Villarreal vs Elche Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th March 2026

When Elche come to Estadio de la Ceramica for the LaLiga match on Sunday, Villarreal will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Villarreal approach round 27 as number 4 in the LaLiga table with 51 points on their account so far. With 26 rounds behind them, Elche have amassed 26 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Villarreal took down Elche in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Sunday.

Villarreal scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 16 goals against. This is an average of 1.6 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

Elche managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 19 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.9 goals an average per game.

Elche were knocked out cold when Villarreal took a 3-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 3-1 defeat, Elche handed out in the game before.

Villarreal vs Elche Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Levante by 0-1, before beating Valencia by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Barcelona, who ran out 4-1 winners. Villarreal managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 11 goals and conceded seven times.

Elche Form

Elche have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Osasuna, they gained a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Athletic Club, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 2-2 draw with Espanyol. Elche came through their last six away games in the LaLiga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 13 goals to six.

Anything but a home win would be a stunning result, and we back Villarreal not to be stunned, just like we back numerous goals to be scored when they face Elche.

Villarreal recorded 18 points following six wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 15 goals, but also conceded three. Elche fought their way to one wins and six points from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in 14 goals. Villarreal claimed 16 wins, three draws as well as seven defeats in the LaLiga this season. Elche have a record of five wins, 11 draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga.

Villarreal vs Elche Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 60-year-old coach of the home team, Marcelino Garcia, will select the lineup against Elche from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Arnau Tenas (0/3), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/23), Alex Freeman (0/3), Alfonso Pedraza (1/20), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/13), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/14), Rafa Marin (1/16), Santiago Mourino (0/19), Sergi Cardona (0/21), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (9/25), Carlos Macia (0/4), Daniel Parejo (0/22), Hugo Lopez (0/2), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (4/20), Renato Veiga (0/23), Santi Comesana (3/24), Tajon Buchanan (5/24), Thomas Partey (0/16), Alfon Gonzalez (1/12), Ayoze Perez (2/18), Georges Mikautadze (8/21), Gerard Moreno (7/12), Nicolas Pepe (3/25), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/21).

Elche Squad

Below is the full team squad of Elche. The manager Sarabia will pick his starting XI against Villarreal from these players:

Alejandro Iturbe (0/0), Inaki Pena (0/16), Matias Dituro (0/10), Adria Pedrosa (1/18), Albert Niculaesei (0/0), Buba Sangare (0/1), Hector Fort (1/9), Leo Petrot (0/23), Nico Salvador (0/0), Pedro Bigas (0/19), Victor Chust (0/20), Aleix Febas (2/25), Alex Herraiz (0/0), Alex Sanchez (0/0), Federico Redondo (0/7), Gonzalo Villar (0/1), Grady Diangana (1/14), John Donald (1/14), Josan (0/13), Marc Aguado (1/25), Martim Neto (2/20), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Yago Santiago (0/8), Adam Boayar (1/7), Alvaro Rodriguez (5/23), Andre Silva (6/20), David Affengruber (0/24), German Valera (4/25), Lucas Cepeda (0/5), Piri (0/0), Rafa Mir (7/21), Tete Morente (0/3).

Villarreal vs Elche Team News

At the time of writing, Villarreal have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Elche on Sunday. Villarreal have to alter their line-up, as both Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye get a day in the shade.

Villarreal vs Elche Lineups

Villarreal vs Elche H2H

Elche lost 3-1 against Villarreal in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-1 defeat, Elche handed out in the match before. Villarreal enter the match against Elche with a 4-4-2 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Villarreal vs Elche Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Villarreal and Elche. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Villarreal vs Elche Betting Tips

Andre Silva shows decent form right now for Elche, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Villarreal, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Georges Mikautadze also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Villarreal won six times and lost four as well. Elche won two times, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away from home. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Estadio de la Ceramica since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Villarreal. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Elche.

Over 3.5 goals came out six times in the past ten encounters between Villarreal and Elche, with the former on an average of 1.8 goals a game. Elche scored 1.1 goals per game and both teams scored six times in this run. Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Elche. They performed an average of 1.2 goals in these.