Villarreal vs Elche prediction
Villarreal
Saturday, 17 October 2026
0:0Half time 0 : 0La Liga
Elche
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Villarreal vs Elche: preview and prediction
Villarreal welcome Elche to Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal on Saturday 17 October, with kick-off at 15:15. It's matchday 9 in the La Liga. Villarreal go into it 9th in the table after 11 games, with Elche 17th, 8 places lower. Last time out Villarreal beat Napoli 3-1 at home, and Elche were held to a goalless draw at home by Celta.
Villarreal: form and key numbers
So far in the La Liga, Villarreal have won three, drawn three and lost five of 11, with 15 goals scored and 15 conceded, good for 9th place and 12 points.
Over the last six matches it has been three wins, no draws and three defeats, averaging 2.0 goals for and 1.5 against. Last time out they beat Napoli 3-1 at home; before that came a 1-0 defeat away at Real Madrid and a 3-1 win at home to Levante.
The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. At home they've won two of three recently (7 scored, 4 conceded). N. Pepe (eye injury) and T. Buchanan (muscle injury) both miss out.
- HNapoli3-1W
- AReal Madrid0-1L
- HLevante3-1W
- AMalaga3-1W
- HReal Betis1-2L
- ABorussia Dortmund2-3L
Villarreal: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Elche: form and key numbers
Elche have won two, drawn four and lost five of their 11 La Liga games so far, scoring 14 and letting in 18. That has them 17th on 10 points.
Their last six in all competitions read two wins, two draws and two defeats, at 1.8 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game. Last time out they were held to a goalless draw by Celta; before that came a 4-1 win at home to Valencia and a 5-1 defeat at home to Ucam Murcia.
On the road they've won one of two recently (4 scored, 2 conceded).
- HCelta0-0D
- HValencia4-1W
- HUcam Murcia1-5L
- AEspanyol3-1W
- HReal Madrid2-3L
- AAthletic Bilbao1-1D
Elche: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Villarreal vs Elche: match analysis
There isn't much between Villarreal's home form and Elche's away form. Two points separate the two sides in the table. Villarreal also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruna | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Celta | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 16 | Santander | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -14 | 11 |
| 17 | Elche | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 18 | Levante | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
We make Villarreal clear favourites at 72%, with Elche on 11% and the draw at 17%.
- 2.01.8
- 1.51.8
- 2.60.9
On goals, it expects around 3.5 in the game: 2.6 for Villarreal and 0.9 for Elche. Over 2.5 goals is 68% and both teams scoring 54%. When they last met, on 8 Mar 2026, Villarreal won 2-1.
- Villarreal2-1Elche
- Elche1-3Villarreal
- Elche3-1Villarreal
- Villarreal4-0Elche
- Elche1-0Villarreal
- N. PepeEye injury
- T. BuchananMuscle Injury
No reported absences
Backed by the table, goal difference and head to head.
Every market at a glance
- ResultVillarreal win72%
- Double chanceVillarreal or draw89%
- GoalsOver 2.568%
- Both teams to scoreYes54%
- Clean sheetVillarreal41%
- CornersVillarreal 6.7 · Elche 3.510.2 expected
- Cards3.8 yellows expectedRed 15%
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