Elche vs Villarreal

4 February 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee José Luis Munuera Montero

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Pere Milla 3’, 45+3’ (pen), 52’ (pen)
  • Gerard Moreno 22’

Match summary

Elche saw off Villarreal 3-1. Elche led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Pere Milla put Elche ahead in the 3rd minute, Gerard Moreno equalised in the 22nd minute, set up by Álex Baena, and Milla put Elche back in front from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Milla made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Elche created 2.94 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Villarreal's 1.49 from 14.

Match stats

Elche Villarreal
18 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 10
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.89 xG 1.49
1.40 Non-penalty xG 1.49
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Elche Villarreal
Kick-off
Pere Milla1-0 (Elche)
3’
22’
Gerard Moreno
Assist: Álex Baena1-1 (Villarreal)
Pere Milla
Penalty2-1 (Elche)
45+3’
Half-time2-1
Pere Milla
Penalty3-1 (Elche)
52’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Elche
  • Helibelton Palacios
  • José Ángel Carmona
  • Omar Mascarell
  • Fidel
Villarreal
  • Jorge Cuenca
  • Álex Baena

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.94 1.49 3’ Pere Milla (Elche), 1-0 3’ 22’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-1 22’ 45+3’ Pere Milla (Elche), 2-1 45+3’ 52’ Pere Milla (Elche), 3-1 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.94 1.49 3’ Pere Milla (Elche), 1-0 Milla 3’ 22’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-1 Moreno 22’ 45+3’ Pere Milla (Elche), 2-1 Milla 45+3’ 52’ Pere Milla (Elche), 3-1 Milla 52’
Elche 2.94 xGVillarreal 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Elche attacking 
48’ Pere Milla (Elche), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Pere Milla (Elche), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 22’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 3’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 28’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 72’ Diego González (Elche), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 48’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 89’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 12’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 29’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 16’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 45’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Pere Milla (Elche), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+7’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Fidel (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Enzo Roco (Elche), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Pere Milla (Elche), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ José Ángel Carmona (Elche), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Pere Milla (Elche), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Pere Milla (Elche), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 22’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 3’ Pere Milla (Elche), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 28’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 72’ Diego González (Elche), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 48’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 89’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 12’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 29’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 16’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 45’ Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Pere Milla (Elche), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Ezequiel Ponce (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Lucas Boyé (Elche), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+7’ Manu Trigueros (Villarreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Fidel (Elche), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Morales (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Etienne Capoue (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Juan Foyth (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Enzo Roco (Elche), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Pere Milla (Elche), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Gerard Gumbau (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ José Ángel Carmona (Elche), set piece, 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
Lisandro Magallán DEF900 0.000.000
Enzo Roco DEF901 0.010.041
Helibelton Palacios DEF480 0.000.000
José Ángel Carmona MID901 0.010.000
Carlos Clerc MID730 0.000.000
Omar Mascarell MID900 0.000.000
Gerard Gumbau MID892 0.080.454
Ezequiel Ponce FWD733 0.300.000
Lucas Boyé FWD904 0.330.091
Pere Milla FWD6035 1.920.122
Diego González Sub421 0.240.000
Fidel Sub301 0.040.061
Lautaro Blanco Sub170 0.000.000
Randy Nteka Sub170 0.000.061
Gonzalo Verdú Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Elche win 18% Avg odds 5.24
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.94
Villarreal win 58% Avg odds 1.67

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

Form going into the game

Elche LLDDL
Villarreal WWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 4-0 Elche, 04 Sep 22 Next meeting: Elche 1-3 Villarreal, 03 Jan 26  All Elche vs Villarreal 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.