Real Madrid vs Elche

14 March 2026 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Antonio Rüdiger 39’
  • Federico Valverde 44’
  • Dean Huijsen 66’
  • Arda Güler 89’
  • Manuel Ángel 85’ (og)

Match summary

Real Madrid won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Elche. Real Madrid led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Antonio Rüdiger put Real Madrid ahead in the 39th minute and Federico Valverde made it 2-0 in the 44th minute, set up by Fran García. In the second half, Dean Huijsen made it 3-0 with a header in the 66th minute, set up by Daniel Yáñez, Ángel's own goal pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 85th minute, and Arda Güler made it 4-1 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.75 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Elche's 1.43 from 10.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
14 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 1
5 Corners 4
83 Attacks 105
47 Dangerous attacks 41
480 Passes 531
88% Pass accuracy 88%
23 Tackles 27
11 Fouls 21
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Real Madrid Elche
Kick-off
23’
Adrià PedrosaBuba SangaréInjury
Antonio RüdigerRight foot shot1-0 (Real Madrid)
39’
Federico ValverdeShot on target
39’
Federico ValverdeRight foot shot2-0 (Real Madrid)
44’
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
Eduardo CamavingaFoul
55’
Gonzalo GarcíaFederico Valverde
58’
Arda GülerVinicius Junior
58’
Daniel YáñezAurélien Tchouaméni
58’
Diego AguadoAntonio Rüdiger
61’
62’
Germán ValeraFoul
Manuel Ángel MoránBrahim Díaz
63’
64’
Marc AguadoFederico Redondo
64’
JosanLéo Pétrot
64’
Rafa MirLucas Cepeda
César PalaciosThiago Pitarch
64’
Dean HuijsenHeader3-0 (Real Madrid)
66’
66’
David AffengruberFoul
74’
Pedro BigasDavid Affengruber
74’
Grady DianganaMartim Neto
Gonzalo GarcíaShot on target
79’
85’
Manuel Ángel MoránOwn goal3-1 (Elche)
88’
Rafa MirFoul
Arda GülerLeft foot shot4-1 (Real Madrid)
89’
90+4’
André SilvaShot on target
Full-time4-1

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 1.75 1.43 39’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), 1-0 39’ 44’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), 2-0 44’ 66’ Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid), 3-0 66’ 85’ Manuel Ángel (Elche) own goal, 3-1 85’ 89’ Arda Güler (Real Madrid), 4-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 1.43 39’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), 1-0 Rüdiger 39’ 44’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), 2-0 Valverde 44’ 66’ Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid), 3-0 Huijsen 66’ 85’ Manuel Ángel (Elche) own goal, 3-1 Ángel 85’ 89’ Arda Güler (Real Madrid), 4-1 Güler 89’
Real Madrid 1.75 xGElche 1.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Elche attacking Real Madrid attacking 
90+4’ André Silva (Elche), set piece, 0.62 xG, saved 39’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.47 xG, goal 74’ Grady Diangana (Elche), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 66’ Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.35 xG, goal 48’ Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 79’ Gonzalo García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 51’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 44’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 74’ André Silva (Elche), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Federico Redondo (Elche), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Lucas Cepeda (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ André Silva (Elche), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Rafa Mir (Elche), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Rafa Mir (Elche), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Manuel Ángel (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ German Valera (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Arda Güler (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Fran García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Cepeda (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Arda Güler (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 85’ Manuel Ángel (Real Madrid), own goal 90+4’ André Silva (Elche), set piece, 0.62 xG, saved 39’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.47 xG, goal 74’ Grady Diangana (Elche), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 66’ Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.35 xG, goal 48’ Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 79’ Gonzalo García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 51’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 44’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 74’ André Silva (Elche), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Federico Redondo (Elche), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Lucas Cepeda (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ André Silva (Elche), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Rafa Mir (Elche), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Rafa Mir (Elche), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Manuel Ángel (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Arda Güler (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ German Valera (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Fran García (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Cepeda (Elche), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Arda Güler (Real Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 85’ Manuel Ángel (Real Madrid), own goal
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Lineups

Real Madrid 4-4-2 Starting XI
Courtois
Carvajal
Rüdiger 61’
Huijsen
García
Valverde 58’
Pitarch 64’
Tchouaméni 58’
Camavinga
Díaz 63’
Junior 58’
Elche 5-3-2 Starting XI
Dituro
Valera
Pétrot 64’
Chust
Affengruber 74’
Sangaré 23’
Febas
Redondo 64’
Cepeda 64’
Silva
Neto 74’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Thibaut Courtois GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Carvajal DEF901 0.050.141
Dean Huijsen DEF9011 0.350.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF6612 0.480.000
Fran García DEF9011 0.020.081
Federico Valverde MID6312 0.140.032
Thiago Pitarch MID690 0.000.000
Aurelien Tchouameni MID631 0.020.000
Eduardo Camavinga MID900 0.000.000
Brahim Diaz FWD681 0.340.000
Vinícius Júnior FWD631 0.140.001
Gonzalo García Sub271 0.140.000
Arda Güler Sub2712 0.040.182
Daniel Yáñez Sub2710 0.000.372
Diego Aguado Sub240 0.000.000
Manuel Ángel Sub221 0.040.000
César Palacios Sub210 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 74% Avg odds 1.27
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.93
Elche win 10% Avg odds 9.32

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

Form going into the game

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Elche LDLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Elche 2-2 Real Madrid, 23 Nov 25 Next meeting: Elche 2-3 Real Madrid, 15 Sep 26  All Real Madrid vs Elche meetings

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