ELCHE. Elche defeated Villarreal 3-1 thanks to P. Milla who scored in the 3rd, 45th and 51st minute. Villarreal was decisively better in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 18,421 spectators. The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero with the help of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was Albert Ávalos Martos. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 18 Total 14
- 7 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 11
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 75 Attack 124
- 47 Dangerous attack 58
- 60 Ball safe 78
- 2 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 10
Fouls
- 19 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Villarreal had a superior ball possession 72% while Elche was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Elche found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Elche shot 18 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal shot 14 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Elche received 4 yellow cards (Helibelton Palacios, José Ángel Carmona, Omar Mascarell and Fidel). Regarding the opposition, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (Álex Baena and Jorge Cuenca).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Elche will have 9 points to sit in the 20th place. On the other side, Villarreal will stay with 31 points like Real Betis to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Villarreal will host FC Barcelona on the 12th of February with a 26-4 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (7 draws).
Elche – Formation
Elche
20'
71'
3', 45', 51'
Elche started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Pablo Javier Machín Díez decided to play with the following team: Édgar Badía , Helibelton Palacios , Enzo Roco , Lisandro Magallán , José Ángel Carmona , Omar Mascarell , Gerard Gumbau , Carlos Clerc , Ezequiel Ponce , Lucas Boyé and Pere Milla .
The home team had on the bench: Pol Lirola, Raúl Guti, Randy Nteka , Lautaro Blanco , Fidel , Josan, Nicolás Fernández, Diego González , Axel Werner and Gonzalo Verdú.
Elche could not rely on the presence of Fidel (injured).
Substitutions
Elche made 5 changes: Pere Milla for Diego Gonzalez (46′), Pere Milla for Fidel (58′), Carlos Clerc for Lautaro Emanuel Blanco (71′), E. Ponce for Randy Nteka (71′) and Gerard Gumbau for Gonzalo Verdú (87′).
Best player: Pere Milla
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was Pere Milla.
His rating is with 3 goals, 8 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
Villarreal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Enrique Setién Solar played with: Pepe Reina , Juan Foyth , Raúl Albiol , Jorge Cuenca , Johan Mojica , Étienne Capoue , Dani Parejo , Alejandro Baena , Samuel Chukwueze , Gerard Moreno and Yéremy Pino .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kiko Femenía, Diego Collado, Ramón Terrats, Aïssa Mandi, José Luis Morales , Manu Trigueros , Fernando Niño , Iker Álvarez, Alberto Moreno and Francis Coquelin .
Substitutions
Villarreal made 5 changes: Álex Baena for Manu Trigueros (62′), Étienne Capoue for Francis Coquelin (62′), Yéremy Pino for Morales (63′), Dani Parejo for Fernando Niño (79′) and Samuel Chukwueze for Diego Collado (90′).
Best player: Johan Mojica
The most impressive player for Villarreal was Johan Mojica.
His rating is with 38 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Getafe – 1-1
- Real Betis – Celta de Vigo – 3-4
- Elche – Villarreal – 3-1
- Espanyol – Osasuna – 1-1
