PREVIEW | Villarreal vs Elche - team news, lineups, predictions

Villarreal and Elche clash this Sunday at the Estadio de la Cerámica for matchweek 27 of the La Liga.

Villarreal currently have 51 points and lie in 4th position. Last time out, Marcelino Toral's team slipped to a 4-1 defeat against Barcelona (La Liga 2025/26).

Elche have won 26 points to date and are placed in 17th position. In their last game, Eder Sarabia's team drew 2-2 with Espanyol (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Villarreal winning 3-1.

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Villarreal

• Logan Costa - Rotura de ligamentos do joelho
• Pau Cabanes - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Elche

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Villarreal ( vs Barcelona 2026-02-28): Luiz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Renato Veiga, Pau Navarro, Sergi Cardona, Nicolas Pépé, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Ayoze Pérez, Georges Mikautadze

Elche ( vs Espanyol 2026-03-01): Matías Dituro, Léo Petrot, David Affengruber, Pedro Bigas, Tete Morente, Germán Valera, Aleix Febas, Lucas Cepeda, Marc Aguado, Rafa Mir, André Silva

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MANAGERS

• Marcelino Toral faced Eder Sarabia on one occasion, recording a win.
• Eder Sarabia has faced Villarreal on one occasion, recording a loss.
• Marcelino Toral has faced Elche on 21 occasions, recording ten wins, five draws and six losses

TEAMS

• Away from home, Elche currently has one draw in the last 13 games.
• Away from home, Elche currently has one win in the last seven games.
• Away from home, Elche has scored in eight consecutive games.
• Away from home, Elche has conceded goals in five consecutive games.
• Away from home, Elche has gone five consecutive games without winning.
• Away from home, Elche has four consecutive losses.
• Elche currently has one win in the last 11 games.
• Elche has gone ten consecutive games without winning.
• At home, Villarreal currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
• At home, Villarreal has conceded goals in seven consecutive games.
• At home, Villarreal has two consecutive games without losing.
• At home, Villarreal has two consecutive victories.
• Villarreal currently has one draw in the last 16 games.
• Villarreal has scored in six consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Villarreal and Elche have faced each other 23 times, with Villarreal having the advantage: eight wins, against seven victories for Elche.
• At the Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal has an advantage in the clashes against Elche: five victories in 11 games. Elche has two wins.
• In the Spanish League, 11 matches were played between the two teams, with five victories for Villarreal, four draws and two wins for Elche.