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La Liga · Matchweek 7
ESPEspanyol
1:3
ELCElche
Víctor Chust 72' (OG)
HT 0:2
Fernando Niño 26'
Fernando Niño 29'
Germán Valera 78'
Fri, 18 Sept 2026, 20:00 (UK) · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Espanyol 8th → 9th · 7 pts|Elche 20th → 17th · 5 pts

Elche lost Federico Redondo to a sixth-minute red card yet led for 64 minutes, with Fernando Niño scoring twice from Roy Revivo's assists.

Player of the matchRoy Revivo8.5Decisive moment26' Fernando Niño+0.8

Espanyol 1-3 Elche: Revivo's two assists outweigh 23 home shots

Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it

Key numbers

  • xG per shot 0.18 v 0.05: Elche's chances were better
  • Possession 34% v a six-match average of 52.5%
  • Elche led for 64 minutes despite the 6' red card

Redondo's red card did not stop Elche

Elche were reduced to ten in the sixth minute when Federico Redondo was sent off, yet they still built a two-goal lead before half-time. Espanyol had 23 shots, but their xG per shot of 0.05 sat below their average of 0.12 across six matches this season.

Niño's brace built the cushion

Fernando Niño's two goals, each worth +0.8 FN xPts, cemented Elche's advantage. Víctor Chust's own goal made it 1-2 in the 72nd minute, but Germán Valera's strike in the 78th, set up by Tete Morente, restored the cushion and was worth +0.5 FN xPts.

Player of the match
Roy Revivo 8.5Dominant

The defender set up both of Fernando Niño's goals and topped the FN Score.

Roy Revivo, a defender, provided both assists for Fernando Niño's goals and added two key passes and two interceptions in 77 minutes. Those goals, in the 26th and 29th minutes, gave Elche a 2-0 lead that they carried into the break.

Game state

0-10-21-21-3
Espanyol ahead 0 min · level 26 min · Elche ahead 64 min
  • Elche: Red card 6' → ~84 min a player down
  • Tete Morente — off the bench 13 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.

6' Federico Redondo Red card −0.4
26' Fernando Niño Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Roy Revivo +0.2 +0.8
29' Fernando Niño Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Roy Revivo +0.2 +0.8
72' Víctor Chust Own goal −0.6
78' Germán Valera Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Tete Morente +0.2 +0.5
Espanyol Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.8→ League points won 0
Elche Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time 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.

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Match stats

EspanyolElche
66%Possession34%
1.05Expected goals (xG)1.61
0.05xG per shot0.18
23Shots9
4Shots on target6
17%Shots on target %67%
13Shots in box6
509Passes282
88%Pass accuracy68%
3Corners3
3Saves4
14Fouls9
2Yellow cards2
9Offsides2

Compared with usual

Espanyol

6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.5
Conceded31.2
xG1.051.3
xG against1.611.3
Shots2312
On target43.8
Shots faced912.5
xG per shot0.050.12
Possession66%46.7%
Passes509375.3
Pass accuracy88%80.5%
Corners32
Fouls1417.7

Elche

6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.3
Conceded12.7
xG1.611.2
xG against1.052.2
Shots911.7
On target64.8
Shots faced2314
xG per shot0.180.12
Possession34%52.5%
Passes282498.2
Pass accuracy68%85.5%
Corners34.7
Fouls914.3

Timeline

  • 4' VAR Federico Redondo
  • 6' Red Federico Redondo
  • 22' Yellow Fernando Niño
  • 26' Goal Fernando Niño league goal #4 assist Roy Revivo
  • 29' Goal Fernando Niño league goal #5 assist Roy Revivo
  • 37' Sub Buba Sangaré → Rubén Sánchez
  • 45+4' Yellow Edu Expósito
  • 46' Sub Roger Hinojo → Quilindschy Hartman
  • 46' Sub Urko González → Marcos Fernández
  • 60' Sub Gonzalo Villar → Pedro Bigas
  • 61' Sub Álex Calatrava → Pere Milla
  • 61' Sub Fernando Niño → Abiel Osorio
  • 67' Sub Unai Núñez → Clemens Riedel
  • 67' Sub Bryan Zaragoza → Tyrhys Dolan
  • 72' Goal Víctor Chust (OG)
  • 77' Sub Roy Revivo → Matia Barzić
  • 77' Sub Thomas Lemar → Tete Morente
  • 78' Goal Germán Valera league goal #1 assist Tete Morente
  • 82' Yellow Clemens Riedel
  • 90+1' Yellow Lucas Cepeda

Category leaders

  • Key passesEdu Expósito6
  • Duels wonLucas Cepeda10/16
  • DribblesLucas Cepeda3/3
  • Defensive actionsUnai Núñez9
  • ShotsÁlex Calatrava3 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonLucas Cepeda5
#La Liga#Espanyol#Elche#Fernando Niño#Roy Revivo#Germán Valera

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.