Elche vs Real Sociedad prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-11-06 20:00.
[p]Friday night’s La Liga action sees unbeaten home side Elche welcome a Real Sociedad side yet to win an away league game this term. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Despite falling to four consecutive winless games in La Liga (D1, L3), newly-promoted Elche remain in a comfortable league position thanks to their imperious start. Elche’s 14-point haul after 11 games is their joint-best in the top flight this century, but with their recent downturn more in keeping with the kind of form expected from a promoted side, things could soon sour. It is of particular note that all three of Elche’s defeats in their current run came away from home, so they’ll perhaps expect a resurgence on home soil, where they haven’t lost yet in La Liga this season (W3, D2). [/p]
[p]Two points behind their hosts, La Liga mainstays Real Sociedad have made an identical 11-game start to last season (W3, D3, L5), which disappointingly remains their joint-worst points total at this stage since 2015/16. Winning their last three competitive outings at least offers some hope that better days are coming, but the two league victories in that sequence came at home, which could heighten a sense of trepidation here given that just one of Sociedad’s last nine league wins came away from home. One of five sides yet to win an away league game this season, Sociedad’s winless run on the road in La Liga now stretches all the way back to April (D3, L6). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Real Sociedad have won the last six H2Hs, all while keeping five clean sheets and conceding just one goal in reply. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Elche haven’t conceded more than once in their last nine La Liga home games. [/p]
[p]Elche have avoided defeat in four of their seven league games when conceding first this season (D4, L3). [/p]
[p]Real Sociedad have committed a league-high 179 fouls in La Liga this season. Â [/p]
[p]Sociedad have conceded first in seven of their 11 league games this season (D3, L4). [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Rafa Mir’s consolation goal against Barcelona last time out ended a run of five scoring appearances for the Elche man without tasting defeat (W2, D3) – four of his six goals in that time arrived after half-time. Mikel Oyarzabal has scored at least twice as many La Liga goals (four) as any other Sociedad player this season, with all four arriving before the hour mark.[/p]
[p]Elche defender Pedro Bigas is a doubt with a muscle injury, while Sociedad will be without Ander Barrenetxea with an injury of his own. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Elche’s plucky home record and Sociedad’s commanding dominance in this fixture, we’re splitting the difference and backing a draw. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]