Espanyol 1-0 Elche
- Romero 47'
Match summary
Espanyol beat Elche 1-0 in LaLiga on Sat, 25 Oct 2025.
Goals — Espanyol: Romero 47'.
Espanyol had 32% of the possession and 16 shots (7 on target) against 13 (4) for Elche; corners 4-2, yellow cards 4-2.
In their last 12 meetings Espanyol won 3, Elche won 4 and 5 ended level.
Venue: RCDE Stadium. Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea.
Match timeline
- 11'RiedelYellow card
- 39'MirYellow card
- 46'⇄In CaleroOut RiedelSubstitution
- 47'RomeroAssist: ExpósitoGoal1-0
- 56'⇄In PedrosaOut PetrotSubstitution
- 56'⇄In MendozaOut NetoSubstitution
- 64'LozanoYellow card
- 65'⇄In DolanOut JofreSubstitution
- 70'⇄In JosanOut ValeraSubstitution
- 70'⇄In RodríguezOut AguadoSubstitution
- 75'⇄In UrkoOut ExpósitoSubstitution
- 75'⇄In J. SalinasOut RomeroSubstitution
- 79'MillaYellow card
- 79'⇄In ChustOut BigasSubstitution
- 82'⇄In El HilaliOut MillaSubstitution
- 88'CabreraYellow card
- 90'NúñezYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
FernándezEspanyol · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.54
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
JosanElche · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.11
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes21
MillaEspanyol · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.72
- Shots On Target3
- Minutes81
ValeraElche · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.06
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes69
CabreraEspanyol · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
SánchezElche · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Elche 4-1-4-1Espanyol 4-2-3-1
Espanyol
Coach: Manolo González
Substitutes
- 5Fernando CaleroDefender6.9
- 23Omar El HilaliDefender7.0
- 12José SalinasDefender6.5
- 4Urko GonzálezMidfielder6.8
- 24Tyrhys DolanAttacker6.4
- 1Ángel FortuñoGoalkeeper
- 15Miguel RubioDefender
- 14Ramón TerratsMidfielder
- 27Javi HernándezMidfielder
- 16Luca KoleoshoAttacker
- 20Antoniu RocaAttacker
- 19Kike GarcíaAttacker
Unavailable players
- Javi PuadoKnee injury
Elche
Coach: Eder Sarabia
Substitutes
- 23Víctor ChustDefender6.6
- 3Adrià PedrosaDefender6.7
- 30Rodrigo MendozaMidfielder6.6
- 17Josán FernándezAttacker6.8
- 20Álvaro RodríguezAttacker6.9
- 1Matias DituroGoalkeeper
- 45Alejandro IturbeGoalkeeper
- 18John DonaldDefender
- 39Héctor FortDefender
- 5Federico RedondoMidfielder
- 32Adam BoayarAttacker
- 35Ali HouaryAttacker
Unavailable players
- Grady DianganaGroin injury
- Bambo Diaby-
Statistics
EspanyolElche
Key statistics
32%Possession68%
1.8Expected Goals0.85
16Total Shots13
7Shots On Target4
2Big Chances Created2
4Corners2
14Fouls15
4Yellow Cards2
0Offsides1
4Goalkeeper Saves6
201Passes Completed520
All statistics
8Shots Off Target4
1Shots Blocked5
2.31Expected Goals On Target0.53
13Free Kicks12
10Shots Inside The Box8
266Total Passes597
6Shots Outside The Box5
1Big Chances Missed2
1.5Expected Assists0.6
7/18 (39%)Crosses Completed2/19 (11%)
107Passes Own Half306
177Passes Opposition Half310
20/51 (39%)Long Passes Completed18/44 (41%)
16Throw-Ins20
13Key Passes9
50Passes Into Final Third128
41Backward Passes98
5Goal Kicks8
11Interceptions3
0.85Expected Goals Conceded1.8
10/16 (62%)Tackles Won6/13 (46%)
23Clearances18
47Duels Won48
14/27 (52%)Aerial Duels Won13/27 (48%)
33/68 (49%)Ground Duels Won35/68 (51%)
13Was Fouled12
4/8 (50%)Successful Dribbles11/19 (58%)
4Was Dribbled Past8
6Final Third Possession Won2
104Possession Lost129
Match information
- Competition
- LaLiga
- Round
- Round 10
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- RCDE Stadium
- Capacity
- 40,500
- Attendance
- 30,820
- Referee
- Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea