	1.05	0.65	2
Dani Olmo	Sub	21			0	0.00	0.00	0
Robert Lewandowski	Sub	13			1	0.09	0.00	0
Gerard Martín	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.00	0
Dro Fernández	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0
Roony Bardghji	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Iñaki Peña	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Adrià Pedrosa	DEF	85			1	0.02	0.26	1
David Affengruber	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Pedro Bigas	DEF	73			0	0.00	0.00	0
Álvaro Núñez	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.04	1
Marc Aguado	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
German Valera	MID	73			0	0.00	0.00	0
Aleix Febas	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Martim Neto	MID	49			0	0.00	0.00	0
Rafa Mir	MID	90	1		5	0.44	0.00	0
André Silva	FWD	77			0	0.00	0.08	2
Rodrigo Mendoza	Sub	41			0	0.00	0.04	2
Yago Alonso	Sub	17			0	0.00	0.08	2
Hector Fort	Sub	17			2	0.06	0.05	1
Alvaro Rodríguez	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.00	0
John Donald	Sub	5			1	0.03	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 79% Avg odds 1.19

Draw 13% Avg odds 7.24

Elche win 8% Avg odds 12.59

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

Form going into the game

Barcelona W W L W L

Elche D W L D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Elche 0-4 Barcelona, 01 Apr 23 Next meeting: Elche 1-3 Barcelona, 31 Jan 26 All Barcelona vs Elche meetings

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