La Liga· Season 2026
Match Summary
The match was played in La Liga 2026. Goals were scored by Fernando Niño Rodríguez 26′, Fernando Niño Rodríguez 29′, Víctor Chust 72′ (o.g.), Germán Valera 78′. 3 yellow cards were shown, 1 red card. Espanyol made 5 substitutions, Elche made 5. VAR was involved: Card upgrade confirmed (Federico Redondo Solari 4′).
Match Events
Card upgrade confirmed
Red Card
Yellow Card
Substitution 1 · assist: Ruben Sanchez Saez
Yellow Card
Substitution 1 · assist: Quilindschy Hartman
Substitution 2 · assist: Marcos Fernández
Substitution 2 · assist: Pedro Bigas
Substitution 3 · assist: Abiel Alessio Osorio
Substitution 3 · assist: Pere Milla
Substitution 4 · assist: Tyrhys Dolan
Substitution 5 · assist: Clemens Riedel
Own Goal
Substitution 4 · assist: Tete Morente· Lecce
Substitution 5 · assist: Matia Barzic· Cultural Leonesa
assist: Tete Morente· Lecce
Yellow Card
Espanyol and Elche have met 12 times — Espanyol won 4, Elche won 3, with 5 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2013. Espanyol leads the head-to-head with 4 victories from 12 meetings. A combined 35 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.92 per match (19 for the home side, 16 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 9 matches (75%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 8 games (67%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Espanyol are currently unbeaten in the last 6 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–2 in 2026.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 18 Sept 2026