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coef.Round 18Head to headElche 233%Draw 233%Villarreal 233%View allMatch IntroAt Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche and Villarreal are scheduled for a La Liga showdown on January 3, 2026 GMT.
Elche currently stands 9th in the league, boasting 22 points, while Villarreal holds a stronger position in 4th place with 35 points.
Elche has displayed resilience at home with 3 victories in their last 6 matches across all leagues.
Meanwhile, Villarreal has been in formidable form on the road, securing 4 wins in their recent 6 away matches in the league.
Both teams have shown promise in front of the goal, with Elche netting 2+ goals in 4 of their last 6 home matches and Villarreal scoring 2+ goals in 83% of their recent La Liga fixtures.
As the two sides prepare to clash, Villarreal enters as the favored team according to our algorithm prediction, forecasting a 1-2 victory for Villarreal.
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Standings up to 03/01/2026PTS GP W D L GF GA +/- 1Barcelona 46 18 15 1 2 51 20 31 2Real Madrid 42 18 13 3 2 36 16 20 3Atlético Madrid 37 18 11 4 3 33 16 17 4Villarreal 35 16 11 2 3 31 15 16 5Espanyol 33 17 10 3 4 22 17 5 6Real Betis 28 17 7 7 3 29 19 10 7Celta Vigo 23 17 5 8 4 20 19 1 8Athletic Bilbao 23 18 7 2 9 16 24 -8 9Elche 22 17 5 7 5 23 20 3 10Getafe 21 18 6 3 9 14 23 -9 11Sevilla 20 17 6 2 9 24 26 -2 12Rayo Vallecano 19 18 4 7 7 14 21 -7 13Osasuna 18 17 5 3 9 17 20 -3 14Real Mallorca 18 17 4 6 7 19 24 -5 15Deportivo Alavés 18 17 5 3 9 14 20 -6 16Real Sociedad 17 17 4 5 8 21 25 -4 17Valencia 16 17 3 7 7 16 26 -10 18Girona 15 17 3 6 8 15 33 -18 19Real Oviedo 11 17 2 5 10 7 26 -19 20Levante 10 16 2 4 10 17 29 -12 Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueEuropa Conference League Qual.RelegationELC
Last 6 matchesWin 350%Draw 117%Lost 233%View allVIL
Last 6 matchesWin 233%Draw 117%Lost 350%View allELChome matchesWin 350%Draw 350%Lost 00%View allVILaway matchesWin 233%Draw 117%Lost 350%View allOverall statistics
- Overall
- Home/Away
Full timePlayed games
20
ELC
25
VIL
Goals
Scored 29Avg.
per game 1.45Conceded 21Avg.
per game 1.05Scored 42Avg.
per game 1.68Conceded 30Avg.
per game 1.2
in last 20 matches Scored a goal in last 25 matchesYes No17 (85%)3 (15%)Yes No18 (72%)7 (28%)UnderOverELC
Recent matches
VIL
Under/Over
5 1525% 75%1.5GoalsUnder/Over
4 2116% 84%
Under/Over
11 955% 45%2.5GoalsUnder/Over
12 1348% 52%
Under/Over
13 765% 35%3.5GoalsUnder/Over
16 964% 36%
Both scored (Yes/No)
Yes1155% 45%No9Yes1040% 60%No15ELC
Goals by time period
VIL
- Scored
- Conceded
Goals2 4 6 8 10 12 140' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTGoals2 4 6 8 10 12 140' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTShots
ELCAvg.
per gameTotal shots 238 11.9Blocked 64 3.2
37%OFF target
36%ON target
68% Inside box
32% Outside box
VILAvg.
per gameTotal shots 381 15.24Blocked 99 3.96
40%OFF target
34%ON target
66% Inside box
34% Outside box
ELC
Passes
VIL
Total 10867Avg.
per game 543.35Accurate 946187%Ball Possession60%
Total 10819Avg.
per game 432.76Accurate 911584%Ball Possession48%ELC
Avg. event time48'21'0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTVIL
ScoredConceded47'29'0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTELC
Total attacks
VIL
Elche 1960Avg. 98Villarreal 2293Avg. 91.72ELC
Dangerous attacks
VIL
Elche 938Avg. 46.9Villarreal 1351Avg. 54.04Others
ELC20 Played games 25
VIL
Avg.
per gameTotal Total Avg.
per game0.35 7 Clean sheets 9 0.36 3.55 71 Corners 124 4.96 7.45 149 Goal kicks 178 7.12 16.05 321 Throws in 471 18.84 1.75 35 Offsides 60 2.4 0 0/ 0 Penalties 0/ 0 0 3.15 63 GK saves 58 2.32 ELC
Disciplinary
VIL
Avg.
per gameTotal Total Avg.
per game0.15 3 Red cards3 0.12 1.65 33 Yellow cards57 2.28 13.1 262 Fouls 307 12.28 17.2 344 Tackles 422 16.88 ELCnext matches
DifficultyVILEasy 1Severe 5Es1 01/03/20265Es1 01/10/20262EsC 01/14/20264Es1 01/19/20262Es1 01/25/20261Es1 02/01/20265Es1 01/03/20263Es1 01/10/20262Es1 01/17/20264UCL 01/20/20262Es1 01/25/20265UCL 01/28/20262Es1 02/08/20262Es1 02/15/20263Es1 02/22/20263Es1 03/01/20264Es1 03/08/20265Es1 03/15/20265Es1 03/22/20262Es1 04/05/20263Es1 04/12/20262Es1 04/19/20261Es1 04/22/20265Es1 05/03/20264Es1 05/10/20262Es1 05/13/20264Es1 05/17/20262Es1 05/24/20262Es1 02/01/20263Es1 02/08/20264Es1 02/15/20262Es1 02/22/20262Es1 03/01/20265Es1 03/08/20263Es1 03/15/20262Es1 03/22/20262Es1 04/05/20262Es1 04/12/20263Es1 04/19/20264Es1 04/22/20261Es1 05/03/20261Es1 05/10/20262Es1 05/13/20262Es1 05/17/20263Es1 05/24/20265View all
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