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Matchday 2 · Sunday 23 August, 21:30 · Estadio Martínez Valero

Elche vs Barcelona: line-ups and result

Elche 19 · 1 points
0 - 5
Barcelona 1 · 12 points
  • 14' Raphinha (pen)
  • 45' Karim Adeyemi
  • 67' Raphinha
  • 71' Fermin
  • 79' Fermin

Line-ups Elche vs Barcelona

Elche 5-4-1 · Martin Anselmi
1 Dituro
11 Valera
23 Chust
5 Redondo
22 Affengruber
2 Sangaré
29 Houary
8 Aguado
12 Villar
20 Morente
14 Niño
  • 64' Martim Neto Marc Aguado
  • 64' Facundo Buonanotte Ali Houary
  • 64' Lucas Cepeda Tete Morente
  • 69' Ezequiel Ponce Fer Niño
  • 81' Pedro Bigas Federico Redondo

Line-up for Elche: Dituro, Valera, Chust, Redondo, Affengruber, Sangaré, Houary, Aguado, Villar, Morente, Niño

Bench
  • 43 A. Iturbe
  • 26 M. Barzic
  • 6 P. Bigas 81'
  • 19 G. Diangana
  • 16 M. Neto 64'
  • 47 J. Morcillo
  • 10 F. Buonanotte 64'
  • 9 E. Ponce 69'
  • 17 Josan
  • 21 L. Cepeda 64'
  • 36 U. Konare
  • 30 A. Padilla
Absentees Elche

Santiago (injured)

Barcelona 4-2-3-1 · Hansi Flick
1 García
36 Espart
18 Martín
15 Christensen
24 García
6 Gavi
22 Bernal
14 Adeyemi
7 López
10 Yamal
11 Raphinha
  • 45' Pedri Gavi
  • 65' Dani Olmo Karim Adeyemi
  • 65' Anthony Gordon Lamine Yamal
  • 80' Jules Koundé Marc Bernal
  • 80' João Cancelo Raphinha

Line-up for Barcelona: García, Espart, Martín, Christensen, García, Gavi, Bernal, Adeyemi, López, Yamal, Raphinha

Bench
  • 13 W. Szczesny
  • 31 E. Aller
  • 23 J. Kounde 80'
  • 26 A. Cortes
  • 2 J. Cancelo 80'
  • 5 P. Cubarsi
  • 33 J. Pesquer
  • 8 Pedri 45'
  • 28 B. Farinas
  • 20 D. Olmo 65'
  • 17 A. Gordon 65'
  • 29 H. Abdelkarim
Absentees Barcelona

de Jong, Bisiwu, Bardghji (injured)

Which English players could feature in Elche vs Barcelona?

2 players
  • Grady Diangana Elche On the bench
  • Anthony Gordon Barcelona Not in the matchday squad

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Elche

  1. Fer Niño Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Buba Sangaré Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Tete Morente Forward 0 goals 2 assists
  4. Marc Aguado Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Thomas Lemar 1 goals 0 assists

Barcelona

  1. Raphinha Forward 6 goals 1 assists
  2. Fermín López Midfielder 4 goals 2 assists
  3. Lamine Yamal Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  4. Anthony Gordon Forward 0 goals 4 assists
  5. Pedri Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Elche

Player Starts Min. Form
Matías Dituro 4/4 360 poor
Víctor Chust 4/4 360 mixed
Buba Sangaré 4/4 345 poor
Germán Valera 4/4 342 mixed
Gonzalo Villar 4/4 340 mixed
Fer Niño 4/4 318 strong
David Affengruber 3/3 270 mixed
Tete Morente 2/4 229 solid

Barcelona

Player Starts Min. Form
Joan García 4/4 360 strong
Xavi Espart 4/4 360 strong
Lamine Yamal 4/4 335 excellent
Raphinha 4/4 319 excellent
Pedri 3/4 289 strong
Fermín López 3/4 281 excellent
Gerard Martín 3/3 270 strong
Anthony Gordon 3/4 244 strong

Stats

Elche Match Barcelona
  • 0.70 xG 4.38
  • 46% Possession 54%
  • 7 Shots 11
  • 2 Shots on target 7
  • 5 Shots off target 4
  • 3 Corners 1
  • 13 Fouls 12
  • 3 Offsides 3
  • 1 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

ELC home Per match BAR away
0.00 Points 3.00
1.00 Goals for 5.00
4.00 Goals against 0.00
1.67 xG for 2.13
1.42 xG against 0.72
4.5 Corners 2.5
LL Home and away form WW

Head-to-head record Elche vs Barcelona

14 previous meetings
0 Elche 1 draws 13 Barcelona
  • Goals per match3.57
  • Both teams scored29%
  • Over 2.5 goals86%
  • Jan 2026 Elche 1 - 3 Barcelona
  • Nov 2025 Barcelona 3 - 1 Elche
  • Apr 2023 Elche 0 - 4 Barcelona
  • Sep 2022 Barcelona 3 - 0 Elche
  • Mar 2022 Elche 1 - 2 Barcelona
  • Dec 2021 Barcelona 3 - 2 Elche
  • Feb 2021 Barcelona 3 - 0 Elche
  • Jan 2021 Elche 0 - 2 Barcelona
  • Jan 2015 Elche 0 - 6 Barcelona
  • Jan 2015 Elche 0 - 4 Barcelona

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Elche against Barcelona?

Elche are without Yago Santiago (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for Barcelona against Elche?

Barcelona are without Frenkie de Jong (knee injury), Jesse Bisiwu (ankle injury) and Roony Bardghji (knee injury).

What formation do Elche play?

Elche have used a 5-4-1 in 3 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-5-2.

What formation do Barcelona play?

Barcelona have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Elche and Barcelona finish?

On 31 January 2026, Elche vs Barcelona finished 1-3.

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