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Villarreal vs Elche: what the numbers say

LaLiga · Round 9 · 18 Oct 2026 · season 2026/27

The match has not been played. This is not a tip: the model turns the chances both sides create and concede into probabilities, and it is wrong regularly.

Home win86%Villarreal
Draw8%
Away win6%Elche
Expected points, home2.67

What to expect

Villarreal are favourites: 86% to win against 6%. Attack against defence: Villarreal should create more, 2.52 expected goals a match against 1.51. Villarreal are 5.3 points short of what their play deserved — more dangerous than the table suggests.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
Villarreal97813.3−5.32.801.63
Elche18757.5−2.51.402.24

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Probabilities come from a Poisson model over both sides' xG with a home advantage applied. We know nothing about injuries, suspensions or rotation, and we do not give betting tips.

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