La Liga: Real Sociedad expected to win home game against Elche

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Reale Arena

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Real Sociedad fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Elche's 17th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Elche have the fewest points (10) away in La Liga

Real Sociedad and Elche should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Elche are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Real Sociedad form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga, Real Sociedad have managed 7 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 17 games.

Sociedad lost their last game at Huesca (placed 19th) after a 0-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Eibar and winning 1-0.

Sociedad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Reale Arena with 28 goals in 17 league matches. Sociedad have conceded 20 in these home matches.

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Elche form and stats

Elche, who have the fewest points (10) away in La Liga, have only collected 10 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 2-4-11 (17 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

Elche failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga home match vs Atletico Madrid (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Levante.

A new game in only four days for Elche, the La Liga home match versus Deportivo Alaves. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Elche as they have only managed to score 13 times from 17 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Elche have conceded 29 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Sociedad and Elche have met before this season: Elche - Real Sociedad 0-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sociedad won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Elche has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

SociedadA. Isak
A. Isak
14 goals
Real SociedadM. Oyarzabal Ugarte
M. Oyarzabal Ugarte
10 goals
Real SociedadC. Portugués Manzanera
C. Portugués Manzanera
8 goals

Real Sociedad missing players

Elche missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Sociedad Elche
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
14 7 3 Won W 0 2 6
11 6 1 Drew D 0 4 12
9 4 1 Lost L 5 11 16
51 28 12 Scored S 3 13 29
35 20 3 Conceded C 13 29 50
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
71% 82% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 76% 74%
44% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 47% 41%
24% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 24%
15% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 59% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 56%
35% 29% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 18%
18% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 35% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.4 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.5 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.6 10.7 10.6 Shots (avg) S ( 6.6 7.4 6.7
3.8 3.8 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.4 2.2
39% 43% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 32% 39%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Elche have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Elche have the fewest points (10) away in La Liga
  • Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Elche have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 34 23 7 4 61 22 17 13 3 1 37 9 17 10 4 3 24 13 39 76
2 Real Madrid 34 22 8 4 58 24 17 12 2 3 29 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 34 74
3 Barcelona 33 22 5 6 77 31 17 11 4 2 43 18 16 11 1 4 34 13 46 71
4 Sevilla 33 22 4 7 49 26 16 12 1 3 25 10 17 10 3 4 24 16 23 70
5 Real Sociedad 34 14 11 9 51 35 17 7 6 4 28 20 17 7 5 5 23 15 16 53
6 Real Betis 33 14 8 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 20 16 6 3 7 18 25 -3 50
7 Villarreal 33 12 13 8 50 38 16 6 6 4 22 19 17 6 7 4 28 19 12 49
8 Granada 33 13 6 14 43 54 16 9 3 4 24 20 17 4 3 10 19 34 -11 45
9 Celta de Vigo 34 11 11 12 46 51 17 8 3 6 27 27 17 3 8 6 19 24 -5 44
10 Athletic Club 33 10 12 11 43 36 17 8 5 4 27 16 16 2 7 7 16 20 7 42
11 Osasuna 34 10 10 14 31 41 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 4 5 8 13 21 -10 40
12 Levante 34 9 11 14 38 48 17 5 7 5 22 25 17 4 4 9 16 23 -10 38
13 Cadiz 33 9 10 14 28 49 17 4 5 8 14 26 16 5 5 6 14 23 -21 37
14 Valencia 33 8 12 13 41 48 16 6 7 3 25 19 17 2 5 10 16 29 -7 36
15 Getafe 33 8 10 15 26 39 17 5 6 6 13 11 16 3 4 9 13 28 -13 34
16 Deportivo Alaves 34 7 10 17 28 52 17 5 5 7 15 21 17 2 5 10 13 31 -24 31
17 Elche 34 6 12 16 29 50 17 4 8 5 16 21 17 2 4 11 13 29 -21 30
18 Real Valladolid 33 5 15 13 31 45 16 3 6 7 17 25 17 2 9 6 14 20 -14 30
19 Huesca 34 6 12 16 32 50 17 4 6 7 16 21 17 2 6 9 16 29 -18 30
20 Eibar 34 5 11 18 26 46 17 2 6 9 11 19 17 3 5 9 15 27 -20 26

Real Sociedad:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 34 23 7 4 61 22 17 13 3 1 37 9 17 10 4 3 24 13 39 76
2 Real Madrid 34 22 8 4 58 24 17 12 2 3 29 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 34 74
3 Barcelona 33 22 5 6 77 31 17 11 4 2 43 18 16 11 1 4 34 13 46 71
4 Sevilla 33 22 4 7 49 26 16 12 1 3 25 10 17 10 3 4 24 16 23 70
5 Real Sociedad 34 14 11 9 51 35 17 7 6 4 28 20 17 7 5 5 23 15 16 53
6 Real Betis 33 14 8 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 20 16 6 3 7 18 25 -3 50
7 Villarreal 33 12 13 8 50 38 16 6 6 4 22 19 17 6 7 4 28 19 12 49
8 Granada 33 13 6 14 43 54 16 9 3 4 24 20 17 4 3 10 19 34 -11 45
9 Celta de Vigo 34 11 11 12 46 51 17 8 3 6 27 27 17 3 8 6 19 24 -5 44
10 Athletic Club 33 10 12 11 43 36 17 8 5 4 27 16 16 2 7 7 16 20 7 42
11 Osasuna 34 10 10 14 31 41 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 4 5 8 13 21 -10 40
12 Levante 34 9 11 14 38 48 17 5 7 5 22 25 17 4 4 9 16 23 -10 38
13 Cadiz 33 9 10 14 28 49 17 4 5 8 14 26 16 5 5 6 14 23 -21 37
14 Valencia 33 8 12 13 41 48 16 6 7 3 25 19 17 2 5 10 16 29 -7 36
15 Getafe 33 8 10 15 26 39 17 5 6 6 13 11 16 3 4 9 13 28 -13 34
16 Deportivo Alaves 34 7 10 17 28 52 17 5 5 7 15 21 17 2 5 10 13 31 -24 31
17 Elche 34 6 12 16 29 50 17 4 8 5 16 21 17 2 4 11 13 29 -21 30
18 Real Valladolid 33 5 15 13 31 45 16 3 6 7 17 25 17 2 9 6 14 20 -14 30
19 Huesca 34 6 12 16 32 50 17 4 6 7 16 21 17 2 6 9 16 29 -18 30
20 Eibar 34 5 11 18 26 46 17 2 6 9 11 19 17 3 5 9 15 27 -20 26

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