VILLARREAL. Villarreal demolishes Elche 4-1 with goals of Y. Pino (5′), M. Trigueros (39′), A. Danjuma (60′) and A. Moreno (90′). On the opposite side, Elche scored with J. Mojica (19′). Villarreal took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 8,234 spectators. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz with the help of Marcos Cerdán Aguilar and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Miguel Sesma Espinosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Villarreal started with a aggressive line-up. On the opposite side, Elche adopted a 3-5-2 formation.
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
46'
27'
39'
The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Sergio Asenjo , Mario Gaspar , Aïssa Mandi , Pau Torres , Alfonso Pedraza , Dani Parejo , Étienne Capoue , Manu Trigueros , Yéremi Pino , Paco Alcácer and Arnaut Danjuma .
The home team had on the bench: Gerónimo Rulli, Francis Coquelin , Boulaye Dia , Moi Gómez , Vicente Iborra, Rubén Peña, Alberto Moreno , Juan Foyth, Raúl Albiol and Pervis Estupiñán .
Villarreal could not rely on the presence of M. Gomez (injured).
Best player: Yéremi Pino
The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was Yéremi Pino.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8.
Elche – Formation
Elche
On the opposite side, Francisco Escriba Segura played with: Kiko Casilla , Antonio Barragán , Enzo Roco , Diego Gonzalez , Josan , Gerard Gumbau , Iván Marcone , Fidel , Johan Mojica , Guido Carrillo and Lucas Pérez .
They had on the bench: John Donald, Pere Milla , Darío Benedetto , Raúl Guti , Axel Werner, Helibelton Palacios, Omar Mascarell , Josema, Jose Morente, Edgar Badia and Javier Pastore .
Best player: Johan Mojica
The player that probably impressed the most for Elche was Johan Mojica.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 8 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 144 Attack 71
- 71 Dangerous attack 38
- 58 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 17 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Villarreal was in firm control of the ball 60% while Elche was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Villarreal was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Villarreal won the match.
Villarreal shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Elche shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Villarreal received 1 yellow card (Alfonso Pedraza). On the opposite side, Elche received 2 yellow cards (Fidel and D. Gonzalez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Villarreal will have 7 points to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Elche will stay with 6 points like Cádiz and Espanyol to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away against Real Madrid on the 25th of September with a 15-4 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (11 draws).
Elche will play away agasint Real Sociedad on the 26th of September with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (1 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Espanyol – Deportivo Alavés – 1-0
- Sevilla – Valencia – 3-1
- Villarreal – Elche – 4-1
- Real Madrid – Mallorca – 6-1
