Elche vs Espanyol

19 February 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sergi Darder 90+2’

Match summary

Espanyol beat Elche 1-0 on the road, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Sergi Darder put Espanyol ahead in stoppage time, set up by Nicolás Melamed.

There was little between the sides on chances: Elche created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Espanyol 1.36 from 11. Elche had a player sent off.

Match stats

Elche Espanyol
19 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1.60 xG 1.36
1.60 Non-penalty xG 1.36
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Elche Espanyol
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
90+2’
Sergi Darder
Assist: Nicolás Melamed0-1 (Espanyol)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Elche
  • José Ángel Carmona
Espanyol
  • Brian Oliván
  • Óscar Gil
  • Edu Expósito

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.62 1.36 90+2’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), 0-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.62 1.36 90+2’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), 0-1 Darder 90+2’
Elche 1.62 xGEspanyol 1.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Elche attacking 
13’ Denis Suárez (Espanyol), open play, 0.58 xG, blocked 12’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 24’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 4’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 69’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 39’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 84’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 61’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 21’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 83’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 38’ Helibelton Palacios (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Enzo Roco (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Fidel (Elche), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Omar Mascarell (Elche), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Carlos Clerc (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 84’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Omar Mascarell (Elche), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Enzo Roco (Elche), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Enzo Roco (Elche), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 13’ Denis Suárez (Espanyol), open play, 0.58 xG, blocked 12’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 24’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 4’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 69’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 84’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 39’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 21’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 83’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 38’ Helibelton Palacios (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Carlos Clerc (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Enzo Roco (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Fidel (Elche), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Omar Mascarell (Elche), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 84’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Omar Mascarell (Elche), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Enzo Roco (Elche), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Enzo Roco (Elche), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edgar Badía GK900 0.000.000
Enzo Roco DEF903 0.070.000
Helibelton Palacios DEF901 0.070.041
Lisandro Magallán DEF500 0.000.000
José Ángel Carmona MID850 0.000.011
Carlos Clerc MID901 0.040.573
Gerard Gumbau MID903 0.140.094
Omar Mascarell MID902 0.070.000
Ezequiel Ponce FWD807 1.100.000
Lucas Boyé FWD901 0.100.413
Fidel FWD901 0.040.122
Pedro Bigas Sub400 0.000.000
Randy Nteka Sub100 0.000.000
Gonzalo Verdú Sub10 0.000.000
Josan Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Elche win 36% Avg odds 2.67
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.00
Espanyol win 32% Avg odds 2.97

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

Form going into the game

Elche DDLWL
Espanyol WWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 2-2 Elche, 23 Oct 22 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-0 Elche, 25 Oct 25  All Elche vs Espanyol meetings

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.