In this week 26 match on Mar 19th, Real Sociedad will host Elche at Reale Arena in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 4th placed Real Sociedad is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Roma. Neither Real Sociedad nor Roma could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Real Sociedad is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while elche sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Real Valladolid. Cyle Larin struck first for Real Valladolid in the 4th minute, then Morente Oliva tied it up for Elche in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Real Sociedad and Elche last played eachother at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on the 27th of August. Real Sociedad took the match by a score of 1 to 0 in front of a crowd of almost 23000 spectators. Brais Méndez struck first for Real Sociedad in the 20th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Elche was frustrated by Real Sociedad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Sociedad ended the match with the shutout victory.
Lucas Boyé has been the most effective weapon for Elche lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.
David Silva, Mikel Merino, Elustondo, Guevara and Umar Sadiq are unavailable to play for Real Sociedad, while Álex Collado and Pere Milla are unavailable to play for Elche.