Elche vs Espanyol

23 October 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Lucas Boyé 23’
  • Darío Benedetto 84’
  • Manuel Morlanes 51’
  • Raúl de Tomás 52’

Match summary

Elche and Espanyol drew 2-2. Elche led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Lucas Boyé put Elche ahead in the 23rd minute. In the second half, Manuel Morlanes equalised in the 51st minute, set up by Raúl de Tomás, Raúl de Tomás put Espanyol in front in the 52nd minute, set up by Adrià Pedrosa, and Darío Benedetto equalised in the 84th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Elche created 1.00 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Espanyol 1.06 from 20.

Match stats

Elche Espanyol
12 Shots 20
7 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.00 xG 1.05
1.00 Non-penalty xG 1.05
6 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Elche Espanyol
Kick-off
Lucas Boyé1-0 (Elche)
23’
Half-time1-0
51’
Manuel Morlanes
Assist: Raúl de Tomás1-1 (Espanyol)
52’
Raúl de Tomás
Assist: Adrià Pedrosa1-2 (Espanyol)
Darío Benedetto2-2 (Elche)
84’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Elche
  • Pedro Bigas
  • Gonzalo Verdú
  • Helibelton Palacios
Espanyol
  • Diego López

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.00 1.06 23’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), 1-0 23’ 51’ Manuel Morlanes (Espanyol), 1-1 51’ 52’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-2 52’ 84’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), 2-2 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.00 1.06 23’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), 1-0 Boyé 23’ 51’ Manuel Morlanes (Espanyol), 1-1 Morlanes 51’ 52’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-2 de Tomás 52’ 84’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), 2-2 Benedetto 84’
Elche 1.00 xGEspanyol 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Elche attacking 
84’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 52’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 73’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 54’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 70’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 87’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 70’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Óscar Melendo (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 4’ Javier Pastore (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 1’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Tete Morente (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Óscar Melendo (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Raúl Guti (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Raúl Guti (Elche), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Manuel Morlanes (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 77’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Fidel (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Johan Mojica (Elche), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 52’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 73’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 54’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 70’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 87’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 70’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Óscar Melendo (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 4’ Javier Pastore (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 1’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Tete Morente (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Óscar Melendo (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Raúl Guti (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Manuel Morlanes (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 77’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Raúl Guti (Elche), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Fidel (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Johan Mojica (Elche), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Darío Benedetto (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kiko Casilla GK900 0.000.000
Antonio Barragán DEF830 0.000.000
Pedro Bigas DEF900 0.000.000
Gonzalo Verdú DEF900 0.000.000
Johan Mojica DEF901 0.020.000
Raúl Guti MID842 0.050.042
Omar Mascarell MID640 0.000.000
Fidel MID901 0.020.000
Javier Pastore MID651 0.050.000
Lucas Boyé FWD9011 0.060.051
Lucas Pérez FWD650 0.000.000
Tete Morente Sub261 0.050.132
Darío Benedetto Sub2514 0.640.111
Gerard Gumbau Sub250 0.000.000
Pere Milla Sub71 0.110.000
Helibelton Palacios Sub60 0.000.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Elche win 36% Avg odds 2.63
Draw 32% Avg odds 2.96
Espanyol win 32% Avg odds 3.03

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

Form going into the game

Elche DLLWL
Espanyol DWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Espanyol 1-2 Elche, 10 Jan 22  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.