Elche v Espanyol result

Full-time · Elche 2–2 Espanyol

La Liga · Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:00 GMT · Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Elche · Espanyol · Head-to-head

Elche 2–2 Espanyol — this La Liga match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Elche: 1.83 to 0.85 in expected goals, from 17 shots to 9, ahead on xG from the 85th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The points were shared.

The result

Elche and Espanyol drew 2–2 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in La Liga on Sunday 1 March. Elche are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions. Espanyol are winless in their last nine matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Espanyol: Kike García (7’, assisted by Pol Lozano) and Carlos Romero (57’, assisted by Edu Expósito); Elche: Marc Aguado (42’) and Rafa Mir (90’ pen). C. Pickel (90’) was sent off.

Discipline

I. Galech showed seven yellow cards and one red — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Espanyol have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Aleix Febas (Elche) 5.9, Rafa Mir (Elche) 5.9 and Carlos Romero (Espanyol) 5.5 led the match.

Next up

Elche next travel to Rayo Vallecano on 24 October 2026.

Espanyol next travel to Racing Santander on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Elche: Rayo Vallecano v Elche, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Espanyol: Racing Santander v Espanyol, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Elche 2–2 Espanyol · La Liga
Venue: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero · Elche
Referee: I. Galech
Head-to-head (last 6): Elche 1 · draws 2 · Espanyol 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Elche 0W 1D 4L · Espanyol 0W 1D 4L

Elche 2–2 Espanyol (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 2 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 4.63

Corners

against 5.25 / 3.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 5.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 2.13

Cards

against 2 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.88 yellows

Referee · I. Galech

1.75 home / 2.13 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 February 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 February 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Elche for / against	Line	Espanyol for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.63 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.13 for · 18 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.38 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.88 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.38 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: I. Galech — 3.88 yellow cards a game, 0.5 red cards, 29 fouls over 8 matches (1.75 to the home side, 2.13 to the away side).

Home 1.75Away 2.13

Elche

Elche — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
John Nwankwo n 8	47.6	3.1 6/4	0.9 2/2	—
F. Redondo n 8	26.8	2.9 3/2	0.4 1/0	—
Tete Morente n 8	40.1	2.5 5/2	0.3 1/0	Pol Lozano
Rodrigo Mendoza n 8	42.3	2.1 6/1	2.7 5/3	—
Bigas n 8	72	1.6 6/2	0.8 3/2	—

Elche — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Rafa Mir n 8	60	2.8 5/4	1.5 4/2
Adam Boayar n 8	28.3	2.8 5/2	1.2 3/0
L. Cepeda n 8	61.4	2.4 6/4	1.5 6/1
Á. Rodríguez n 8	76.3	2.1 6/3	0.9 5/1
André Silva n 8	62.9	1.8 4/3	1.3 4/2

Elche — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Adam Boayar n 8	28.3	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
André Silva n 8	62.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Rafa Mir n 8	60	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
Martim Neto n 8	55.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Á. Rodríguez n 8	76.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Elche — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Adrià Pedrosa n 8	53.8	4 7/3
Josan n 8	36.1	3.7 5/4
L. Pétrot n 8	76.8	3.1 7/5
Marc Aguado n 8	73.3	2.8 7/5
D. Affengruber n 8	67.5	2.5 6/5

Elche — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Iñaki Peña n 8	90	3.8 6/5
M. Dituro n 8	90	2.4 4/3

Espanyol

Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Antoniu Roca n 8	22.4	3.5 6/1	2 4/0	—
José Salinas n 8	39.5	2.3 5/3	1.7 3/2	—
C. Pickel n 8	29.1	2.3 5/1	0.4 1/0	—
Kike García n 8	45	2 5/2	2.5 5/2	—
Pol Lozano n 8	69.5	1.6 6/3	1.6 6/3	Tete Morente

Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Kike García n 8	45	2.5 5/3	1.3 3/1
C. Ngonge n 8	42.4	2.1 6/2	0.8 2/1
Javi Puado n 8	62.5	2 4/2	1.1 3/2
Jofre Carreras n 8	49.9	2 4/3	0.7 3/0
C. Pickel n 8	29.1	1.9 2/1	0 0/0

Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Kike García n 8	45	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Ramón Terrats n 8	32.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Carlos Romero n 8	89.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Ngonge n 8	42.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Roberto Fernández n 8	67	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carlos Romero n 8	89.1	3.7 7/7
Edu Expósito n 8	58.8	3.1 6/4
T. Dolan n 8	54.1	2.9 6/3
C. Riedel n 8	59.5	2.6 6/5
Ramón Terrats n 8	32.3	2.4 3/3

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Dmitrović n 8	90	2.5 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Elche		Espanyol
71%	Possession	29%
1.90	Expected goals (xG)	0.73
17	Shots	9
9	Shots on target	4
3	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	2
15	Shots inside the box	5
3	Corners	1
2	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	23
1	Yellow cards	6
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	6
593	Passes	247
88%	Pass accuracy	70%

Elche player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dituro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
L. Pétrot	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Affengruber	90	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
Marc Aguado	90	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
Aleix Febas	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	8
Rafa Mir	90	1	5	4	0	1	Y	6.9
Germán Valera	76	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
L. Cepeda	73	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
André Silva	73	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.7
Tete Morente	66	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
Bigas	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Víctor Chust sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Josan sub	24	0	0	0	4	0	0	6.9
G. Diangana sub	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Á. Rodríguez sub	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Adrià Pedrosa sub	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9

Espanyol player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dmitrović	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
O. El Hilali	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Riedel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Cabrera	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Carlos Romero	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
Urko González	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6
T. Dolan	89	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.5
Edu Expósito	76	0	1	1	0	2	1	Y	7
Kike García	76	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
Pol Lozano	58	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	6.6
Pere Milla	58	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.2
C. Pickel sub	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	RY	6.2
Jofre Carreras sub	32	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
Ramón Terrats sub	14	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
Roberto Fernández sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Miguel Rubio sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Elche v Espanyol — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ElcheLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

EspanyolLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 1.6 scored / 3 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Elche 1 · 2 draws · Espanyol 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-10-25 Espanyol 1–0 Elche
2024-04-27 Elche 2–2 Espanyol
2023-11-18 Espanyol 2–0 Elche
2023-02-19 Elche 0–1 Espanyol
2022-10-23 Espanyol 2–2 Elche
2022-01-10 Espanyol 1–2 Elche

League standing · 2025/26

Elche#15 pos43 pts38 pl-8 GD

Espanyol#11 pos46 pts38 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Elche scored1.29

Espanyol scored1.13

Elche conceded1.5

Espanyol conceded1.45

Shot map and expected goals

Elche 1.83 xG from 17 shots, Espanyol 0.85 from 9. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Elche (attacking right)Espanyol (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Elche	17	2	1.83
Espanyol	9	2	0.85

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What is the head-to-head record between Elche and Espanyol?: In their last 6 meetings, Elche won 1, Espanyol won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
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