LaLiga 25/26 · 8 Mar 2026

Villarreal 2–1 Elche

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Villarreal favourites at 74%.

Villarreal won a close one on the chances: 1.6 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Víctor Chust, 69.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Víctor Chust +20.9, Germán Valera +20.6, David Affengruber +17.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

3 Jan 2026	Elche 1–3 Villarreal LaLiga

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Luiz Júnior Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.1	+13.1
Dani Parejo Midfielder	15	0	0	–	54.9	–
Renato Veiga Defender	15	0	0	–	51.0	–
Tajon Buchanan Midfielder	65	1	0	0.11	48.7	+2.9
Thomas Partey Midfielder	15	0	0	–	46.7	–
Pau Navarro Defender	75	0	0	–	45.4	+0.2
Rafa Marín Defender	90	0	0	0.03	44.1	−4.0
Pape Gueye Midfielder	75	0	1	0.53	43.1	−6.1
Nicolas Pépé Forward	90	0	0	0.26	42.0	−6.0
Santiago Mouriño Defender	90	1	0	0.13	42.0	−4.5
Georges Mikautadze Forward	90	0	0	0.40	40.3	−8.3
Sergi Cardona Defender	90	0	0	–	37.5	−4.7
Alberto Moleiro Midfielder	65	0	0	0.12	36.5	−8.2
Santi Comesaña Midfielder	75	0	1	–	35.5	−6.1
Alfon González Forward	25	0	0	–	33.8	–
Gerard Moreno Forward	25	0	0	0.03	33.5	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
André Silva Forward	13	1	0	0.54	100.0	–
Martim Neto Midfielder	31	0	1	–	99.3	–
Víctor Chust Defender	90	0	0	0.03	69.4	+20.9
Germán Valera Midfielder	90	0	0	–	68.6	+20.6
David Affengruber Defender	90	0	0	0.02	65.8	+17.8
Matías Dituro Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.4	+3.1
Léo Pétrot Defender	90	0	0	–	55.7	+9.2
Marc Aguado Midfielder	68	0	0	–	52.2	+7.0
Aleix Febas Midfielder	68	0	0	0.04	51.9	+2.7
Josan Midfielder	22	0	0	–	51.8	–
Rafa Mir Forward	77	0	0	0.03	51.7	+1.3
Álvaro Rodriguez Forward	90	0	0	0.45	51.4	+0.2
Grady Diangana Midfielder	59	0	0	–	51.3	+8.3
Gonzalo Villar Midfielder	22	0	0	–	49.7	–
Federico Redondo Midfielder	22	0	0	–	48.2	–
Buba Sangaré Defender	68	0	0	0.10	35.5	–