Villarreal vs 17.10.26 14:150 – 0Full Time
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- 28′Elche, substitution:off
- 38′Elche, yellow card:
- Half-time
- 61′Elche, VAR review:Penalty cancelled
- 61′Villarreal, VAR review:1st Var_card
- 63′Elche, VAR review:Penalty cancelled
- 65′Elche, substitution:off
- 65′Elche, substitution:off
- 65′Elche, substitution:off
- 66′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 66′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 66′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 71′Elche, yellow card:
- 75′Elche, yellow card:
- 75′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 81′Villarreal, yellow card:
- 83′Elche, substitution:off
- 84′Villarreal, substitution:off
- 90+1′Villarreal, yellow card:
- 90+1′Elche, yellow card:
- Full-time
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Villarreal held to goalless draw by Elche despite 20 shots
Villarreal were frustrated at Estadio de la Cerámica as Elche came away with a 0-0 draw in La Liga on Matchday 9. The hosts dominated the contest from the first whistle but could not find a way past a resolute visiting defence, and the half-time score of 0-0 set the tone for an afternoon without a goal.
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The statistics underline how one-sided the match was in terms of territory and chances. Villarreal had 58% of the possession and took 20 shots, seven of them on target, while also winning 10 corners to Elche's five. Their expected goals figure of 2.22 dwarfed the visitors' 0.30, yet the scoreboard refused to move.
Elche, managed by Martín Anselmi, managed only seven shots, one of which tested the goalkeeper at the other end, and picked up four yellow cards to Villarreal's two. The point lifted them to seven from nine games, still 18th, while Villarreal moved to nine points and ninth place, with the gap between the sides at two points.
Villarreal turn their attention to a trip to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, while Elche travel to Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Saturday 24 October.
Elche goalkeeper Matías Dituro was the top-rated performer on 8.37, keeping out a Villarreal attack that put seven shots on target. Víctor Chust, on 7.7, was also rated highly for the visitors' backline.
Villarreal had 20 shots to Elche's seven but could not turn that volume into a single goal.
Villarreal and Elche drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Villarreal met Elche in the La Liga (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Saturday, 17 October 2026, 14:15 UTC at Estadio de la Cerámica. Referee: Víctor García Verdura. Attendance: 17,329.
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Villarreal (4-4-2)
Elche (5-3-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Villarreal 60%, the draw 23%, Elche 17%. It finished Villarreal 0–0 Elche.
Villarreal's stronger rating gives them a clear lead — We give Villarreal 60% mainly because they sit 132 points higher on our strength rating, 1751 to 1619, and home sides in La Liga generally do better than the global norm. The draw starts from the usual 25% for a gap this size and drops to 23%, as both teams' own recent games average 3.3 goals.
Why Villarreal at 60%?
Villarreal sit 132 points higher on our strength rating — 1751 to 1619. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge at home won 56.7% of 13,358 such games. La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.0%). La Liga homes won 46.6% of 6,159 games vs 44.6% across all 101,264 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 60–19–21.
Why only 60%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 60% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Elche at 17%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.9%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,940. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Villarreal have averaged 7 percentage points more possession than Elche in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Elche have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Villarreal vs Elche final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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