Spain - La LigaData current as of September 13, 2026

Elche CF vs FC Barcelona: match statistics

Elche CF crest
Elche CF
1 : 3half-time 1:2
FC Barcelona crest
FC Barcelona
115%(7.50)
X20%(5.90)
265%(1.32)

FC Barcelona, as the league leaders with 17 wins this season and impressive form (4 wins in their last 5 matches), are the clear favorites for this fixture. Elche CF are in 11th place and have not won any of their last 5 matches, confirming the hosts' poor form. Barcelona dominate in offensive statistics, averaging 2.36 goals per away match with 69% ball possession, while Elche average just 1.73 goals at home. The difference in team quality, also confirmed by xG metrics (2.2 for Barcelona vs 1.61 for Elche), clearly indicates the visitors' advantage. Elche have averaged just 0.4 points per match over their last 5 games, further diminishing their chances of a positive result against such a strong opponent.

Elche CF vs FC Barcelona: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Elche CF played against FC Barcelona in La Liga (Spain). The game was played on January 31, 2026. Final score: 1:3.

Recent form

Elche CF has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. FC Barcelona has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Elche CF scores 1.38 goals per game and allows 1.38. FC Barcelona scores 2.71 and allows 1.05. Games in this league average 2.61 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Elche CF's games and 62% of FC Barcelona's. The Over 2.5 rates are 52% and 81%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

FC Barcelona has the higher season xG average, 2.22 to 1.30 per game. Elche CF takes 11.0 shots per game, while FC Barcelona takes 19.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Elche CF leads at halftime in 24% of its games and scores 0.90 goals per game after halftime. FC Barcelona leads at halftime in 48% and scores 1.52 after halftime.

When the teams score

Elche CF's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (8 goals). For FC Barcelona, it is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

La Liga games average 2.61 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

FC Barcelona, as the league leaders with 17 wins this season and impressive form (4 wins in their last 5 matches), are the clear favorites for this fixture. Elche CF are in 11th place and have not won any of their last 5 matches, confirming the hosts' poor form. Barcelona dominate in offensive statistics, averaging 2.36 goals per away match with 69% ball possession, while Elche average just 1.73 goals at home. The difference in team quality, also confirmed by xG metrics (2.2 for Barcelona vs 1.61 for Elche), clearly indicates the visitors' advantage. Elche have averaged just 0.4 points per match over their last 5 games, further diminishing their chances of a positive result against such a strong opponent.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 2
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

39Possession (%)61
Elche CFFC Barcelona
9Shots30
Elche CFFC Barcelona
3Shots on target8
Elche CFFC Barcelona
0.97xG2.85
Elche CFFC Barcelona
2Corners8
Elche CFFC Barcelona
25Dangerous attacks58
Elche CFFC Barcelona
15Fouls9
Elche CFFC Barcelona
2Cards1
Elche CFFC Barcelona

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Elche CFFC Barcelona
1.38Goals scored / game2.71
Elche CFFC Barcelona
1.38Goals allowed / game1.05
Elche CFFC Barcelona
59%Average possession69%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
3.76Shots on target / game7.52
Elche CFFC Barcelona

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11Shots per game19.67
Elche CFFC Barcelona
3.76Shots on target7.52
Elche CFFC Barcelona
12.6%Shot conversion13.8%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
59%Possession69%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
1.3xG for2.22
Elche CFFC Barcelona
1.55xG against1.09
Elche CFFC Barcelona

Shooting quality

Elche CF: BalancedFC Barcelona: Dominant
Elche CFFC Barcelona
Accuracy (shots on target)34%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

FC Barcelona is 140% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Elche CF · 2.4 pts / game - FC Barcelona

Elche CF
WLDDL
Season result split
24% W43% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-9-7
1.14 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-5-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.98BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
FC Barcelona
WWWLW
Season result split
81% W5% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
17-1-3
2.48 pts / game · goal difference +35
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
7-1-3
Last 5 away
4-0-1
WWWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 2.25Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

FC Barcelona is 96% better for: goals scored per game.

1.38 goals / game - Elche CF · 2.71 goals / game - FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona is 31% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.38 goals / game - Elche CF · 1.05 goals / game - FC Barcelona

Elche CF scoring profile: very strong

Elche CF scores in 86% of games (18 of 21 meczów), while FC Barcelona keeps a clean sheet in 38% (8 of 21 meczów).

FC Barcelona scoring profile: very strong

FC Barcelona scores in 100% of games (21 of 21 meczów), while Elche CF keeps a clean sheet in 24% (5 of 21 meczów).

29Goals scored (season)57
Elche CFFC Barcelona
29Goals conceded (season)22
Elche CFFC Barcelona
2.76Average goals per game3.76
Elche CFFC Barcelona
10Goals scored (last 5)10
Elche CFFC Barcelona
9Goals conceded (last 5)2
Elche CFFC Barcelona

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal100%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
38%2 goals81%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
10%3 goals57%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
5%4 goals19%
Elche CFFC Barcelona

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal62%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
38%2 goals29%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
24%3 goals10%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
0%4 goals5%
Elche CFFC Barcelona

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time43%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
24%Scored in both halves57%
Elche CFFC Barcelona

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS24%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
80%BTTS - last 520%
Elche CFFC Barcelona

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

62%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time62%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time29%
Elche CFFC Barcelona

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time95%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Elche CFFC Barcelona

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

FC Barcelona is 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / game - Elche CF · 1.71 pts / game - FC Barcelona

Elche CF - half-time state
24% leading52% draw24% trailing
FC Barcelona - half-time state
48% leading29% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per game (1st half)1.71
Elche CFFC Barcelona
0.48Goals scored (1st half)1.19
Elche CFFC Barcelona
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.76
Elche CFFC Barcelona
0.95Average goals (1st half)1.95
Elche CFFC Barcelona
62%Clean sheet before half-time43%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
52%No goal before half-time29%
Elche CFFC Barcelona

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per game (2nd half)2.38
Elche CFFC Barcelona
0.9Goals scored (2nd half)1.52
Elche CFFC Barcelona
0.9Goals conceded (2nd half)0.29
Elche CFFC Barcelona
1.81Average goals (2nd half)1.81
Elche CFFC Barcelona
43%Clean sheet after half-time81%
Elche CFFC Barcelona
38%No goal after half-time14%
Elche CFFC Barcelona

Elche CF - second-half results

33% W29% D38% L
26
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 24%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

FC Barcelona - second-half results

76% W10% D14% L
36
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+26
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding169%

Leads at halftime in 48% of games and wins 81%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.5

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Elche CF - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.80
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.41.4
Average goals per game1.22.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
FC Barcelona - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.60
Goals scored / game0.21.8
Goals allowed / game0.20.2
Average goals per game0.42.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%0%
Goal difference0+8
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Elche CF
ScoredConceded
5
7
0-15
3
3
16-30
2
0
31-45
8
3
46-60
5
3
61-75
6
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

FC Barcelona
ScoredConceded
11
5
0-15
4
3
16-30
10
8
31-45
10
0
46-60
10
2
61-75
12
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.26
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
125%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
86%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Elche CF

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

FC Barcelona

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
244%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (La Liga).

Teams vs league

Elche CFLigaFC Barcelona
Average goals per game 2.762.61 3.76
Both teams scored 67%53% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 52%48% 81%
Clean sheets 24%26% 38%
Goal before half-time 62%66% 86%
Goal after half-time 86%84% 95%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.61
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / game
1.11
Away goals / game
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Elche CFYellow cardJohn Nwankwo Donald
  2. FC BarcelonaSubstitutionOn: Marcus RashfordOff: Raphael Dias Belloli
  3. Elche CFSubstitutionOn: Federico Redondo SolariOff: Marc Aguado Pallares
  4. FC BarcelonaGoalMarcus Rashford
  5. Elche CFSubstitutionOn: Léo PétrotOff: David Affengruber
  6. FC BarcelonaYellow cardFrenkie de Jong

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Alejandro Muñíz RuizMatches officiated: 18
5.22Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 267%Home wins22%Draws11%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Elche CF's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against FC Barcelona. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FC Barcelona
3 : 1
Elche CF

FAQ

What was the result of Elche CF vs FC Barcelona?

The La Liga match finished Elche CF 1:3 FC Barcelona. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Elche CF vs FC Barcelona?

Elche CF score 1.38 goals per game on average and FC Barcelona 2.71. The La Liga average is 2.61 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Elche CF's matches and 62% of FC Barcelona's.

What form are Elche CF and FC Barcelona in?

Over the last 5 games Elche CF have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and FC Barcelona 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Elche CF vs FC Barcelona?

The statistical background for Elche CF vs FC Barcelona — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.