The guesting Real Sociedad team should be the strongest party at Elche, as the away team hold a 19 point supremacy from their 30 league matches this season.
- Elche have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (18) in La Liga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Elche form and stats
5-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Elche so far this season. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Elche, their manager Vílchez and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
No payout for Elche in their previous match, an away game at Athletic Club that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfield player Gumbau got a match rating of 7.34 in that game, the max score being 10. Gumbau served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Valencia with the scoreline 0-1.Elche has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Elche's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Elche hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Levante, Mallorca, Granada, Getafe, Cadiz and Deportivo Alaves), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Real Sociedad form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Real Sociedad playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.
281 minutes! That's how long the Sociedad goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro Gargallo and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Real Sociedad had fun at their own home (Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero) last time out, beating Espanyol 1-0. Isak scored. Midfielder Isak was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.41. Isak scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sevilla that ended 0-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Real Sociedad have scored 18 goals in 15 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Real Sociedad have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Real Sociedad - Elche 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Elche wins - draws - Real Sociedad wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 9 goals |   P. Milla Peña 7 goals |  L. Boyé 7 goals |
Elche missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Elche | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 31 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 18 | 30 |
| 42 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 29 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 83% |
| 67% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 53% |
| 53% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 40% | 23% |
| 23% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 40% | 23% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| 57% | 57% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 40% | 27% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | 60% |
| 30% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 3.8 | 5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 11.1 | 11.5 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 35% | 31% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 24% |
| 13.6 | 12.1 | 15.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 12.7 | 11.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- Elche have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Sociedad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (18) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the most matches under the total-line (15) in La Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 35 | 69 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 28 | 57 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 57 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 57 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 53 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 51 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 45 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 44 |
| 9 | Valencia | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -1 | 41 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -10 | 38 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -7 | 36 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Getafe | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 15 | Elche | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -11 | 32 |
| 16 | Granada | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -15 | 29 |
| 17 | Cadiz | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -16 | 28 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | -24 | 26 |
| 19 | Levante | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -25 | 22 |
| 20 | Deportivo Alaves | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 34 | -28 | 22 |
