Villarreal 0-0 Elche: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
5 of 12 right
- Result Villarreal win62% 0-0
- Double chance Villarreal or draw (1X)85% 0-0
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.566% 0 goals
- More corners Villarreal70% Villarreal (10-5)
- Yellow cards Below average 6 yellow cards · league 4.3
- Yellow cards 6 yellow cards 3.5 Over55% 4.5 Under65% 5.5 Under80%
- Corners Around average 15 corners · league 9.8
- Corners 15 corners 8.5 Over64% 9.5 Over53% 10.5 Under57%
Match stats
Villarreal Elche
- 0 Goals 0
- 2 Yellow cards 4
- 0 Red cards 0
- 10 Corners 5
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Villarreal vs Elche takes LaLiga into Matchday 9 at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Saturday 17 October 2026, and our model expects a home win, with Villarreal win or draw as the double chance.
Why this pick?
Our model makes Villarreal clear favourites. Their strength rating stands well above the LaLiga average, Elche's sits below it, and the visitors' defence is among the weakest in the division. The doubt is that Villarreal have not turned that quality into a season yet, with two wins from eight leaving them 11th. What settles it is the ground and the recent play: at the Estadio de la Cerámica they hold a home advantage, they have created big chances far more than the league average over their last five, and Elche concede more shots than most. The most recent meetings also went Villarreal's way, so the call is clear.
Form guide
Villarreal
- W 3-1 vs Napoli (H) Champions League · 13 Oct
- L 0-1 at Real Madrid (A) LaLiga · 10 Oct
- W 3-1 vs Levante (H) LaLiga · 20 Sep
- W 3-1 at Málaga (A) LaLiga · 17 Sep
- L 1-2 vs Real Betis (H) LaLiga · 14 Sep
Elche
- D 0-0 vs Celta Vigo (H) LaLiga · 11 Oct
- W 3-1 at Espanyol (A) LaLiga · 18 Sep
- L 2-3 vs Real Madrid (H) LaLiga · 15 Sep
- D 1-1 at Athletic Club (A) LaLiga · 12 Sep
- L 2-3 vs Real Sociedad (H) LaLiga · 7 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's LaLiga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
16 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 8 Mar 2026 · LaLiga Villarreal 2-1 Elche
- 3 Jan 2026 · LaLiga Elche 1-3 Villarreal
- 4 Feb 2023 · LaLiga Elche 3-1 Villarreal
- 4 Sep 2022 · LaLiga Villarreal 4-0 Elche
- 16 Jan 2022 · LaLiga Elche 1-0 Villarreal
LaLiga so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13:13 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Elche | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11:17 | -6 | 6 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- LaLiga, Matchday 9
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Questions and answers
What was the score of Villarreal vs Elche?
Villarreal 0-0 Elche in the LaLiga (Matchday 9) on Saturday 17 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Villarreal vs Elche right?
No: our result pick was Villarreal win, and the score after 90 minutes was 0-0. 5 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Villarreal vs Elche?
6 yellow cards (Villarreal 2, Elche 4), no red cards and 15 corners (Villarreal 10, Elche 5).
Other LaLiga results that day
All results- FT
Espanyol 0 
Atlético Madrid 1 Our pick Away - FT
Real Betis 2 
Barcelona 5 Our pick Away - FT
Valencia 0 
Athletic Club 0 Our pick Away
Times are UTC.