Elche vs Real Sociedad Preview

Elche host Real Sociedad at the Estadio Martinez Valero on Monday, with both sides desperate for a first win in weeks.

The hosts arrive out of form. Their most recent result was a 3-2 away defeat at Racing Santander. Prior to that, a 0-5 home hammering by Barcelona. Before that, a 1-1 away draw at Deportivo A Coruna. Earlier in this run, a 3-0 home win over Toulouse in a friendly, and before that a 2-2 away draw at Cordoba. Elche have won just one of their last five games and need an upturn in form to stop their current struggles.

Real Sociedad’s form has been worse still. Their most recent outing was a 2-1 home win over Espanyol. Prior to that, a 4-1 away defeat at Real Madrid. Before that, a 1-0 away loss at Betis. Earlier in this run, a 3-1 home defeat to Chelsea, and before that a 2-1 away loss at FC Koln.

The head-to-head record favours Real Sociedad, who have won three of the last five meetings, with one draw and one win for Elche. Most recently, Real Sociedad won 3-1 at home. In the previous encounter, the sides drew 1-1 away in Elche.

Elche currently sit bottom-but-one in the La Liga table with a single point from three games (one draw, two losses) and a goal difference of -6. Real Sociedad are 13th with three points from three matches (one win, two losses) and a goal difference of -3. That leaves Real Sociedad two points and three goals better off than their hosts heading into this one, with both clubs eager to arrest their early slide.

In the UK, the match is live on Premier Sports 1 and available to stream via Premier Sports Player. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on ESPN+ and fuboTV. The game is also available in Italy on DAZN Italia.

Possible Lineups

Elche (5-4-1) Dituro, Bigas, Chust, Affengruber, Buba Sane, Nino, Villar, Aguado, Houary, Valera, Buonanotte

Real Sociedad (4-4-2) Remiro, Aramburu, Zubeldia, Martin, Sucic, Turrientes, Soler, Barrenetxea, Gomez, Oskarsson, Oyarzabal

Elche Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Racing Santander	3-2	Elche	LL	28.08.26
❌	Elche	0-5	Barcelona	LL	23.08.26
🤝	Dep. A Coruna	1-1	Elche	LL	17.08.26
✅	Elche	3-0	Toulouse	CF	08.08.26
🤝	Elche	2-2	Cordoba	CF	31.07.26

Real Sociedad Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Real Sociedad	2-1	Espanyol	LL	29.08.26
❌	Real Madrid	4-1	Real Sociedad	LL	26.08.26
❌	Betis	1-0	Real Sociedad	LL	21.08.26
❌	Chelsea	3-1	Real Sociedad	CF	15.08.26
❌	FC Koln	2-1	Real Sociedad	CF	08.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Real Sociedad	3-1	Elche	LL	07.02.26
Elche	1-1	Real Sociedad	LL	07.11.25
Real Sociedad	2-0	Elche	LL	19.03.23
Elche	0-1	Real Sociedad	LL	27.08.22
Elche	1-2	Real Sociedad	LL	10.04.22

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	Premier Sports 1 / Premier Sports Player
Ireland Republic	Premier Sports 1 / Premier Sports Player
USA	ESPN+ / fuboTV
Italy	DAZN Italia
Germany	DAZN Germany
France	DAZN France / Disney+ Premium
Canada	TSN Premium
Australia	beIN SPORTS 2 / beIN Sports Connect
Spain	Movistar+ / LaLiga TV Bar HD / M+ LALIGA TV

Table

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Barcelona	3	3	0	0	12	2	10	9
2	Real Madrid	3	3	0	0	10	2	8	9
3	Atlético Madrid	3	2	1	0	7	3	4	7
4	Deportivo Alavés	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	7
5	Osasuna	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	7
6	Sevilla	3	2	0	1	6	5	1	6
7	Real Betis	3	2	0	1	4	5	-1	6
8	Deportivo La Coruña	3	1	2	0	5	3	2	5
9	Racing Santander	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
10	Levante	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
11	Espanyol	3	1	0	2	5	4	1	3
12	Athletic Club	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3
13	Real Sociedad	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	3
14	Getafe	3	1	0	2	1	4	-3	3
15	Villarreal	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2
16	Celta de Vigo	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1
17	Valencia	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1
18	Rayo Vallecano	3	0	1	2	4	8	-4	1
19	Elche	3	0	1	2	3	9	-6	1
20	Málaga	3	0	1	2	1	7	-6	1