Espanyol 1-3 Elche: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 7

Espanyol

1 : 3

Elche

26', 29'F. Nino
72' (og)V. Chust
78'G. Valera

Espanyol4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-3-3Elche Elche crest

Assistant

Jon López

Substitutions

46'
216.0
R. Hinojo
36.3
Q. Hartman
46'
46.5
U. Gonzalez
187.3
M. Fernandez Sanchez
61'
226.3
A. Calatrava
116.5
P. Milla
67'
147.6
U. Nunez
56.6
C. Riedel
67'
156.6
B. Zaragoza
246.6
T. Dolan

Unused

Assistant

Jon López

Substitutions

37'
26.9
Buba Sangare
227.7
R. Sanchez
60'
127.0
G. Villar
66.3
P. Bigas
61'
148.52
F. Nino
246.3
A. Osorio
77'
37.2A2
R. Revivo
266.9
M. Barzic
77'
187.2
T. Lemar
206.7A
Tete Morente

Unused

Home

O. El Hilali
Red Card
Out
K. Garcia
Hamstring Injury
Out
Jofre
Groin Injury
Out
J. Puado
Knee Injury
Out

Away

Y. Santiago
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Germán Valera Karabinaite

Defender · Elche

8.9

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes28

Key passes1

Pass accuracy86%

Defending

Tackles3

Duels won9 · 82%

Fouls won/made3 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Matías DituroG	4	1	0,50	+0,50	15/55	10/49
Marko DmitrovićG	3	3	1,98	-1,02	22/22	5/5

Live stats

Possession & Passing

66%Possession34%

509Total passes282

88%Pass accuracy68%

3Corners3

Attack

23Shots9

4On target6

14Off target2

5Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

13Shots in box6

10Shots out box3

1.0xG1.4

-0.5Goals prevented-0.5

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves4

9Offsides2

14Fouls9

2Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,26xG0,76

6Shots3

2On target2

1Big chances2

11Touches in box7

61%Possession39%

1Corners1

Second half

0,78xG0,68

17Shots6

2On target4

1Big chances1

23Touches in box9

70%Possession30%

2Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Espanyol

1.0523966%

75% open play25% set piece

Elche

1.4410834%

98% open play2% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

33 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Espanyol1,05 xG · 1 scored

Elche1,44 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Espanyol44

Open play 39Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 2

Elche16

Open play 11Set piece 1Dribble 2Foul won 1Defensive 1

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Espanyol84% pressure

Elche16% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-3

0%Draw 0%100%

1.05xG1.44

23Shots10

9On target8

Momentum

90' Saved Roberto Fernández 0.02 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

23 v 9

Espanyol shoot right, Elche left. Bigger dot = better chance.

ESPEspanyolELCElchegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

EspanyolElchegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

EspanyolDefensive line 43%

ElcheDefensive line 22%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

EspanyolUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Hinojo and Zaragoza, 17 passes between them.

ElcheUntil 37'

Most-connected pair: Chust and Dituro, 8 passes between them.

Tactical battle

80control20

Javier Hernández

7 touches in box

In possession

77,1%Field tilt22,9%

20Passes into box6

46Progressive passes8

24Carries into final third16

16Chances created7

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

5,05Press intensity (PPDA)26,21

12High turnovers4

8Regains within 5s9

14,7sBall recovery time20,0s

17Interceptions12

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

140Carries82

1536mCarry distance1326m

22Progressive carries19

1166mProgressive carry distance847m

4Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won9

13Take-ons attempted18

788mProgressive pass distance157m

4Through balls1

1Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

2,16Expected threat (xT)0,42

0,94Action value (VAEP)3,96

44Shot-creating actions16

0Goal-creating actions6

21Box entries6

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,0Passes per attack2,4

13,9sAttack duration10,4s

2,42 m/sAttack directness3,35 m/s

8Build-up attacks0

18Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

33Touches in box16

105Final third entries35

2Big chances3

0,50xG on target1,98

2Big chances missed0

Passing

7/42 (17%)Crosses2/3 (67%)

24/37 (65%)Long balls22/79 (28%)

21Throw-ins13

9Free kicks14

4Goal kicks16

Duels

46Total53

28/67 (42%)Ground39/67 (58%)

20/37 (54%)Aerial16/37 (43%)

4/12 (33%)Dribbles9/16 (56%)

9Dispossessed9

Defending

55Recoveries51

11Interceptions11

16Tackles17

75%Tackles won59%

13Clearances39

0Big chances scored3

1Big saves0

1Errors led to goal0

3Errors led to shot1

6,76Average rating7,18

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

EspanyolThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 76-90

ElcheThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal75%

25%2+ goals50%

13%3+ goals13%

They concede

75%1+ goal88%

50%2+ goals50%

13%3+ goals50%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

best 3-1 (A)·worst 0-5 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

EspanyolshootallowElche

6.2%Six-yard box5.5%

58.3%-2.7Penalty area61.4%

25.1%Edge of the box-2.722.5%

10.4%+1.9Long range+2.110.6%

482 shots taken · 528 faced

ElcheshootallowEspanyol

4.6%Six-yard box5.4%

66.1%+5.1Penalty area+4.465.5%

24.6%Edge of the box-3.022.2%

4.6%-3.9Long range-1.66.9%

410 shots taken · 522 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Elche beat Espanyol 3-1 at RCDE Stadium in La Liga. Elche led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: an own goal by V. Chust (72') for Espanyol; F. Nino (26', 29'), G. Valera (78') for Elche. Elche finished with ten men after Federico Redondo was sent off. In their last 13 meetings, Espanyol have won 4, Elche 4, with 5 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.