Elche vs Girona

8 November 2022 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Pablo González Fuertes

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Pol Lirola 16’
  • Iván Martín 39’
  • Valentín Castellanos 66’

Match summary

Girona came from behind to win 2-1 away at Elche. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Pol Lirola put Elche ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Álex Collado, Iván Martín equalised with a header in the 39th minute, set up by Javi Hernández, and Valentín Castellanos won it in the 66th minute, set up by Arnau Martinez.

The chances backed that up: Girona created 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Elche's 0.91 from 11.

Match stats

Elche Girona
11 Shots 21
2 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.91 xG 2.21
0.91 Non-penalty xG 2.21
7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Elche Girona
Kick-off
Pol Lirola
Assist: Álex Collado1-0 (Elche)
16’
39’
Iván Martín
Assist: Javi Hernández1-1 (Girona)
Half-time1-1
66’
Valentín Castellanos
Assist: Arnau Martinez1-2 (Girona)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Elche
  • Diego González
  • Josan
  • Gerard Gumbau
Girona
  • Toni Villa
  • Cristhian Stuani

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 2.22 16’ Pol Lirola (Elche), 1-0 16’ 39’ Iván Martín (Girona), 1-1 39’ 66’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), 1-2 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 2.22 16’ Pol Lirola (Elche), 1-0 Lirola 16’ 39’ Iván Martín (Girona), 1-1 Martín 39’ 66’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), 1-2 Castellanos 66’
Elche 0.91 xGGirona 2.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Girona attacking Elche attacking 
66’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 16’ Pol Lirola (Elche), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 39’ Iván Martín (Girona), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 47’ Valery Fernández (Girona), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 76’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 74’ Oriol Romeu (Girona), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 21’ Javi Hernández (Girona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 4’ Álex Collado (Elche), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Santiago Bueno (Girona), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Oriol Romeu (Girona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Toni Villa (Girona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Arnau Martinez (Girona), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Santiago Bueno (Girona), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Valery Fernández (Girona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Roger (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Álex Collado (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Arnau Martinez (Girona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Aleix García (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Javi Hernández (Girona), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Omar Mascarell (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Oriol Romeu (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Omar Mascarell (Elche), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Javi Hernández (Girona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Javi Hernández (Girona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 16’ Pol Lirola (Elche), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 39’ Iván Martín (Girona), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 47’ Valery Fernández (Girona), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 76’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 74’ Oriol Romeu (Girona), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 4’ Álex Collado (Elche), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Javi Hernández (Girona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Santiago Bueno (Girona), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Toni Villa (Girona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Oriol Romeu (Girona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Arnau Martinez (Girona), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Santiago Bueno (Girona), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Valery Fernández (Girona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Roger (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Álex Collado (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Arnau Martinez (Girona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Aleix García (Girona), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Javi Hernández (Girona), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Omar Mascarell (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Oriol Romeu (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Omar Mascarell (Elche), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Javi Hernández (Girona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Javi Hernández (Girona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edgar Badía GK900 0.000.000
Pol Lirola DEF9011 0.420.000
Diego González DEF900 0.000.000
Enzo Roco DEF850 0.000.000
Carlos Clerc DEF850 0.000.112
Omar Mascarell MID902 0.040.021
Raúl Guti MID620 0.000.000
Josan MID610 0.000.000
Álex Collado MID9012 0.130.614
Pere Milla MID902 0.080.000
Lucas Boyé FWD701 0.030.000
Gerard Gumbau Sub290 0.000.051
Ezequiel Ponce Sub282 0.170.000
Roger Sub201 0.050.061
Pedro Bigas Sub50 0.000.000
Nicolás Fernández Mercau Sub50 0.000.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Elche win 27% Avg odds 3.56
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
Girona win 44% Avg odds 2.17

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

Form going into the game

Elche DLDLL
Girona DLDDW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Girona 2-0 Elche, 16 Apr 23  All Elche vs Girona 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.