Elche vs 07.09.26 19:302 – 3Full Time
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Match report
Ten-man Real Sociedad hold off Elche fightback to win 3-2
Real Sociedad won 3-2 away at Elche in a La Liga round 4 fixture, despite playing more than half an hour with ten men. Job Ochieng put the visitors ahead in the 11th minute, assisted by Carlos Soler, before Yangel Herrera doubled the lead in the 31st minute with Ochieng turning provider. Sociedad went into the break 2-0 up.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Elche's task grew harder before it got easier when Jon Martín was sent off in the 64th minute, yet the hosts responded. Thomas Lemar pulled one back in the 67th minute, set up by Víctor Chust, and Fer Niño levelled at 2-2 in the 74th minute after being teed up by Tete Morente. The comeback appeared to have turned the contest on its head.
Sociedad had the final word, though, as Luka Sučić restored their lead in the 90th minute, again with Ochieng supplying the pass, to make it 2-3 and seal the win. Elche dominated territory throughout, managing 58 percent of possession, but Sociedad were the sharper side in front of goal, registering 10 shots on target from 13 attempts compared to the hosts' 10 from 20.
Ochieng scored once and set up both Herrera's and Sučić's goals, finishing with a rating of 8.89 to top the performers on the night.
Sociedad made their reduced share of possession count, converting 10 of their 13 shots on target compared with Elche's 10 from 20 attempts.
Real Sociedad won 3–2 away against Elche (half-time 0–2).
Elche met Real Sociedad in the La Liga (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Monday, 7 September 2026, 19:30 UTC at Estadio Martínez Valero. Referee: Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias.
Team pages: Elche · Real Sociedad · La Liga
Key moments
- 11' Goal: Job Ochieng (assist: Carlos Soler) — 0–1 · Watch Job Ochieng's goal video (11')
- 31' Goal: Yangel Herrera (assist: Job Ochieng) — 0–2 · Watch Yangel Herrera's goal video (31')
- 64' Red card: Jon Martín
- 67' Goal: Thomas Lemar (assist: Víctor Chust) — 1–2 · Watch Thomas Lemar's goal video (67')
- 74' Goal: Fer Niño (assist: Tete Morente) — 2–2 · Watch Fer Niño's goal video (74')
- 90' Goal: Luka Sučić (assist: Job Ochieng) — 2–3 · Watch Luka Sučić's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Elche (3-5-2)
Real Sociedad (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Elche 41%, the draw 29%, Real Sociedad 30%. It finished Elche 2–3 Real Sociedad.
Home ground outweighs Real Sociedad's rating edge — Real Sociedad are the stronger side on our strength rating, but La Liga home advantage plus Elche's control of the ball give Elche the lean. The draw at 29% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Elche at 41%?
Home ground, against the rating. Real Sociedad sit 80 points higher on our strength rating — 1739 to 1818. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 33.0% of 10,608 such games. La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.2%). La Liga homes won 46.7% of 6,119 games vs 44.9% across all 99,965 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Elche hold 6 more possession points (57 to 51 in recent games) across a 80-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,662 such games where the class table expected 41.3%.
Why only 41%?
Because Real Sociedad are the stronger side on our strength rating. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Elche's column. Across 11,016 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,141. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Real Sociedad are winless in their last 8 league games away from home (3 draws, 5 defeats), a run going back to March 2026. A long road winless run reads like a warning, but the receipts don't treat it as one: visitors on a 6+ league run without an away win won 25.8% of 13,639 games vs 24.9% class-expected — slightly more, not fewer. Last 6 between them: Elche 0 wins, 1 draw, Real Sociedad 5 wins. Most recently Real Sociedad 3–1 Elche, 7 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5622 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Elche vs Real Sociedad final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Job Ochieng's goal against Elche (11').
- Watch Yangel Herrera's goal against Elche (31').
- Watch Thomas Lemar's goal against Real Sociedad (67').
- Watch Fer Niño's goal against Real Sociedad (74').
- Watch Luka Sučić's goal against Elche (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Elche 2–3 Real Sociedad. Explore more on the Elche and Real Sociedad team pages or the La Liga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Elche vs Real Sociedad?
Real Sociedad won 3–2 away against Elche (half-time 0–2).
›Who scored in Elche vs Real Sociedad?
Job Ochieng (11') for Real Sociedad; Yangel Herrera (31') for Real Sociedad; Thomas Lemar (67') for Elche; Fer Niño (74') for Elche; Luka Sučić (90') for Real Sociedad.
›Where can I watch Elche vs Real Sociedad highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Elche 2–3 Real Sociedad are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Elche and Real Sociedad?
Elche and Real Sociedad have met 10 times — 1 win for Elche, 8 wins for Real Sociedad and 1 draw.