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Elche — Real Madrid: 2:3, La Liga

La Liga
Elche L23 Aug · Home Barcelona · 0:5L28 Aug · Away Racing Santander · 2:3L7 Sep · Home Real Sociedad · 2:3D12 Sep · Away Athletic Club · 1:1L15 Sep · Home Real Madrid · 2:3W18 Sep · Away Espanyol · 3:1
2:3
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Real Madrid W30 Aug · Home Malaga · 4:0L4 Sep · Away Real Betis · 0:1W8 Sep · Home Inter · 2:1W12 Sep · Home Rayo Vallecano · 4:1W15 Sep · Away Elche · 3:2L20 Sep · Away Atlético Madrid · 1:2
Venue: Estadio Martínez Valero City: Elche

In the La Liga game on 15 September 2026, Real Madrid beat Elche 2:3. Match numbers: shots on target 3:4, corners 2:5.

Match report

Real Madrid beat Elche 3:2 at the Estadio Martínez Valero in La Liga's sixth round on 15 September 2026. The visitors held every card in their hands by the final whistle, though the result came with a late twist that kept the stadium on edge until the last second.

Elche opened the scoring themselves through an own goal by Matías Dituro in the 25th minute, a moment that felt like a gift. Kylian Mbappé pulled Real Madrid level just eight minutes later, firing home after a quiet spell of play. The home side then found a way through when Abiel Alessio Osorio struck in the 71st minute, and Fernando Niño Rodríguez doubled their advantage in the 83rd minute.

And here's the thing — Elche could have held the tie in their own hands for most of the evening. But Carlos Espí's goal in the 91st minute changed everything, sending the match to penalties or, as the data shows, a 3:2 victory for the visitors.

The statistics tell a story of efficiency over control. Elche dominated possession at 56 per cent but created just one big chance from 3.61 expected goals for Real Madrid. Four shots on target against three tells you everything about who took their opportunities. The visitors also registered 17 key passes compared to 10, and their 23 dribbles versus 11 showed a willingness to go forward.

Elche sit bottom of the table with two points from six games, while Real Madrid move closer to the top with 15 points and only one defeat. The win extended their unbeaten run to eight across all competitions, though this particular fixture had more drama than the numbers suggest.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44
Shots on target 3 – 4
Shots off target 6 – 11
Expected goals 0.78 – 3.61

Match events

  1. 4' Real Madrid Yellow card Yan Diomande
  2. 25' Real Madrid Own goal Matías Dituro
  3. 31' Elche Yellow card Marc Aguado
  4. 33' Real Madrid Goal Kylian Mbappé assist: Yan Diomande
  5. 58' Elche Substitution Marc Aguado off: Lucas Cepeda
  6. 58' Elche Substitution Germán Valera off: Thomas Lemar
  7. 68' Real Madrid Substitution Vinícius off: Brahim Díaz
  8. 68' Real Madrid Substitution Arda Güler off: Jude Bellingham
  9. 68' Elche Substitution Buba Sangaré off: Ruben Sanchez Saez
  10. 68' Elche Substitution Martim Neto off: Fernando Niño Rodríguez
  11. 71' Elche Goal Abiel Alessio Osorio assist: Lucas Cepeda
  12. 73' Real Madrid Yellow card Ibrahima Konaté
  13. 78' Elche Yellow card Lucas Cepeda
  14. 80' Elche Substitution Tete Morente off: José Antonio Ferrández Pomares
  15. 83' Elche Goal Fernando Niño Rodríguez assist: José Antonio Ferrández Pomares
  16. 86' Real Madrid Substitution Aurelien Tchouameni off: Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa
  17. 87' Real Madrid Substitution Trent Alexander-Arnold off: Carlos Espí
  18. 90+1' Real Madrid Goal Carlos Espí assist: Kylian Mbappé
  19. 90+2' Real Madrid Substitution Yan Diomande off: Denzel Dumfries
  20. 90+3' Elche Yellow card José Antonio Ferrández Pomares
  21. 90+4' Elche Yellow card Gonzalo Villar

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44
3 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 11
0.78 Expected goals 3.61
1 Big chances 5
2 Corners 5
21 Fouls 8
7 Free kicks 21
1 Offsides 5
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
14 Goal kicks 9
11 Throw-ins 10
All statistics
5/1145% Aerial duels 6/1155%
87 Backward passes 54
2 Blocked shots 5
22 Clearances 17
4/1822% Crosses 5/1631%
8/1173% Dribbles 14/2361%
1.13 Expected assists 2.39
49 Failed passes 47
2 Goalkeeper saves 1
14 Interceptions 12
10 Key passes 17
23/3762% Long passes 25/3768%
125 Passes into the final third 108
271 Passes in the opposition half 262
289 Passes in own half 184
0.27 Shot accuracy 0.20
4 Shots from outside the box 5
7 Shots inside the box 15
10/1856% Tackles 4/1136%
542 Total passes 430

Line-ups

Elche

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Matías Ezequiel Dituro Curto 1
2 Boubacar Sangaré 2
5 Federico Redondo Solari 5
23 Víctor Chust García 23
3 Roy Revivo 3
8 Marc Aguado Pallares 8
12 Gonzalo Villar del Fraile 12
20 José Antonio Morente Oliva 20
11 Germán Valera Karabinaite 11
16 Martim Carvalho Neto 16
24 Abiel Alesio Osorio 24
Substitutes
# Player number
13 Alejandro Iturbe 13
6 Pedro Bigas Rigo 6
22 Rubén Sánchez 22
26 M. Barzhik 26
10 Facundo Buonanotte 10
17 Josan 17
18 Thomas Benoît Lemar 18
47 H. Morsillo 47
9 Ezequiel Ponce Martínez 9
14 Fernando Niño Rodríguez 14
19 Grady George Diangana 19
21 Lucas Antonio Cepeda Barturen 21
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Real Madrid

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois 1
4 Dean Donny Huijsen 4
12 Trent John Alexander-Arnold 12
16 Ibrahima Konaté 16
17 Marc Cucurella Saseta 17
8 Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta 8
14 Aurélien Tchouaméni 14
15 Arda Güler 15
25 I. Diomande 25
7 Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior 7
10 Kylian Mbappé Lottin 10
Substitutes
# Player number
13 Andriy Lunin 13
2 Raúl Asencio del Rosario 2
18 Álvaro Fernández Carreras 18
22 Antonio Rüdiger 22
24 Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries 24
5 Jude Victor William Bellingham 5
6 Eduardo Celmi Camavinga 6
20 Bernardo Silva 20
21 Brahim Abdelkader Díaz 21
27 Thiago Pitarca 27
9 Endrick 9
19 K. Espee 19
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Match prediction: Elche — Real Madrid

Win: Real Madrid

Confidence 52%

Reasoning

  • Эльче — 19. place, 1 points after 4 games (0 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses)
  • Реал Мадрид — 4. place, 9 points after 4 games (3 wins, 1 losses)
  • Эльче, last 5 games: 0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses
  • Реал Мадрид, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
  • Head-to-head: 4 games, Эльче — 0, 1 draws, Реал Мадрид — 3
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L23 Aug · Home Barcelona · 0:5L28 Aug · Away Racing Santander · 2:3L7 Sep · Home Real Sociedad · 2:3D12 Sep · Away Athletic Club · 1:1L15 Sep · Home Real Madrid · 2:3W18 Sep · Away Espanyol · 3:1

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