La Liga
Elche 0-1 Espanyol
Elche vs Espanyol finished 0-1 in La Liga. Key event: 1' Ezequiel Ponce (assist Lucas Boyé · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.8%, 29.5%). Head to head: H2H last 5: 2-3-0. Home form: L W L D D; Away form: L D L W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
L W L D D
5 pts, goals 5-10, 1.00 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match
Away form
L D L W L
4 pts, goals 5-8, 1.00 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match
Elche · season record
1 W · 6 D · 14 L
2022/2023: 21 recorded matches, goals 15–44; before 19 Feb 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Espanyol · season record
4 W · 9 D · 8 L
2022/2023: 21 recorded matches, goals 26–33; before 19 Feb 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 30 shots · 1 goal
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 45 events
1'
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shot
Ezequiel Ponce
ELC assist Lucas Boyé · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.8%, 29.5%
3'
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shot
Javi Puado
ESP assist Rubén Sánchez · xG 0.29 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.2%, 34.5%
7'
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shot
Gerard Gumbau
ELC assist José Ángel Carmona · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.2%, 30.4%
9'
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shot
Martin Braithwaite
ESP assist Sergi Darder · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.5%, 46%
11'
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shot
Omar Mascarell
ELC assist Gerard Gumbau · xG 0.03 · From Corner · location 94.7%, 36.9%
11'
•
shot
Ezequiel Ponce
ELC assist Carlos Clerc · xG 0.42 · From Corner · location 95.4%, 45.8%
12'
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shot
Denis Suárez
ESP assist Martin Braithwaite · xG 0.58 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.2%, 46.3%
20'
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shot
Gerard Gumbau
ELC assist Fidel · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.3%, 50%
21'
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shot
Ezequiel Ponce
ELC assist Fidel · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.9%, 79.5%
23'
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shot
Ezequiel Ponce
ELC assist Lucas Boyé · xG 0.31 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.4%, 68.6%
32'
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shot
Enzo Roco
ELC assist Gerard Gumbau · xG 0.01 · From Corner · location 90.5%, 31%
37'
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shot
Helibelton Palacios
ELC xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.8%, 37.3%
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38'
shot
Martin Braithwaite
ESP assist Sergi Darder · xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91%, 42.8%
43'
Yellow
Óscar Gil
ESP Yellow card
44'
Yellow
Brian Oliván
ESP Yellow card
46'
Sub
Pedro Bigas
ELC on for Lisandro Magallán
48'
shot
Ezequiel Ponce
ELC assist Lucas Boyé · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.7%, 49.3%
52'
shot
Javi Puado
ESP assist Martin Braithwaite · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.7%, 28.5%
59'
shot
Gerard Gumbau
ELC assist Carlos Clerc · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.9%, 75.8%
64'
Sub
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel
ESP on for Rubén Sánchez
65'
Sub
Aleix Vidal
ESP on for Javi Puado
68'
shot
Ezequiel Ponce
ELC assist Carlos Clerc · xG 0.14 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.1%, 54.2%
71'
Yellow
José Ángel Carmona
ELC Yellow card
76'
Sub
Randy Nteka
ELC on for Ezequiel Ponce
77'
Sub
Wassim Keddari
ESP on for Brian Oliván · Injury substitution
77'
Sub
Edu Expósito
ESP on for Denis Suárez
81'
Red
José Ángel Carmona
ELC Second yellow
86'
shot
Edu Expósito
ESP assist Aleix Vidal · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.2%, 75.9%
86'
Sub
Nicolás Melamed
ESP on for Óscar Gil
88'
Sub
Josan
ELC on for Fidel
90+1'
Sub
Gonzalo Verdú
ELC on for Gerard Gumbau
90+2'
Goal
Sergi Darder
0–1ESP assist Nicolás Melamed
90+6'
Yellow
Edu Expósito
ESP Yellow card
91'
shot
Sergi Darder
ESP assist Nicolás Melamed · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80%, 60.9%
Head-to-head H2H last 7: 2-1-4
Elche leads the last 7 head-to-head meetings: 2 wins, 1 loss, 4 draws. Latest meeting: 01 Mar 2026 · Elche vs Espanyol · 2 - 2.
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Team statistics 18 metrics
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Lineups
Espanyol
3-5-2 · Manager Diego Martinez 13
F
Fernando Pacheco
GK
24
S
Sergi Gómez
DEF
15
J
José Gragera
DEF
14
B
Brian Oliván
DEF
27
R
Rubén Sánchez
MID
10
S
Sergi Darder · Captain
MID
12
V
Vinícius Souza
MID
6
D
Denis Suárez
MID
2
Ó
Óscar Gil
MID
17
M
Martin Braithwaite
FWD
7
J
Javi Puado
FWD
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18
R
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel
DEF
22
A
Aleix Vidal
DEF
28
W
Wassim Keddari
DEF
20
E
Edu Expósito
MID
21
N
Nicolás Melamed
MID
1
J
Joan García
GK
25
Á
Álvaro Fernández
GK
16
J
José Carlos Lazo
MID
30
L
Luca Koleosho
MID
Elche
3-4-3 · Manager Pablo Machin 13
É
Édgar Badía
GK
14
H
Helibelton Palacios
DEF
3
E
Enzo Roco
DEF
7
L
Lisandro Magallán
DEF
40
J
José Ángel Carmona
MID
21
O
Omar Mascarell
MID
20
G
Gerard Gumbau
MID
23
C
Carlos Clerc
MID
19
E
Ezequiel Ponce
FWD
9
L
Lucas Boyé
FWD
16
F
Fidel · Captain
FWD
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6
P
Pedro Bigas
DEF
18
R
Randy Nteka
MID
17
J
Josan
MID
5
G
Gonzalo Verdú
DEF
1
A
Axel Werner
GK
24
P
Pol Lirola
DEF
2
L
Lautaro Blanco
DEF
22
N
Nicolás Fernández
DEF
12
P
Pape Cheikh
MID
8
R
Raúl Guti
MID
11
T
Tete Morente
MID