Villarreal vs Elche confirmed lineups, starting XI and match prediction, plus bet builder tips and odds before Saturday's 15:15 UK time LaLiga kick-off.
Villarreal vs Elche Confirmed Lineups
Competition | LaLiga |
|---|---|
Match Date | Saturday 17 October 2026 |
Kick-off Time | 15:15 UK time |
The starting lineups for the LaLiga fixture between Villarreal and Elche have been confirmed.
Villarreal Starting XI
Formation: 4-4-2
Starting XI: Péter Gulácsi (GK); Juan Foyth, Logan Costa, Sergi Cardona, Alex Freeman; Santi Comesaña, Carlos Maciá, Ilias Akhomach, Alberto Moleiro; Ayoze Pérez, Tani Oluwaseyi
Substitutes: Nizar, Alassane Diatta, Joselillo Gaitán, Pau Navarro, Carlos Romero, Renato Veiga, Santiago Mouriño, Luiz Júnior, Georges Mikautadze, Nathan Saliba, Pape Gueye, Gerard Moreno
Elche Starting XI
Formation: 5-3-2
Starting XI: Matías Dituro (GK); Javier Morcillo, Buba Sangaré, Roy Revivo, Germán Valera, Víctor Chust; Gonzalo Villar, Thomas Lemar, Marc Aguado; Abiel Osorio, Lucas Cepeda
Substitutes: Pedro Bigas, Tete Morente, Ali Houary, Ezequiel Ponce, Rubén Sánchez, Facundo Buonanotte, Federico Redondo, Fer Niño, Alejandro Iturbe, Martim Neto, Kevin Lomónaco, Josan
Villarreal vs Elche Immediate Reaction
Villarreal
Villarreal line up in a 4-4-2 with Ayoze Pérez and Tani Oluwaseyi spearheading the attack. Alberto Moleiro and Ilias Akhomach operate in wide roles, with Santi Comesaña and Carlos Maciá in central midfield behind a back four of Cardona, Foyth, Costa and Freeman.
Elche
Elche set up in a 5-3-2 with a three-man central defence and wing-backs Germán Valera and Buba Sangaré. Abiel Osorio and Lucas Cepeda lead the front line, with Gonzalo Villar, Thomas Lemar and Marc Aguado in midfield.
Villarreal vs Elche Reactive Bet Builder
The bet builder combines four legs: Alberto Moleiro to have over 1.5 shots, over 3.5 total goals in the match, Marc Aguado to be shown a card, and Elche to receive over 2.5 cards as the away team.
Villarreal vs Elche Prediction After Confirmed Lineups
Villarreal are the favourites on the available data, with the home side strongly fancied to win this match. Elche's chances rest on keeping things tight with a three-man defence.
Result Prediction: Villarreal are favoured to win, based on the pre-match data supplied for this fixture; no projected scoreline has been provided.
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