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Matchday 4 · Monday 7 September, 21:30 · Estadio Martínez Valero

Elche vs Real Sociedad: line-ups and result

Elche 19 · 1 points
  • 67' Thomas Lemar
  • 74' Fer Niño
2 - 3
Real Sociedad 9 · 7 points
  • 11' Job Ochieng
  • 31' Yangel Herrera
  • 90' Luka Sučić

Line-ups Elche vs Real Sociedad

Elche 3-5-2 · M. Anselmi
1 Dituro
6 Bigas
23 Chust
2 Sangaré
11 Valera
12 Villar
47 Morcillo
10 Buonanotte
20 Morente
9 Ponce
14 Niño
  • 55' Abiel Osorio Ezequiel Ponce
  • 55' Thomas Lemar Facundo Buonanotte
  • 70' Lucas Cepeda Gonzalo Villar
  • 81' José Antonio Fernández Pomares Germán Valera
  • 81' Roy Revivo Buba Sangaré

Line-up for Elche: Dituro, Bigas, Chust, Sangaré, Valera, Villar, Morcillo, Buonanotte, Morente, Ponce, Niño

Bench
  • 26 Matia Barzic Gutiérrez
  • 16 Martim Neto
  • 21 L. Cepeda 70'
  • 17 Josan
  • 29 Ali Houary
  • 13 Alejandro Iturbe
  • 18 T. Lemar
  • 24 A. Osorio
  • 5 F. Redondo
  • 3 R. Revivo 81'
  • 22 Rubén Sánchez
  • 8 Marc Aguado
Absentees Elche

Santiago (injured)

Real Sociedad 4-4-2 · P. Matarazzo
13 Marrero
17 Gómez
19 Sarr
5 Zubeldia
2 Aramburu
11 Guedes
18 Soler
21 Herrera
12 Ochieng
10 Oyarzabal
24 Sučić
  • 58' Alex Garcia Gonçalo Guedes
  • 58' Jon Martín Mamadou Sarr
  • 70' Jon Pacheco Yangel Herrera
  • 70' Jon Gorrotxategi Mikel Oyarzabal
  • 81' Héctor Fort Alex Garcia

Line-up for Real Sociedad: Marrero, Gómez, Sarr, Zubeldia, Aramburu, Guedes, Soler, Herrera, Ochieng, Oyarzabal, Sučić

Bench
  • 3 Aihen Muñoz
  • 6 Jon Martín 58'
  • 29 Alex Garcia
  • 14 T. Kubo
  • 4 Jon Gorrotxategi 70'
  • 22 Héctor Fort 81'
  • 7 Barrenetxea
  • 16 Jon Pacheco 70'
  • 1 Álex Remiro
  • 8 Beñat Turrientes
  • 23 A. Zakharyan
  • 9 O. Óskarsson
Absentees Real Sociedad

Odriozola, Marín (injured)

Highlights Elche vs Real Sociedad

Which English players could feature in Elche vs Real Sociedad?

1 spelers
  • Grady Diangana Elche Not in the matchday squad

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Elche

  1. Fer Niño Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Buba Sangaré Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Tete Morente Forward 0 goals 2 assists
  4. Marc Aguado Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Thomas Lemar 1 goals 0 assists

Real Sociedad

  1. Luka Sučić Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Job Ochieng Midfielder 1 goals 2 assists
  3. Mikel Oyarzabal Forward 0 goals 2 assists
  4. Yangel Herrera Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Orri Óskarsson Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Elche

Player Starts Min. Form
Matías Dituro 4/4 360 poor
Víctor Chust 4/4 360 mixed
Buba Sangaré 4/4 345 poor
Germán Valera 4/4 342 mixed
Gonzalo Villar 4/4 340 mixed
Fer Niño 4/4 318 strong
David Affengruber 3/3 270 mixed
Tete Morente 2/4 229 solid

Real Sociedad

Player Starts Min. Form
Sergio Gómez 5/5 432 solid
Jon Aramburu 5/5 417 mixed
Igor Zubeldia 4/5 393 mixed
Luka Sučić 4/5 374 solid
Jon Martín 4/5 366 mixed
Álex Remiro 4/4 360 excellent
Mikel Oyarzabal 4/5 338 mixed
Yangel Herrera 4/5 297 solid

Stats

Elche Match Real Sociedad
  • 58% Possession 42%
  • 20 Shots 13
  • 10 Shots on target 6
  • 8 Shots off target 5
  • 6 Corners 7
  • 9 Fouls 8
  • 2 Offsides 1
  • 4 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 1

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
0.90 1.10
  • Predicted goals4.0
  • Both teams to score25%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners9.0

Team comparison

ELC home Per match RSO away
0.00 Points 1.00
1.00 Goals for 1.33
4.00 Goals against 2.33
1.67 xG for 1.22
1.42 xG against 2.30
4.5 Corners 6.3
LL Home and away form LLW

Head-to-head record Elche vs Real Sociedad

14 previous meetings
3 Elche 2 draws 9 Real Sociedad
  • Goals per match2.43
  • Both teams scored36%
  • Over 2.5 goals43%
  • Feb 2026 Real Sociedad 3 - 1 Elche
  • Nov 2025 Elche 1 - 1 Real Sociedad
  • Mar 2023 Real Sociedad 2 - 0 Elche
  • Aug 2022 Elche 0 - 1 Real Sociedad
  • Apr 2022 Elche 1 - 2 Real Sociedad
  • Sep 2021 Real Sociedad 1 - 0 Elche
  • May 2021 Real Sociedad 2 - 0 Elche
  • Sep 2020 Elche 0 - 3 Real Sociedad
  • Apr 2015 Elche 1 - 0 Real Sociedad
  • Nov 2014 Real Sociedad 3 - 0 Elche

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Elche against Real Sociedad?

Elche are without Yago Santiago (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for Real Sociedad against Elche?

Real Sociedad are without Álvaro Odriozola (knee injury) and Pablo Marín (injury).

What formation do Elche play?

Elche have used a 5-4-1 in 3 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-5-2.

What formation do Real Sociedad play?

Real Sociedad have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-4-2.

How did the last meeting between Elche and Real Sociedad finish?

On 7 February 2026, Real Sociedad vs Elche finished 3-1.

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