Villarreal took command of La Liga game from the start at home to Elche on Wednesday. The game was all one way traffic as the 2-1 lead was easily coverted to a 4-1 win.
The hosts Villarreal started best and were already 1-0 up already from the kickoff. After only 5 minutes Yeremi Pino scored, with an assist from Paco Alcacer.
Elche equalised to make it 1-1, when Johan Mojica found the net, in the 19th minute.
Villarreal took the lead again, as Manu Trigueros netted, with an assist by Yeremi Pino, in the 39th minute.
With 30 minutes on the clock, Villarreal’s Arnaut Danjuma scored and increased the lead.
The 4-1 goal came in the 90th minute, when Alberto Moreno scored a goal for Villarreal, what brought the final score to 4-1.
Villarreal have 1 win and 4 draws with a 6–3 goal difference in the last 5 games, while Elche have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses and a 4–7 goal difference.
Villarreal are now in 11th place in the table, while Elche are in 14th place.
The last match between the teams ended in a 2-2 draw, with Elche at home in February 2021.
Villarreal are unbeaten at home, after one game.
Villarreal have scored 6 goals. They have scored four goals at home. They’ve conceded 3 goals in total.
Elche have scored 4 goals in this campaign. Away from home they have scored 4 goals. They’ve conceded 7 goals in total.
Villarreal have opened the score in 1 of their 4 of the games, and have a winning ratio of 0 percent when scoring the first goal.
After this game in the La Liga, Villarreal will take on Real Madrid (away) on 24 September 2021, Real Betis (home) on 02 October 2021 and Osasuna (home) on 16 October 2021. Elche play Real Sociedad (away) on 25 September 2021, Celta Vigo (home) on 02 October 2021 and Rayo Vallecano (away) on 16 October 2021.