Elche vs Barcelona: result 0-5 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 23, 2026 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
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What was the result of Elche vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-5 on August 23, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 14′RaphinhaBarcelona (pen.)
- 45′K. AdeyemiBarcelona
- 67′RaphinhaBarcelona
- 71′FermínBarcelona
- 79′FermínBarcelona
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Barcelona win at 71%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 0-2. Actual score: 0-5.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Elche vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Elche
5-4-1- 14Fer Niño
- 29Ali Houary
- 8Marc Aguado
- 12Gonzalo Villar
- 20Tete Morente
- 11Germán Valera
- 23Víctor Chust
- 5F. Redondo
- 22D. Affengruber
- 2Buba Sangaré
- 1M. Dituro
Barcelona
4-2-3-1- 11Raphinha
- 14K. Adeyemi
- 7Fermín
- 10Lamine Yamal
- 6Gavi
- 22Marc Bernal
- 36X. Espart
- 18Gerard Martín
- 15A. Christensen
- 24Eric García
- 1Joan García
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Elche have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Barcelona have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Deportivo La Coruna(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Cordoba(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Al Ain(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Kaizer Chiefs(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| May 23, 2026 | Girona(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Al Ahly(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 16, 2026 | FC Basel 1893(away) | 5-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Udinese(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Birmingham(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Elche wins, 0 draws, 6 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | Elche 1-3 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Nov 2, 2025 | Barcelona 3-1 Elche | La Liga |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Elche 0-4 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Barcelona 3-0 Elche | La Liga |
| Mar 6, 2022 | Elche 1-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Barcelona 3-2 Elche | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Elche score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.1 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elche | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 12/15 | 9/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.1 | 1.0 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Elche sit 18th in La Liga (6 points from 8 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (24 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 |
| 18 | Elche | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy