Elche CF vs Real Sociedad de Futbol, La Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2026-27

Elche CF

2 – 3

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Real Sociedad de Futbol

Mon 7 Sep 2026 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Martinez Valero HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 11' Ochieng

0–2 31' Yangel Herrera

Thomas Lemar 67' 1–2

Fer Nino 74' 2–2

2–3 90' Luka Sucic

Y 9' Jon Aramburu

Tete Morente 43' Y

Abiel Osorio 57' Y

R 64' Jon Martin

German Valera 68' Y

Thomas Lemar 90' Y

Overview

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Elche CF vs Real Sociedad de Futbol — La Liga at Estadio Martinez Valero.

Elche CF 9 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Real Sociedad de Futbol 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Miguel Ortiz Arias (Spain)
Assistant 1 Jose Garrido Romero (Spain)
Assistant 2 Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	9	27
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	9	22
3	Real Madrid CF	9	21
4	Real Betis Balompié	9	19
5	Real Sociedad de Futbol	9	16
6	Sevilla FC	9	14
7	Deportivo Alaves	9	11
8	RC Celta de Vigo	9	11
9	CA Osasuna	9	11
10	RC Deportivo La Coruna	9	11
11	Levante UD	9	10
12	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	8	9
13	Getafe CF	9	9
14	Villarreal CF	9	9
15	Athletic Club	8	9
16	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	9	8
17	Real Racing Club de Santander	9	8
18	Elche CF	9	7
19	Valencia CF	9	6
20	Malaga CF	9	4

Head-to-Head

Elche CF 9 games · Avg 2.6 goals Real Sociedad de Futbol

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-07 Elche CF 2–3 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2026-02-07 Real Sociedad de Futbol 3–1 Elche CF 2025-11-07 Elche CF 1–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2023-03-19 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–0 Elche CF 2022-08-27 Elche CF 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol

Recent Form

Elche CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Sep	Real Sociedad de Futbol	H	2–3	L
28 Aug	Real Racing Club de Santander	A	2–3	L
23 Aug	FC Barcelona	H	0–5	L
17 Aug	RC Deportivo La Coruna	A	1–1	D
23 May	Girona FC	A	1–1	D
17 May	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Sep	Elche CF	A	3–2	W
03 Sep	RC Celta de Vigo	H	0–0	D
29 Aug	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–1	W
26 Aug	Real Madrid CF	A	1–4	L
21 Aug	Real Betis Balompié	A	0–1	L
23 May	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Elche CF		Real Sociedad de Futbol
#18	Position	#5
7	Points	16
9	Played	9
1 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 3
11	Scored	17
17	Conceded	17
-6	GD	+0
0.78	PPG	1.78
11%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Elche CF this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Futbol this season

Elche CF are 18th (7 pts). Real Sociedad de Futbol are 5th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Elche CF

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/2

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Sociedad de Futbol

0-15

3/–

16-30

3/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

4/7

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Elche CF

Fer Nino	5 G
Buba	1 G
Marc Aguado	1 G

Real Sociedad de Futbol

Luka Sucic	3 G
Mikel Oyarzabal	2 G	2 A
Ander Barrenetxea	2 G	1 A
Goncalo Guedes	2 G
Orri Oskarsson	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Elche CF and Real Sociedad de Futbol has kicked off!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
9' Controversy at the stadium! Jon Aramburu argues furiously but the card stands.
11' Against the run of play, Ochieng has scored! This game has turned on its head.
16' Elche CF currently sit 19 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fer Nino made 134 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
26' Elche CF have won 245 goals from 243 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
31' Yangel Herrera doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Sociedad de Futbol winning 100% of all matches.
41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
43' Tete Morente has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 43.
48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Elche CF and Real Sociedad de Futbol are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
53' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
55' The Elche CF bench stirs into life. Ezequiel Ponce is withdrawn and Abiel Osorio gets his opportunity.
57' Elche CF receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
58' Time for substitution for Real Sociedad de Futbol. Goncalo Guedes is replaced by Alex Marchal.
61' Luka Sucic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
64' That looks like a foul for a card for Jon Martin.
67' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thomas Lemar makes no mistake. 1-3!
68' German Valera was booked on 68.
70' Real Sociedad de Futbol manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jon Pacheco is hanging Yangel Herrera on the field on 70 minute.
74' What a strike from Fer Nino! The score is 2-3.
79' Real Sociedad de Futbol come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
81' The Elche CF bench stirs into life. German Valera is withdrawn and Josan Fernandez gets his opportunity.
86' Elche CF is showing some good football. However, Elche CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
90' Brilliant from the ! Luka Sucic makes it 2-4 with a superb finish on 90.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Thomas Lemar.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Elche CF.

Lineups

Elche CF Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

6
Pedro Bigas
12
Gonzalo Villar ↓ Lucas Cepeda 70'
9
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Abiel Osorio 55'
20
Tete Morente
11
German Valera ↓ Josan Fernandez 81'
23
Victor Chust
1
Matias Dituro
10
Facundo Buonanotte ↓ Thomas Lemar 55'
2
Buba ↓ Roy Revivo 81'
14
Fer Nino
47
Javi Morcillo

Bench

Coach Martin Anselmi

Real Sociedad de Futbol Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

17
Sergio Gomez
11
Goncalo Guedes ↓ Alex Marchal 58'
18
Carlos Soler
5
Igor Zubeldia
21
Yangel Herrera ↓ Jon Pacheco 70'
24
Luka Sucic
13
Unai Marrero
10
Mikel Oyarzabal ↓ Jon Gorrotxategi 70'
19
Mamadou Sarr ↓ Jon Martin 58'
2
Jon Aramburu
12
Ochieng

Bench

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alexander Sorloth	2
Mikel Oiarzabal	2
Aritz Elustondo	1
Fer Nino	1
Robin Le Normand	1
Guido Carrillo	1
Brais Mendez	1
Takefusa Kubo	1

Head to Head

Elche CF Form

2026-09-07 Elche CF 2–3 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2026-08-28 Real Racing Club de Santander 3–2 Elche CF L 2026-08-23 Elche CF 0–5 FC Barcelona L 2026-08-17 RC Deportivo La Coruna 1–1 Elche CF D 2026-05-23 Girona FC 1–1 Elche CF D 2026-05-17 Elche CF 1–0 Getafe CF W

Real Sociedad de Futbol Form

2026-09-07 Elche CF 2–3 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2026-09-03 Real Sociedad de Futbol 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2026-08-29 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2026-08-26 Real Madrid CF 4–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2026-08-21 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2026-05-23 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.54 Elche CF xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.24 Real Sociedad de Futbol xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Elche CF27% Draw23% Real Sociedad de Futbol50%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Futbol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Elche CF or Draw

50%

Draw or Real Sociedad de Futbol

73%

Elche CF or Real Sociedad de Futbol

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Elche CF22% Draw38% Real Sociedad de Futbol40%

Actual: Real Sociedad de Futbol win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 3

4.2%

1 – 4

3.6%

0 – 0

3.5%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Elche CF

Handicap	Elche CF covers	Push	Real Sociedad de Futbol covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	13%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	20%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	16%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Elche CF keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Real Sociedad de Futbol keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.