Villarreal host Elche in matchday 9 of LaLiga

Villarreal host Elche on 17 October 2026 in matchday nine of LaLiga for the 2026/27 season, at 17:15 Damascus time, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

Villarreal go into the match after winning their last game against Napoli 3-1 at home, following a 0-1 defeat away to Real Madrid. Their previous matches saw a 3-1 win over Levante and a 3-1 win over Malaga, and a 1-2 defeat to Real Betis.

Elche, meanwhile, drew 0-0 with Celta Vigo in their last match at home, after beating Espanyol 3-1 away. They also lost 2-3 to Real Madrid at home, drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao, and lost 2-3 to Real Sociedad.

Historically, the two sides have met in five previous matches, the most recent on 8 March 2026 when Villarreal won 2-1 at home. In the match before that, on 3 January 2026, Villarreal also won 3-1 at Elche's stadium. Elche beat Villarreal 3-1 in February 2023, Villarreal beat Elche 4-0 in September 2022, while Elche won 1-0 in January 2022.

Villarreal will be without Tajon Trevor Buchanan and Nicolas Pepe due to injury, while Elche will be missing Yago Alonso and Bouba Sangare for the same reason.

In the league standings, Villarreal are in 11th place with 8 points from 8 matches, having recorded two wins, two draws and four defeats, with a goal difference of 13 for and 13 against. Elche are in 18th place with 6 points from 8 matches, having recorded one win, three draws and four defeats, with a goal difference of 11 for and 17 against.