Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Villarreal B vs Elche CF, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Segunda Division · 2023-24
FC Villarreal B
0 – 1
Full Time
Elche CF
Sun 10 Mar 2024 · 15:15 UTC Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Nicolas Castro
Y 13' Josan Fernandez
Y 45' Arnau Puigmal
Dani Requena 61' Y
Y 62' Diego Gonzalez
Antonio Espigares 65' Y
Y 77' Nicolas Fernandez Marcau
Y 86' Borja Garces

Overview

Match Preview

FC Villarreal B vs Elche CF — Segunda Division at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal.

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 Real Sporting de Gijon 42 61
10 Cordoba CF 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

2
FC Villarreal B 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Elche CF
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-10 FC Villarreal B 0–1 Elche CF 2023-08-26 Elche CF 1–0 FC Villarreal B

Recent Form

FC Villarreal B
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Elche CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' 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.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Borja Garces, as he is very good at scoring at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 13' Josan Fernandez is having his name booked by the referee on 13.
  • 15' Goal! Nicolas Castro scores his 14 goal in 160 matches.
  • 20' FC Villarreal B started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Elche CF that had 236 games and scored 232 goals.
  • 30' Elche CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' It looks surprising FC Villarreal B does not make any changes. Dani Tasende has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' It’s high time Sebastián Beccacece made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Arnau Puigmal.
  • 46' Another substitution for FC Villarreal B to replace Aitor Gelardo by Dani Requena on 46 minute.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adria Altimira made 407 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' Another change for Elche CF made on 58 minute. Arnau Puigmal leaves to be changed by Aleix Febas.
  • 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dani Requena on 61.
  • 62' Elche CF player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Jose Salinas. He replaces Josan Fernandez on 63 minute.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a card for Antonio Espigares.
  • 70' Javier Ontiveros is replacing Jorge Pascual for the FC Villarreal B side.
  • 75' Jose Salinas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for 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' Another substitution for Elche CF to replace Rodrigo Mendoza by Sergio Bermejo on 79 minute.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 86' Borja Garces is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 87' Hugo Novoa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antonio Espigares on 87 minute.
  • With this win, Elche CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Villarreal B Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Alvarez

Elche CF Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sebastián Beccacece

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.72 FC Villarreal B xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Elche CF xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Elche CF or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Villarreal B27% Draw35% Elche CF38%
Actual: Elche CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
FC Villarreal B17% Draw60% Elche CF23%
Actual: Elche CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.