FC Villarreal B vs Elche CF, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Villarreal B vs Elche CF — Segunda Division at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal.
- FC Villarreal B 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Elche CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ruben Avalos Barrera (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Brian Valencia Lopez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Gonzalo Lopez de la Llave (Spain)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82 2 RC Deportivo La Coruna 42 77 3 UD Almeria 42 74 4 Malaga CF 42 73 5 UD Las Palmas 42 73 6 CD Castellon 42 72 7 Burgos CF 42 72 8 SD Eibar 42 67 9 Cordoba CF 42 61 10 Real Sporting de Gijon 42 61 11 AD Ceuta FC 42 61 12 Albacete Balompie 42 59 13 Andorra CF 42 58 14 Granada CF 42 48 15 Real Sociedad B 42 47 16 CD Leganes 42 46 17 Real Valladolid CF 42 46 18 Cadiz CF 42 43 19 CD Mirandes 42 40 20 SD Huesca 42 38 21 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37 22 Real Zaragoza 42 36 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Mar Elche CF H 0–1 L 02 Mar CD Eldense A 0–2 L 24 Feb Real Zaragoza H 0–0 D 17 Feb Andorra CF A 1–1 D 11 Feb CD Tenerife H 1–0 W 03 Feb CD Mirandes A 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Mar FC Villarreal B A 1–0 W 04 Mar AD Alcorcon H 3–0 W 25 Feb FC Cartagena A 1–0 W 18 Feb SD Eibar H 0–0 D 10 Feb SD Amorebieta A 0–1 L 02 Feb Burgos CF H 2–0 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Elche CF gets underway.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 13' It’s a booking for Elche CF player. Josan Fernandez gets a card.
- 15' Nicolas Castro puts Elche CF on the lead.
- 20' Sergio Bermejo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Elche CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Elche CF that had 231 games and scored 223 goals.
- 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 40' It’s high time Sebastian Beccacece made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Arnau Puigmal on 45.
- 46' Dani Requena is replacing Aitor Gelardo for the FC Villarreal B side.
- 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aitor Gelardo suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 58' The Elche CF manager makes a substitution. Arnau Puigmal departs to be replaced by Aleix Febas.
- 61' Dani Requena is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
- 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Gonzalez on 62.
- 63' It is a substitution in Elche CF team. Josan Fernandez is replaced by Jose Salinas on 63 minute.
- 65' Antonio Espigares was booked on 65.
- 70' Another substitution for FC Villarreal B to replace Jorge Pascual by Javier Ontiveros on 70 minute.
- 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 77' It’s gonna be a card for Nicolas Fernandez Marcau.
- 78' It is a substitution in Elche CF team. Mourad El Ghezouani is replaced by Borja Garces on 78 minute.
- 79' Elche CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sergio Bermejo is hanging Rodrigo Mendoza on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' Elche CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 86' Elche CF player sees a card in front of him.
- 87' Hugo Novoa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antonio Espigares on 87 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Villarreal B.
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Lineups
FC Villarreal B Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Carlo Garcia ↓ Tiago Geralnik 70'
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Antonio Espigares ↓ Hugo Novoa 87'
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Rodri Alonso ↓ Carlos Romero 46'
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14
Aitor Gelardo ↓ Dani Requena 46'
Bench
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10
Javier Ontiveros ↑ 70'
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Hugo Novoa ↑ 87'
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Carlos Romero ↑ 46'
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Dani Requena ↑ 46'
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Tiago Geralnik ↑ 70'
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Coach Miguel AlvarezElche CF Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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Pedro Bigas ↓ Diego Gonzalez 46'
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Josan Fernandez ↓ Jose Salinas 63'
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Arnau Puigmal ↓ Aleix Febas 58'
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Bench
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Borja Garces ↑ 78'
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Diego Gonzalez ↑ 46'
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Aleix Febas ↑ 58'
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Sergio Bermejo ↑ 79'
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Jose Salinas ↑ 63'
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Coach Sebastián Beccacece -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Fidel 1 Nicolas Castro 1 FC Villarreal B Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.72 FC Villarreal B xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.92 Elche CF xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Elche CF or Draw 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Elche CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.64Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 78% 22% ± 1.5 49% 51% ± 2.5 23% 77% ± 3.5 9% 91% ± 4.5 3% 97% Double Chance
FC Villarreal B or Draw 62%Draw or Elche CF 73%FC Villarreal B or Elche CF 65%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Elche CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 21.9%0 – 1 Actual1 – 1 13.9%1 – 0 12.4%0 – 2 7.7%1 – 2 5.9%2 – 0 4.7%2 – 1 4.6%0 – 3 2.3%2 – 2 2.3%1 – 3 1.9%3 – 1 1.1%Asian Handicap — FC Villarreal B
Handicap FC Villarreal B covers Push Elche CF covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 18% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 23% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 10% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
FC Villarreal B keeps clean sheet 40% ✓Elche CF keeps clean sheet 49% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.