Villarreal
Elche
Match summary
Neither Villarreal nor Elche found the net in a 0-0 draw.
Villarreal had the better of the chances, with 2.30 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Elche's 0.22 from 7.
Villarreal dominated territory and attacking metrics in their La Liga matchday 9 fixture against Elche, but the encounter finished in a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes following a scoreless half-time. The hosts controlled 58 percent of possession and registered 20 shots compared to just 7 from Elche, leading to 7 shots on target against 1 for the visitors. Villarreal also earned 10 corners to Elche's 5, completed 528 passes with an 87 percent accuracy rate, and launched 119 attacks with 71 dangerous attacks. Despite mounting pressure, Villarreal were caught offside 6 times and accumulated 12 fouls and 2 yellow cards, while Elche recorded 7 fouls and 4 yellow cards.
The match timeline saw the first change in the 28th minute when Elche made an enforced substitution due to injury, replacing Marc Aguado with Federico Redondo. Gonzalo Villar received the game's first yellow card for a foul in the 38th minute. Following a scoreless half-time, a VAR review occurred in the 61st minute for a card review involving Alberto Moleiro. Elche made a triple substitution in the 65th minute, and Villarreal responded with 3 changes a minute later. Further cautions were shown to Tete Morente, Roy Revivo, Alex Freeman, Víctor Chust, and Juan Foyth before the match ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
