Elche Villarreal Villarreal Elche Villarreal-
1Fer Niño5 - 2Pape Gueye3
- 3Alberto Moleiro2
- 4Gerard Moreno2
- 5Nicolas Pepe2
- 6Georges Mikautadze2
- 7Abiel Osorio1
- 8Germán Valera1
- 9Facundo Buonanotte1
- 10Buba Sangaré1
- 1Georges Mikautadze21
- 2Ayoze Pérez16
- 3Nicolas Pepe14
- 4Alberto Moleiro12
- 5Fer Niño12
- 6Tajon Buchanan11
- 7Lucas Cepeda10
- 8Pape Gueye10
- 9Gerard Moreno9
- 10Abiel Osorio9
- 1Alex Freeman11
- 2Buba Sangaré11
- 3Santiago Mouriño9
- 4Javier Morcillo8
- 5Víctor Chust8
- 6Fer Niño7
- 7Federico Redondo7
- 8Gonzalo Villar7
- 9Carlos Romero6
- 10Juan Foyth6
- 1Tete Morente3
- 2Alberto Moleiro3
- 3Ilias Akhomach2
- 4Roy Revivo2
- 5Lucas Cepeda2
- 6Ayoze Pérez2
- 7Georges Mikautadze1
- 8Víctor Chust1
- 9Josan1
- 10Renato Veiga1
- 1Alberto Moleiro18
- 2Germán Valera12
- 3Gerard Moreno9
- 4Ayoze Pérez9
- 5Nicolas Pepe8
- 6Georges Mikautadze8
- 7Tajon Buchanan8
- 8Gonzalo Villar8
- 9Pape Gueye8
- 10Tete Morente6
- 1Renato Veiga613
- 2Víctor Chust538
- 3Pape Gueye392
- 4Gonzalo Villar349
- 5Alex Freeman309
- 6Matías Dituro276
- 7Santi Comesaña266
- 8Pau Navarro260
- 9Juan Foyth249
- 10Carlos Romero228
- 1Nicolas Pepe15
- 2Georges Mikautadze13
- 3Ilias Akhomach12
- 4Gerard Moreno9
- 5Carlos Romero8
- 6Germán Valera7
- 7Fer Niño6
- 8Gonzalo Villar6
- 9Tete Morente5
- 10Alberto Moleiro5
- 1Renato Veiga11
- 2Víctor Chust9
- 3Federico Redondo9
- 4Juan Foyth8
- 5Santi Comesaña8
- 6Javier Morcillo7
- 7Sergi Cardona6
- 8Nathan Saliba6
- 9Pape Gueye6
- 10Tete Morente5
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Elche- Yago Santiago
Villarreal and Elche meet in La Liga on Saturday at 3.15pm (UK time), with the hosts chasing some consistency after a patchy start left them in mid-table despite the bookmakers making them firm favourites against the division’s strugglers.
Anthony Eadson’s Villarreal vs Elche predictions, best bets and score prediction follow, with the Estadio de la Ceramica hosting this one.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson has two selections for Villarreal vs Elche, with goals the theme between two sides who have been anything but watertight.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Over 4.5 goals | 11/4 (bet365) | There are goals written all over this one. Villarreal have not kept a clean sheet in any of their eight league games and have been involved in 26 goals across those matches, an average of more than three a game. Their three outings at the Estadio de la Ceramica produced four, three and five goals respectively. Elche, meanwhile, have conceded 17 times this season but still scored in three of their four away trips, including three at Espanyol. At 11/4, a game with five or more goals appeals. |
| Fernando Nino to score anytime | 9/4 (bet365) | Fernando Nino has been Elche’s main man in front of goal, netting five times already this season to lead their scoring charts. He is a regular starter and the clear focal point for the visitors, who have found the net in three of their four away games. Against a Villarreal defence that has conceded in every single league game this season and shipped 13 goals in all, the 9/4 about the striker finding the net at any point looks well worth taking given how open the hosts’ matches have been. |
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How Villarreal go into the game
Villarreal are down in 11th after a mixed run that saw them lose 1-0 at Real Madrid last time out, a narrow defeat at one of the division’s heavyweights in among some less convincing displays.
They have yet to keep a clean sheet in any of their eight league games, shipping 13 goals, and a home record of one win, no draws and two defeats is modest, even if their most recent game at the Ceramica was a 3-1 win over Levante. In attack they remain a threat, with 13 scored this season.
How Elche go into the game
Elche arrive 18th, but their away form is far better than that position suggests. On the road they have lost just once in four, a record that includes a 3-1 win at Espanyol and a 1-1 draw at Athletic Club.
A goalless home draw with Celta de Vigo last time out was a reminder of their struggles for goals at times, but a leaky defence that has shipped 17 in eight is the bigger issue. Fernando Nino leads their scoring with five goals.
Villarreal vs Elche head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/03/26 | Villarreal | 2-1 | Elche |
| 03/01/26 | Elche | 3-1 | Villarreal |
| 04/02/23 | Elche | 3-1 | Villarreal |
| 04/09/22 | Villarreal | 4-0 | Elche |
| 16/01/22 | Elche | 1-0 | Villarreal |
Home advantage has mattered in this fixture of late. The hosts have won their last two home meetings with Elche, but Elche have actually taken three of the last five league clashes, including a 3-1 success in Elche last season.
Villarreal vs Elche predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 4.5 goals | 11/4 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | One of our Premium Tips. |
| Fernando Nino to score anytime | 9/4 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | One of our Premium Tips. |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4/9 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Villarreal’s matches have featured 26 goals across eight games, and each of their three home outings has produced at least three. |
| Correct score: 3-2 | 18/1 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | Both defences have been generous, Villarreal conceding in every game and Elche shipping 17, so a high-scoring home win is on the cards. |
Villarreal vs Elche score prediction
Goals look the way to play this. Villarreal should have enough to win on home soil as heavy favourites, but their defensive frailties and Elche’s threat on the road point to both teams scoring in a busy afternoon. Score prediction: Villarreal 3-2 Elche.
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