La Liga · Matchweek 18
Martim Neto 30'
HT 1:2
Alberto Moleiro 7'
Georges Mikautadze 13'
Alfonso Pedraza 83'
Sat, 3 Jan 2026, 17:30 (UK) · Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Elche 9th · 22 pts|Villarreal 4th → 3rd · 38 pts

Villarreal won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.31–1.52).

Player of the matchGeorges Mikautadze8.0Decisive moment7' Alberto Moleiro+0.8

Elche 1-3 Villarreal

Key numbers

  • Possession 78% – 22%
  • Shots 15 (2 on target) – 12 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 7' Alberto Moleiro, FN xPts +0.8
Player of the match
Georges Mikautadze 8.0Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-21-21-3
Elche ahead 0 min · level 7 min · Villarreal ahead 83 min
  • Sergi Cardona — off the bench 22 min · 0G 1A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

7' Alberto Moleiro Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Georges Mikautadze +0.2 +0.8
13' Georges Mikautadze Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Nicolas Pépé +0.2 +0.6
30' Martim Neto Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Aleix Febas +0.2 +0.5
83' Alfonso Pedraza Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Sergi Cardona +0.1 +0.3
Elche Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.5Opponent moments −1.4Time effect −0.8→ League points won 0
Villarreal Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

ElcheVillarreal
78%Possession22%
1.31Expected goals (xG)1.52
0.09xG per shot0.13
15Shots12
2Shots on target4
13%Shots on target %33%
11Shots in box10
775Passes220
91%Pass accuracy75%
6Corners2
1Saves1
8Fouls11
3Yellow cards3
1Offsides2

Compared with usual

Elche

last 4 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals12.3
Conceded30.75
xG1.311.4
xG against1.521.4
Shots1511
On target23.3
Shots faced1212.5
xG per shot0.090.12
Possession78%53%
Passes775463.3
Pass accuracy91%84.8%
Corners62.5
Fouls817

Villarreal

25 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.7
Conceded11.2
xG1.521.4
xG against1.311.1
Shots1215.2
On target45.2
Shots faced1511.7
xG per shot0.130.11
Possession22%47.6%
Passes220433.2
Pass accuracy75%83.2%
Corners25
Fouls1112.3

Timeline

  • 7' Goal Alberto Moleiro league goal #7 assist Georges Mikautadze
  • 13' Goal Georges Mikautadze league goal #4 assist Nicolas Pépé
  • 30' Goal Martim Neto league goal #2 assist Aleix Febas
  • 39' Yellow Ayoze Pérez
  • 50' Yellow Germán Valera
  • 61' Sub David Affengruber → Bambo Diaby
  • 66' Yellow Aleix Febas
  • 66' Yellow Pedro Bigas
  • 66' Yellow Santi Comesaña
  • 67' Sub Ayoze Pérez → Gerard Moreno
  • 68' Sub Nicolas Pépé → Sergi Cardona
  • 71' Sub Marc Aguado → Grady Diangana
  • 76' Sub Georges Mikautadze → Tani Oluwaseyi
  • 76' Sub Dani Parejo → Carlos Maciá
  • 79' Sub Alvaro Núñez → Josan
  • 79' Sub Martim Neto → Rodrigo Mendoza
  • 79' Sub Rafa Mir → Adam Boayar
  • 80' Sub Santiago Mouriño → Juan Foyth
  • 83' Goal Alfonso Pedraza league goal #1 assist Sergi Cardona
  • 88' Yellow Sergi Cardona

Category leaders

  • Key passesPedro Bigas2
  • Duels wonPedro Bigas10/11
  • DribblesGermán Valera3/6
  • Defensive actionsDavid Affengruber9
  • Fouls wonAleix Febas4

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.