Elche vs Barcelona

31 January 2026 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

Alvaro Rodríguez 29’

Lamine Yamal 6’
Ferrán Torres 40’
Marcus Rashford 72’

Match summary

Barcelona took a 3-1 win at Elche. Barcelona led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Lamine Yamal put Barcelona ahead in the 6th minute, set up by Dani Olmo, Alvaro Rodríguez equalised in the 29th minute, set up by German Valera, and Ferrán Torres put Barcelona back in front in the 40th minute, set up by Frenkie de Jong. In the second half, Marcus Rashford made it 1-3 in the 72nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 7.19 expected goals (xG) from 30 shots to Elche's 0.84 from 9.

Match stats

39% Possession 61%

9 Shots 30

3 Shots on target 8

2 Corners 8

81 Attacks 76

25 Dangerous attacks 58

353 Passes 548

82% Pass accuracy 86%

14 Tackles 14

15 Fouls 9

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

5 Offsides 2

Key events

Elche Barcelona

Kick-off

6’

Lamine YamalRight foot shot

0-1

Álvaro RodríguezLeft foot shot

1-1

29’

Ferrán TorresShot on target

John DonaldFoul

38’

39’

Lamine YamalShot on target

40’

Ferran TorresRight foot shot

1-2

Half-time1-2

46’

Marcus RashfordRaphinhaInjury

Second half underway

Federico RedondoMarc Aguado

56’

Adam BoayarAndré Silva

60’

Martim NetoGrady Diangana

60’

62’

Marc BernalDani Olmo

62’

Robert LewandowskiFerran Torres

63’

Lamine YamalShot on target

65’

Fermín LópezShot on target

72’

Marcus RashfordRight foot shot

1-3

Léo PétrotDavid Affengruber

74’

Eder SarabiaArgument

74’

Lucas CepedaÁlvaro Rodríguez

75’

Rodrigo MendozaFoul

76’

Lucas CepedaShot on target

83’

84’

Ronald AraujoJules KoundéInjury

84’

Marc CasadóFermín López

90’

Frenkie de JongFoul

Adam El MokhtariShot on target

90+1’

Full-time1-3

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.

Elche 0.84 xGBarcelona 7.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Barcelona attacking Elche attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Elche 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Barcelona 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Iñaki Peña	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Victor Chust	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
John Donald	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
David Affengruber	DEF	77			0	0.00	0.00	0
Adrià Pedrosa	MID	90			0	0.00	0.06	1
Rodrigo Mendoza	MID	90			1	0.03	0.28	1
Marc Aguado	MID	59			0	0.00	0.00	0
German Valera	MID	90		1	1	0.02	0.20	2
Grady Diangana	MID	63			0	0.00	0.09	1
Alvaro Rodríguez	FWD	78	1		4	0.38	0.00	0
André Silva	FWD	63			0	0.00	0.03	1
Federico Redondo	Sub	31			0	0.00	0.00	0
Martim Neto	Sub	27			0	0.00	0.07	1
Adam El Mokhtari	Sub	27			2	0.13	0.00	0
Leo Petrot	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lucas Cepeda	Sub	12			1	0.28	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Joan García	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jules Koundé	DEF	87			0	0.00	0.13	1
Pau Cubarsí	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Eric Garcia	DEF	90			1	0.08	0.00	0
Álex Balde	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.77	3
Frenkie de Jong	MID	90		1	0	0.00	1.27	5
Fermín López	MID	88			5	1.32	0.74	2
Dani Olmo	MID	65		1	2	0.18	0.63	2
Lamine Yamal	FWD	90	1		5	0.84	1.21	8
Ferrán Torres	FWD	65	1		8	3.02	0.00	0
Raphinha	FWD	49			2	0.04	0.50	1
Marcus Rashford	Sub	41	1		3	1.35	0.04	1
Robert Lewandowski	Sub	25			2	0.22	0.17	2
Marc Bernal	Sub	25			1	0.03	0.11	1
Ronald Araújo	Sub	3			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marc Casadó	Sub	2			1	0.11	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Elche win 11% Avg odds 8.62

Draw 15% Avg odds 6.26

Barcelona win 74% Avg odds 1.28

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

Form going into the game

Elche W L D D L

Barcelona W W W L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Barcelona 3-1 Elche, 02 Nov 25 Next meeting: Elche 0-5 Barcelona, 23 Aug 26 All Elche vs Barcelona meetings

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