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Elche vs Villarreal - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

La Liga - Gameweek 18

Saturday, 3 Jan 2026 • 18:30

Elche

1 : 3

Villarreal

Goals

7'
0 : 1
Alberto Moleir...
0 : 1
Alberto Moleiro7'
13'
0 : 2
Georges Mikaut...
0 : 2
Georges Mikautadze13'
Martim Carvalh...
1 : 2
30'
30'Martim Carvalho Neto
1 : 2
83'
1 : 3
Alfonso Pedraz...
1 : 3
Alfonso Pedraza83'

Lineups

Elche

PosPlayer
GK
Iñaki Peña
DEF
Pedro Bigas
DEF
Víctor Chust
DEF
David Affengruber
DEF
Álvaro Núñez
MID
Aleix Febas
MID
Marc Aguado
MID
Martim Carvalho Neto
FWD
Rafa Mir
FWD
Germán Valera
FWD
Álvaro Rodríguez

Substitutes

61'Bambo Diabyfor David Affengruber

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Luiz Júnior
DEF
Santiago Mouriño
DEF
Rafa Marín
DEF
Pau Navarro
MID
Santi Comesaña
MID
Alberto Moleiro
FWD
Ayoze Pérez
FWD
Alfonso Pedraza
FWD
Nicolas Pépé
FWD
Georges Mikautadze
UNK
Daniel Parejo
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Villarreal1712233416+1838
W
W
W
L
W
9Elche185762423+122
L
W
L
W
L

Last Games

Elche

vsRayo Vallecano
4 - 0
@Mallorca
1 - 3
vsGirona
3 - 0
@Getafe
0 - 1
vsReal Madrid
2 - 2

Villarreal

vsBarcelona
0 - 2
vsGetafe
2 - 0
@Real Sociedad
3 - 2
vsMallorca
2 - 1
@Espanyol
2 - 0

Head-to-Head

08 Mar 2026
Villarreal2 - 1Elche
08 Mar 2026Villarreal
2 - 1
Elche
03 Jan 2026
Elche1 - 3Villarreal
03 Jan 2026Elche
1 - 3
Villarreal

La Liga

Gameweek 18

02 Jan • 21:00
Rayo Vallecano
Getafe
1 - 1
03 Jan • 14:00
Celta Vigo
Valencia
4 - 1
03 Jan • 16:15
Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao
1 - 1
03 Jan • 18:30
Elche
Villarreal
1 - 3
03 Jan • 21:00
Espanyol
Barcelona
0 - 2
04 Jan • 14:00
Sevilla
Levante
0 - 3
04 Jan • 16:15
Real Madrid
Real Betis
5 - 1
04 Jan • 18:30
Deportivo Alavés
Real Oviedo
1 - 1
04 Jan • 18:30
Mallorca
Girona
1 - 2
04 Jan • 21:00
Real Sociedad
Atlético Madrid
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.