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Elche and Real Sociedad set for a close encounter

Elche CF vs Real Sociedad - 26/09/2020

25/09/20
Elche and Real Sociedad set for a close encounter
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On Saturday evening Elche and Real Sociedad go head-to-head at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, as the home side look to make a winning return to La Liga.

Elche have yet to kick-off their La Liga campaign after coming up through the Segunda play-offs last season. The home side has not featured in the Spanish top-flight since season 2014/15 when they failed to win any of their last three games in La Liga.

They had a mixed home record towards the end of their last spell in the Spanish top-flight. In fact, they have won four and lost four of their previous eight matches on home soil in La Liga.

One of Elche’s biggest weakness in their previous spell in La Liga on home soil was keeping out opponents, as they have not kept a clean sheet in their last 19 home matches.

Real Sociedad have drawn their first two La Liga games of the season. La Real followed up a disappointing opening gameweek draw at Real Valladolid with a more creditable goalless draw against Real Madrid last time out.

The team from San Sebastian are now five games unbeaten in La Liga, although their last four league games have finished all-square. Imanol Alguacil’s have found victories hard to come by in the Spanish top-flight, winning just two of their last 13 league outings.

Even with the lack of victories the visitors still qualified for the Europa League for this season.

La Real are unbeaten in four away games in the Spanish top-flight but have won just once in their last six league matches on their travels. Both teams have scored in Real Sociedad’s last five league outings, although three of their last four away games have produced under 2.5 goals.

Forebet predicts that this clash will produce a low-scoring draw to continue Real Sociedad’s recent run of draws.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Es1
244432
X
1 - 1
2.89
22°
3.74
6.00 3.74 1.70 1 1 -1
FT
0 - 3(0 - 0)
-
- - -
La Liga
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Real Madrid 94 37 29 7 1 61
2
Barcelona 82 37 25 7 5 34
3
Girona 78 37 24 6 7 32
4
Atlético Madrid 73 37 23 4 10 25
5
Athletic Bilbao 65 37 18 11 8 23
6
Real Sociedad 60 37 16 12 9 14
7
Real Betis 56 37 14 14 9 3
8
Villarreal 52 37 14 10 13 0
9
Valencia 48 37 13 9 15 -5
10
Deportivo Alavés 45 37 12 9 16 -10
11
Osasuna 44 37 12 8 17 -11
12
Getafe 43 37 10 13 14 -11
13
Sevilla 41 37 10 11 16 -5
14
Celta Vigo 40 37 10 10 17 -11
15
Las Palmas 39 37 10 9 18 -14
16
Rayo Vallecano 38 37 8 14 15 -18
17
Real Mallorca 37 37 7 16 14 -12
18
Cadiz 33 37 6 15 16 -24
19
Granada CF 21 37 4 9 24 -34
20
UD Almería 18 37 2 12 23 -37

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