Espanyol 1-3 Elche
Match summary
Elche beat Espanyol 3-1 in LaLiga on Fri, 18 Sep 2026.
Goals — Espanyol: Chust 72' (og) | Elche: F. Nino 26', 29'; Valera 78'.
Espanyol had 66% of the possession and 23 shots (4 on target) against 9 (6) for Elche; corners 3-3, yellow cards 2-2.
Red cards: Espanyol 0, Elche 1.
In their last 12 meetings Espanyol won 4, Elche won 3 and 5 ended level.
Venue: RCDE Stadium. Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban.
Match timeline
- 6'RedondoRed card
- 22'F. NinoYellow card
- 26'F. NinoAssist: RevivoGoal0-1
- 29'F. NinoAssist: RevivoGoal0-2
- 37'⇄In SánchezOut SangaréSubstitution
- 45'ExpósitoYellow card
- 46'⇄In HartmanOut HinojoSubstitution
- 46'⇄In FernándezOut UrkoSubstitution
- 55'▩CepedaHit the woodwork
- 60'⇄In BigasOut VillarSubstitution
- 61'⇄In MillaOut CalaSubstitution
- 61'⇄In OsorioOut F. NinoSubstitution
- 67'⇄In DolanOut ZaragozaSubstitution
- 67'⇄In RiedelOut NúñezSubstitution
- 72'ChustOwn goal0-3
- 77'⇄In TeteOut LemarSubstitution
- 77'⇄In M. BarzićOut RevivoSubstitution
- 78'ValeraAssist: TeteGoal0-4
- 82'RiedelYellow card
- 90'▩MorcilloHit the woodwork
- 90'CepedaYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
FernándezEspanyol · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.14
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes45
F. NinoElche · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.9
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes60
ZaragozaEspanyol · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.05
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes66
MorcilloElche · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.02
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
NúñezEspanyol · Defender
- Interceptions5
- Tackles0
- Minutes66
RevivoElche · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes76
Lineups
Elche 4-3-3Espanyol 4-2-3-1
Espanyol
Coach: Manolo González
Substitutes
- 5Clemens RiedelDefender6.1
- 3Quilindschy HartmanDefender6.2
- 24Tyrhys DolanAttacker6.2
- 11Pere MillaAttacker6.3
- 18Marcos FernándezAttacker6.7
- 1Ángel FortuñoGoalkeeper
- 31Llorenç SerredGoalkeeper
- 16Vanja DrkusicDefender
- 20Gabriel MoscardoMidfielder
- 26Rafel BauzàMidfielder
- 10Pol LozanoMidfielder
- 29Víctor MulleratAttacker
Unavailable players
- Omar El HilaliRed Card
- Jofre CarrerasGroin injury
- Andoni GorosabelMuscle injury
- Javi PuadoCruciate ligament injury
- Kike GarcíaHamstring Injury
Elche
Coach: Martin Anselmi
Substitutes
- 26Matia BarzicDefender6.6
- 6Pedro BigasDefender6.6
- 22Rubén SánchezDefender6.6
- 20Tete MorenteAttacker7.1
- 24Abiel OsorioAttacker6.4
- 13Alejandro IturbeGoalkeeper
- 8Marc AguadoMidfielder
- 16Martim NetoMidfielder
- 10Facundo BuonanotteMidfielder
- 19Grady DianganaAttacker
- 17Josán FernándezAttacker
- 9Ezequiel PonceAttacker
Unavailable players
- Kevin LomonacoMuscle injury
- Yago SantiagoKnee injury
Statistics
EspanyolElche
Key statistics
66%Possession34%
1.05Expected Goals1.61
23Total Shots9
4Shots On Target6
2Big Chances Created3
3Corners3
14Fouls9
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
9Offsides2
3Goalkeeper Saves4
448Passes Completed193
All statistics
14Shots Off Target2
5Shots Blocked1
0Hit Woodwork2
0.48Expected Goals On Target2.05
8Free Kicks13
13Shots Inside The Box6
509Total Passes282
10Shots Outside The Box3
2Big Chances Missed0
1.58Expected Assists0.44
8/42 (19%)Crosses Completed2/3 (67%)
147Passes Own Half110
404Passes Opposition Half175
24/37 (65%)Long Passes Completed23/79 (29%)
22Throw-Ins13
18Key Passes6
160Passes Into Final Third40
58Backward Passes46
4Goal Kicks16
11Interceptions10
1.61Expected Goals Conceded1.05
12/16 (75%)Tackles Won10/17 (59%)
13Clearances39
1Error Led To Goal0
51Duels Won55
23/39 (59%)Aerial Duels Won16/39 (41%)
28/67 (42%)Ground Duels Won39/67 (58%)
8Was Fouled13
4/12 (33%)Successful Dribbles9/16 (56%)
8Was Dribbled Past7
4Final Third Possession Won3
144Possession Lost139
5Substitutions5
Match information
- Competition
- LaLiga
- Round
- Round 7
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- RCDE Stadium
- Capacity
- 40,500
- Attendance
- 11,328
- Referee
- Jon Ander González Esteban