Villarreal 2-1 Elche — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Spain - Primera Liga, 8 Mar 2026

📅08/03/2026 · 🕒16:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 2-1 2nd Score 3-1
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
64%
1.47
Draw
20%
4.19
Away
16%
5.27
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
42%
2.23
Over 2.5
58%
1.59
Both Teams to Score
Yes
55%
1.75
No
45%
1.96
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
22%
4.23
2-3 Goals
40%
1.85
4-5 Goals
26%
2.84
6+ Goals
12%
8.25
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
38%
1.79
1/2
4%
34.0
1/X
7%
16.15
X/1
18%
3.98
X/2
5%
12.25
X/X
7%
6.52
2/1 EV+ ✗
8%
20.3
2/2
7%
9.66
2/X
6%
18.2
Value flag · 2/1 at 20.3 — our 8% vs market 2.5%. Did not land — edges play out over many matches, not one.
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
💡 For the risk lovers: Home Win ★★★ — pattern-based signals at fair odds; informational, not a sized bet.
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
64%
Home Win
64%
+0.3pp
20%
Draw
21%
-0.8pp
16%
Away Win
16%
+0.5pp
42%
Under 2.5
41%
+1.1pp
58%
Over 2.5
59%
-1.1pp
55%
BTTS Yes
53%
+2.2pp
45%
BTTS No
47%
-2.2pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Villarreal EU Bookmakers 68%
Head to Head
AWAY Elche EU Bookmakers 19%
+0% / +23% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations -2% / -8%
1.91/1.02 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 0.71/1.73
+22% / -8% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -10% / -3%
54% Ball Possession 46%
14 Total Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 4
400 · 83% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 328 · 79%
30.5 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 13.4
17.3 Crosses 15.0
2.0 Yellow Cards 2.7
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Villarreal
3W-1D-2L
AWAY Elche
2.33 Avg Goals (FT) 1.33
2.00 xG 1.25
52% Ball Possession 48%
13 Total Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 5
382 Passes 352
82% Pass Accuracy 81%
23 Box Touches 18
13 Crosses 24
2 Yellow Cards 3
03.01.2026 Elche Elche 1-3 HT 1-2 Villarreal Villarreal İS1
04.02.2023 Elche Elche 3-1 HT 2-1 Villarreal Villarreal İS1
04.09.2022 Villarreal Villarreal 4-0 HT 2-0 Elche Elche İS1
16.01.2022 Elche Elche 1-0 HT 0-0 Villarreal Villarreal İS1
22.09.2021 Villarreal Villarreal 4-1 HT 2-1 Elche Elche İS1
06.02.2021 Elche Elche 2-2 HT 0-2 Villarreal Villarreal İS1
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Villarreal
2-1
AWAY Elche
1.58 xG 1.22
37% Ball Possession 63%
16 Total Shots 13
7 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 6
282 Passes 529
80% Pass Accuracy 87%
38 Box Touches 26
13 Crosses 26
1 Yellow Cards 2
POST-MATCH Villarreal vs Elche
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Villarreal squeezed past Elche 2-1. Half-time: 2-0.

As we highlighted before kick-off, our model had Villarreal as the likeliest winner at 64%, and the 2-1 landed on that lead. The goals side of the card held up too — over 2.5 goals (58%), both teams to score (55%) came in.

On the day, Villarreal had 37% of the ball to Elche's 63%, shots finished 16-13, expected goals 1.58 to 1.22.

Coming into the game, across their last 6 meetings in our records, Villarreal had the better of it with 3 wins, 1 drawn. Those games averaged 2.33 goals for Villarreal and 1.33 for Elche.

What was the final score of Villarreal vs Elche?

Villarreal 2-1 Elche in the Spain - Primera Liga on 08/03/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Villarreal vs Elche?

Before kick-off our model rated a Villarreal win the most likely single outcome at about 64%, with the full match-result split Villarreal 64%, draw 20%, Elche 16%. The final score 2-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Villarreal), Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — a clean sweep of the main markets.

✓ Match Result (Villarreal) ✓ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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