Match Report
Real Madrid edged past Elche 3-2 on 15 September 2026. Matías Dituro (an own goal) opened the scoring in the 25th minute for Real Madrid to make it 1-0. Kylian Mbappé added to the tally in the 33rd minute for Real Madrid, set up by Yan Diomandé, to make it 2-0. Abiel Osorio pulled one back 71 minutes into the game for Elche, set up by Lucas Cepeda, to make it 1-2. Fer Niño levelled it late on, in the 83rd minute for Elche, set up by Josán Fernández, to make it 2-2. Real Madrid regained the lead through Carlos Espí in the 91st minute, set up by Kylian Mbappé, to make it 3-2. Yan Diomandé (4'), Marc Aguado (31'), Ibrahima Konaté (73'), Lucas Cepeda (78'), Gonzalo Villar (90') and Josán Fernández (90') were booked. Fer Niño and Carlos Espí scored after coming off the bench. The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Real Madrid 269 points stronger than Elche. 2 goals came after the 80th minute. On current ratings the model favours Real Madrid at 66% in this pairing, and Real Madrid won this one.