Match Report
Real Sociedad (12th, 7 pts) visited Elche (19th, 2 pts) with 5 points between them. Real Sociedad ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Elche ran at 1.2 scored and 2.6 conceded, Real Sociedad at 1 and 1.83.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 2 Elche wins, 9 for Real Sociedad, 2 draws, at 2.23 goals per meeting.
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,388. M. Ortiz Arias took charge of the match — our records show 91 games refereed with an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game. Real Sociedad led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Elche: Thomas Lemar (67'), Fer Niño (74') · Real Sociedad: Job Ochieng (11'), Yangel Herrera (31'), Luka Sucic (90')
Key stats
Possession: Elche 59% · Real Sociedad 41% · Total shots: 20-13 · On target: 10-6 · Corners: 6-7




