La Liga · 2025Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

Elche 2–2 Espanyol · La Liga

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2–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Elche and Espanyol drew 2–2.

Shots
179
Shots on target
94
Expected goals
1.90.73
Possession
71%29%

Full time

What the match recorded

Elche and Espanyol drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Elche – Espanyol): shots 17–9, shots on target 9–4, expected goals 1.9–0.73, possession 71%–29%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Espanyol's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Espanyol's last-five shots average is below their season average.

9 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots9 shots/match12.4 shots/match11.6 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Elche have a visible home split

strong

Elche's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots13.8 shots/match11 shots/match11.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Elche have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.8% ●PossessionElche · Espanyol41.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricElcheEspanyolBaseline
Possession58.8%41.9%49.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots9 shotsElche 17 shots, Espanyol 9 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsElche 9 shots, Espanyol 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.9 xG0.73 xGElche 1.9 xG, Espanyol 0.73 xG
  • Possession71%29%Elche 71%, Espanyol 29%
  • Corners3 corners1 cornerElche 3 corners, Espanyol 1 corner
  • Fouls14 fouls23 foulsElche 14 fouls, Espanyol 23 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card6 cardsElche 1 card, Espanyol 6 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

André Silva · Elche · 10′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Rodriguez · Elche · 78′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Romero · Espanyol · 26′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDavid Affengruber · Elche · 45′ · 0.02 xG · on targetCarlos Romero · Espanyol · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEdu Expósito · Espanyol · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Rodriguez · Elche · 74′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJofre Carreras · Espanyol · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPol Lozano · Espanyol · 19′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLucas Cepeda · Elche · 52′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGermán Valera · Elche · 74′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRafa Mir · Elche · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetKike García · Espanyol · 7′ · 0.06 xG · goalLéo Pétrot · Elche · 11′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMarc Aguado · Elche · 43′ · 0.07 xG · goalCarlos Romero · Espanyol · 57′ · 0.08 xG · goalRafa Mir · Elche · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAndré Silva · Elche · 12′ · 0.09 xG · on targetAleix Febas · Elche · 12′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRafa Mir · Elche · 86′ · 0.09 xG · on targetGrady Diangana · Elche · 90′ · 0.09 xG · on targetAndré Silva · Elche · 67′ · 0.12 xG · on targetRamón Terrats · Espanyol · 83′ · 0.12 xG · on targetRafa Mir · Elche · 56′ · 0.28 xG · on targetPere Milla · Espanyol · 45′ · 0.36 xG · on targetRafa Mir · Elche · 90′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Elche: 17 shots, 9 on target, 1.96 xG. Espanyol: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.73 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Marc Aguado · Elche · 43′Rafa Mir · Elche · 90′Kike García · Espanyol · 7′Carlos Romero · Espanyol · 57′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Elche 1.96 xG · Espanyol 0.73 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Elche
2Draws
3Espanyol
Espanyol — Elche · La Liga1–0
Elche — Espanyol · Segunda División2–2
Espanyol — Elche · Segunda División2–0
Elche — Espanyol · La Liga0–1
Espanyol — Elche · La Liga2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Elche favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Espanyol in 5 · 6 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Elche26 matchesEspanyol26 matches
1.31 goals/matchGoals scored26/261.27 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed26/261.5 goals/match
1.17 xG/matchExpected goals26/26▲ 1.31 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots26/26▲ 12.4 shots/match
3.96 shots/matchShots on target26/264.15 shots/match
58.8% ●Possession26/2641.9%
3.62 corners/matchCorners26/26● 4.27 corners/match
2.12 cards/matchCards26/262.27 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls26/2613.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Mar 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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