Friday , 2 October 2026

Villarreal CF vs Elche CF, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2022-23
Villarreal CF
4 – 0
Full Time
Elche CF
Sun 4 Sep 2022 · 16:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Jackson 42' Y
Y 42' Raul Guti
Y 60' Pere Milla
Y 82' Enzo Roco

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Elche CF — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee David Medie
  • Referee Albert Catala
  • Referee Valentin Pizarro
  • Referee Julian Villasenor (Spain)
  • Referee Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)
  • Referee Miguel Ortiz

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
Villarreal CF 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Elche CF
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-04 Villarreal CF 4–0 Elche CF 2022-01-16 Elche CF 1–0 Villarreal CF 2021-09-22 Villarreal CF 4–1 Elche CF 2021-02-06 Elche CF 2–2 Villarreal CF 2020-12-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Elche CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep Elche CF H 4–0 W
28 Aug Getafe CF A 0–0 D
21 Aug Club Atlético de Madrid A 2–0 W
13 Aug Real Valladolid CF A 3–0 W
22 May FC Barcelona A 2–0 W
15 May Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–2 L
Elche CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep Villarreal CF A 0–4 L
27 Aug Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L
22 Aug UD Almeria H 1–1 D
15 Aug Real Betis Balompié A 0–3 L
22 May Getafe CF H 3–1 W
15 May RC Celta de Vigo A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Villarreal CF Elche CF
#11 Position #18
8 Points 5
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
13 Scored 11
12 Conceded 17
+1 GD -6
1.14 PPG 0.71
29% Win % 14%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
0% Clean Sheets
Elche CF this season

Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts). Elche CF are 18th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Elche CF
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/2
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 3 A
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G
Gerard Moreno 2 G
Elche CF
Fer Nino 5 G
Buba 1 G
Marc Aguado 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Villarreal CF vs Elche CF — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It looks surprising Villarreal CF does not make any changes. Nicolas Jackson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Villarreal CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Villarreal CF and Elche CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 27' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gerard Moreno makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 32' Argentina international Ezequiel Ponce has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' Giovani Lo Celso adds to his 1 season tally! Villarreal CF lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 41' Villarreal CF is showing some good football. However, Villarreal CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Jackson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 46 minute. Nicolas Jackson leaves to be changed by Jose Luis Morales.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' Elche CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 57' Pere Milla gets the nod from Elche CF. He replaces Lucas Boye and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pere Milla.
  • 65' Samuel Chukwueze gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Yeremi Pino and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Quina is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Collado at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' Elche CF make a change. Tete Morente trudges off to be replaced by Josan Fernandez on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Elche CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' Aissa Mandi is replacing Femenia Far for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Enzo Roco. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' It looks like no one’s ball. Villarreal CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 89' Goal! Francis Coquelin scores his 6 goal in 425 matches.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Villarreal CF 4-0 Elche CF.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Elche CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francisco Rodriguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Moreno 4
Pere Milla 3
Lucas Boye 2
Johan Mojica 1
Francis Coquelin 1
Giovani Lo Celso 1
Jose Luis Morales 1
Guido Carrillo 1

Head to Head

2022-09-04 Villarreal CF 4–0 Elche CF 2022-01-16 Elche CF 1–0 Villarreal CF 2021-09-22 Villarreal CF 4–1 Elche CF 2021-02-06 Elche CF 2–2 Villarreal CF 2020-12-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Elche CF

Villarreal CF Form

2022-09-04 Villarreal CF 4–0 Elche CF W 2022-08-28 Getafe CF 0–0 Villarreal CF D 2022-08-21 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2022-08-13 Real Valladolid CF 0–3 Villarreal CF W 2022-05-22 FC Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2022-05-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L

Elche CF Form

2022-09-04 Villarreal CF 4–0 Elche CF L 2022-08-27 Elche CF 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2022-08-22 Elche CF 1–1 UD Almeria D 2022-08-15 Real Betis Balompié 3–0 Elche CF L 2022-05-22 Elche CF 3–1 Getafe CF W 2022-05-15 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Elche CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.08 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Elche CF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Villarreal CF to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF71% Draw16% Elche CF13%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
88%
Draw or Elche CF
29%
Villarreal CF or Elche CF
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF57% Draw32% Elche CF11%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 0
7.3%
4 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
5 – 1
3.8%
5 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Elche CF covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 20% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 19% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Elche CF keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.