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Preview Villarreal vs Elche October 18, 2026 — Preview and Prediction

Spain   /   La Liga
Villarreal
Villarreal
Home · last 5 D D
Kick-off
Sun 18 Oct · 15:00
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Pre-match · scheduled
Elche
Elche
D L Away · last 5
Estadio de la Ceramica · Villarreal
Home Win · VIL
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Best
Draw
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Best
Away Win · ELC
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Best
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Last 5 matches · all competitions
Villarreal
W/D/L 1-2-2
Goals (for / against) 11 / 10
Avg goals / match 4.2
Scored in 4/5
Clean sheets 0/5
Both teams scored 4/5
Over 2.5 4/5
Home (W-D-L) 1-0-1
Away (W-D-L) 0-2-1
xG (for / against) 1.75 / 1.26
Elche
W/D/L 1-2-2
Goals (for / against) 4 / 9
Avg goals / match 2.6
Scored in 4/5
Clean sheets 1/5
Both teams scored 3/5
Over 2.5 2/5
Home (W-D-L) 1-0-1
Away (W-D-L) 0-2-1
xG (for / against) 0.65 / 1.32

Head-to-Head Performance

last 10 H2H · per match
2
Goals Scored
0.50
2
Goals Conceded
3
2.24
Expected Goals (xG)
1.07
6.50
Shots on Target
4
6.50
Corners
4.50
53.50
Possession (%)
53.50
Efficiency index
Adjusted index
Eff. index — performance vs season baseline. Adj. index — efficiency normalised for opponent strength.

📡 Team strength

0–100 rating vs league · season-to-date
OFF · home
21
DEF · home
7
87
OFF · away
67
27
DEF · away
100
Each axis is rated 0–100 against all teams in the same league this season. 100 = league best on that axis, 0 = league worst. Higher is better.

🎯 Scenario insights

Villarreal wins when scoring first
57%
Elche wins when scoring first
75%
Villarreal BTTS rate · last 10
90%
Elche BTTS rate · last 10
70%
Villarreal Over 2.5 · last 10
70%
Elche Over 2.5 · last 10
50%
Villarreal comeback rate · last 10
0%
Elche comeback rate · last 10
0%

🔥 Goal timing

Villarreal · last 10 at home

0–15 15%
16–30 15%
31–45 33%
46–60 19%
61–75 11%
76–90 7%

Elche · last 10 away

0–15 11%
16–30 11%
31–45 33%
46–60 0%
61–75 11%
76–90 33%
First-half-heavy — over half the goals before the break.

Top scorers

N. Pépé
VIL · Midfielder
1 G · 0.58 g/90
P. Gueye
VIL · Midfielder
1 G · 0.50 g/90
Marc Aguado
ELC · Midfielder
1 G · 0.58 g/90
Gonzalo Villar
ELC · Midfielder
0 G · 0.00 g/90