Elche 2-3 Real Madrid: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Real Madrid won it

Real Madrid struck first through an own goal by Matías Dituro in the 25th minute. Kylian Mbappé  made it 0-2 to Real Madrid in the 33rd minute, set up by Yan Diomande. Abiel Osorio  made it 1-2 to Elche in the 71st minute, set up by Lucas Cepeda. Elche levelled at 2-2 in the 83rd minute through Fer Niño, set up by Josan. Carlos Espí made it 2-3 to Real Madrid in the 90th minute (+1), set up by Kylian Mbappé .

It was 0-2 at half-time.

The referee, J. Gil Manzano, showed 6 yellow cards: 4 to Elche and 2 to Real Madrid.

Elche: M. Anselmi, 4-5-1 · Real Madrid: José Mourinho, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.90 for Elche and 1.49 for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.5 goals.

Elche created the better chances, 2.90 xG to 1.49, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Elche had 3 shots on target, Real Madrid 4.

Elche had 56% of the ball, but Real Madrid took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Elche came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 2.4 a match, with 1.39 expected goals for and 1.70 against, and had won 14% of their matches.

Real Madrid came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 2.6 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 2.41 expected goals for and 1.20 against, and had won 71% of their matches.

Elche vs Real Madrid: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.

Elche

• Abiel Osorio 7.3
• Fer Niño 7.1 1 goal
• Lucas Cepeda 7.0 1 assist
• Federico Redondo 6.9
• Thomas Lemar 6.9

Real Madrid

• Kylian Mbappé 8.2
• Arda Güler 7.6
• Yan Diomande 7.6 1 assist
• Carlos Espí 7.5 1 goal
• Trent Alexander-Arnold 7.2

The lowest-rated starter was Marc Cucurella at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Elche: Elche vs Celta de Vigo Sunday 11 October 2026 · La Liga
• Real Madrid: Real Madrid vs Villarreal Saturday 10 October 2026 · La Liga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Elche vs Real Madrid

What was the score in Elche vs Real Madrid?

Elche 2-3 Real Madrid (half-time 0-2), La Liga, Tuesday 15 September 2026.

Who scored in Elche vs Real Madrid?

Kylian Mbappé  33', Abiel Osorio  71', Fer Niño 83', Carlos Espí 90+1'.

Did Moneyball predict Elche vs Real Madrid correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Elche vs Real Madrid?

Kylian Mbappé, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Elche vs Real Madrid?

J. Gil Manzano.