Elche vs Real Sociedad – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Elche
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Real Sociedad defeated Elche 3–2 on 7 September 2026 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in La Liga.
Lineups
Elche: (3-5-2) Matías Dituro, Buba Sangaré, Pedro Bigas, Ezequiel Ponce, Facundo Buonanotte, Germán Valera, Gonzalo Villar, Fer Niño, Tete Morente, Víctor Chust, Javi Morcillo.
Real Sociedad: (4-4-2) Jon Aramburu, Igor Zubeldia, Mikel Oyarzabal, Gonçalo Guedes, Job Ochieng, Unai Marrero, Sergio Gómez, Carlos Soler, Mamadou Sarr, Yangel Herrera, Luka Sucic.
Substitutions
Elche: Thomas Lemar for Facundo Buonanotte, Abiel Osorio for Ezequiel Ponce, Lucas Cepeda for Gonzalo Villar, Josan for Germán Valera, Roy Revivo for Buba Sangaré.
Real Sociedad: Alex Marchal for Gonçalo Guedes, Jon Martín for Mamadou Sarr, Jon Gorrotxategi for Mikel Oyarzabal, Jon Pacheco for Yangel Herrera, Héctor Fort for Alex Marchal.
Match statistics
Elche had 59% of the possession, compared with 41% for Real Sociedad.
Elche registered 20 shots, with 10 on target. Real Sociedad had 13 shots, with 6 on target.
Elche won 6 corners, while Real Sociedad won 7.
Top players
Elche: Fer Niño scored 1 goal, Tete Morente provided 1 assist, and Lucas Cepeda was the highest-rated player (7.5).
Real Sociedad: Yangel Herrera scored 1 goal, Job Ochieng provided 2 assists, and Unai Marrero was the highest-rated player (8.6).