GolVolt — FC Barcelona vs Elche: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Raphinha: 9 goals in 5 league matches

Goals9 xG5.43

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 5.4).

Defence

FC Barcelona concede 2.0 goals per match

FC Barcelona2.0 Elche0.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Elche concede 0.4.

Last time

Last meeting, 23 August: Elche – FC Barcelona 0:5

WWW

Raphinha: 2 goals. FC Barcelona have won the last 3 meetings.

Streak

FC Barcelona have scored in 16 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 61 goals in those matches.

Streak

Elche unbeaten in 5 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 15 September, 2:3 against Real Madrid.

Attack

FC Barcelona score 3.6 goals per match

FC Barcelona3.6 Elche1.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Elche score 1.8.

Players to watch

La Liga, this season.

Raphinha

FC Barcelona · forward

15goals 3assists 8.25avg rating

Last match, Deportivo Alavés: 2 goals, rating 8.2.

Fer Niño

Elche · forward

6goals 0assists 7.04avg rating

Last match, Rayo Vallecano: 1 goal, rating 7.1.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is FC Barcelona at home and Elche away, as in this match.

FC Barcelona

at home · 10

9W0D1L3.5scored per match0.9conceded per match

Elche

away · 10

3W4D3L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 23 Aug 2026 · La Liga Elche 0:5 FC Barcelona Raphinha 14' (k), 67' · Adeyemi 45+3' · López 71', 79'. FC Barcelona: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

3wins

0 draws4.3 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 3

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: FC Barcelona (4-3-3, last: Deportivo Alavés) · Elche (3-4-2-1, last: UD Pinatar).

JGGarcía BFFariñas PCCubarsí FJde Jong JCCancelo FLLópez RORodri PEPedri LYYamal RARaphinha KAAdeyemi AIIturbe PBBigas MBBarzic KLLomónaco TMMorente AHHouary MNMartim Neto JOJosan GDDiangana ABBoayar EPPonce

FC BarcelonaElche

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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