La Liga · Matchweek 4 · Sep 7

Elche - Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad won 3-2 away at Elche in La Liga (Matchweek 4). Goals: Thomas Lemar 67'; Fernando Niño Rodríguez 74'; Job Ochieng 11'; Yangel Herrera 31'.

🏟 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche 👤 Referee: Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias
Key events
9' 🟨 Jon AramburuYellow card Real Socieda
11' ⚽ Job Ochieng(0 - 1) · Assist: Carlos Soler Real Socieda
31' ⚽ Yangel Herrera(0 - 2) · Assist: Job Ochieng Real Socieda
43' 🟨 Tete MorenteYellow card Elche
57' 🟨 Abiel Alessio OsorioYellow card Elche
64' 🟥 Jon MartinRed card Real Socieda
67' ⚽ Thomas Lemar(1 - 2) · Assist: Víctor Chust Elche
68' 🟨 Germán ValeraYellow card Elche
74' ⚽ Fernando Niño Rodríguez(2 - 2) · Assist: Tete Morente Elche
90' ⚽ Luka Sučić(2 - 3) · Assist: Job Ochieng Real Socieda
Quick stats
%57 Possession %43
0.90 Pre-match xG 1.10
17 Total shots 11
9 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside box 6
5 Shots outside box 5
2 Saves 7
Match timeline
First half
9'
🟨Jon AramburuYellow card
11'
⚽Job Ochieng(0 - 1) · Assist: Carlos Soler
31'
⚽Yangel Herrera(0 - 2) · Assist: Job Ochieng
Tete MorenteYellow card🟨
43'
HT 0 - 2
Ezequiel Ponce ↔ Abiel Alessio OsorioSubstitution🔁
55'
Facundo Buonanotte ↔ Thomas LemarSubstitution🔁
55'
Abiel Alessio OsorioYellow card🟨
57'
58'
🔁Gonçalo Guedes ↔ Alex Marchal GarcíaSubstitution
58'
🔁Mamadou Sarr ↔ Jon MartinSubstitution
64'
🟥Jon MartinRed card
Thomas Lemar(1 - 2) · Assist: Víctor Chust⚽
67'
Germán ValeraYellow card🟨
68'
70'
🔁Yangel Herrera ↔ Jon PachecoSubstitution
70'
🔁Mikel Oyarzabal ↔ Jon GorrotxategiSubstitution
Gonzalo Villar ↔ Lucas CepedaSubstitution🔁
70'
74'
81'
🔁Alex Marchal García ↔ Hector FortSubstitution
Germán Valera ↔ José Antonio Ferrández PomaresSubstitution🔁
81'
Buba Sangaré ↔ Roy RevivoSubstitution🔁
81'
90'
⚽Luka Sučić(2 - 3) · Assist: Job Ochieng
FT 2 - 3
Match statsElche · Real Sociedad
Key stats
%57 Possession %43
0.90 Pre-match xG 1.10
Shots
17 Total shots 11
9 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside box 6
5 Shots outside box 5
2 Saves 7
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
459 Total passes 351
407 Accurate passes 293
Set pieces & discipline
6 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
8 Fouls 8
Cards
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
By half
0 1st-half goals 2
2 2nd-half goals 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Elche▼ Real Sociedad90'
Shot map33 shots
Gonçalo Guedes 1' · xG 0.02 Yangel Herrera 11' · xG 0.01 Job Ochieng 11' · xG 0.08 Luka Sucic 14' · xG 0.02 Luka Sucic 15' · xG 0.02 Facundo Buonanotte 21' · xG 0.02 Ezequiel Ponce 24' · xG 0.11 Germán Valera 26' · xG 0.01 Yangel Herrera 31' · xG 0.05 Facundo Buonanotte 45' · xG 0.07 Luka Sucic 47' · xG 0.06 Jon Aramburu 49' · xG 0.02 Yangel Herrera 51' · xG 0.07 Abiel Osorio 56' · xG 0.04 Thomas Lemar 57' · xG 0.03 Thomas Lemar 65' · xG 0.06 Job Ochieng 67' · xG 0.02 Thomas Lemar 67' · xG 0.03 Lucas Cepeda 71' · xG 0.02 Pedro Bigas 71' · xG 0.02 Tete Morente 74' · xG 0.02 Fer Niño 74' · xG 0.87 Fer Niño 76' · xG 0.03 Víctor Chust 80' · xG 0.25 Abiel Osorio 81' · xG 0.35 Lucas Cepeda 83' · xG 0.02 Abiel Osorio 84' · xG 0.12 Job Ochieng 88' · xG 0.04 Fer Niño 89' · xG 0.07 Luka Sucic 90' · xG 0.12 Fer Niño 90' · xG 0.12 Roy Revivo 90' · xG 0.12 Job Ochieng 90' · xG 0.05
Elche Real Sociedad Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD8 meetings · 2020–2026
Elche 0
Sep 26who was on topFeb 7
Real Sociedad 7
0 Elche 1 draw 7 Real Sociedad
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.2goals / match
3–15total goals
0/5clean sheets
3-0Real Sociedad best win · Sep 26
%75 Over 1.5 6/8
%38 Over 2.5 3/8
%12 Over 3.5 1/8
%38 BTTS 3/8
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Elche at home4 matches
0W 1D 3L 2:7
Real Sociedad at home4 matches
4W 0D 0L 8:1
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Elche3W 0D 2L Real Sociedad0W 3D 2L
1.80 0.60 Points per game
7 8 Goals scored
7 10 Goals conceded
1.30 1.35 xG average
1.46 1.62 xGA average
%20 %0 Clean sheets
%60 %60 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
5.0 5.6 Corners
2.0 3.2 Cards
Elche5W 1D 4L Real Sociedad3W 3D 4L
1.60 1.20 Points per game
15 17 Goals scored
17 17 Goals conceded
1.40 1.41 xG average
1.41 1.69 xGA average
%10 %20 Clean sheets
%80 %60 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
4.6 5.9 Corners
2.0 2.6 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
18Elchein the table5pts
7matches 1-2-4W-D-L 11:17goals -6diff
WLDLL
8Real Sociedadin the table10pts
7matches 3-1-3W-D-L 9:13goals -4diff
WLWDW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 23 matches
1.04 1.35 Points per game
1.29 1.51 xG average
1.59 1.43 xGA average
%22 %4 Clean sheets
%70 %83 BTTS
%57 %57 Over 2.5
3.5 5.8 Corners
2.2 2.3 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Feb 7 Real Sociedad 3-1 Elche La Liga
Nov 7 Elche 1-1 Real Sociedad La Liga
Mar 19 Real Sociedad 2-0 Elche La Liga
Aug 27 Elche 0-1 Real Sociedad La Liga
Apr 10 Elche 1-2 Real Sociedad La Liga
Sep 26 Real Sociedad 1-0 Elche La Liga
May 7 Real Sociedad 2-0 Elche La Liga
Sep 26 Elche 0-3 Real Sociedad La Liga
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Elche dominated the ball57% possession
Elche took more shots17 - 11
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Elche1.66 Real Sociedad1.01
0'25'45'70'90'
Elchepeak 90-95' Real Sociedadpeak 50-55'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Elche Real Sociedad
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
7.4 PPDA 8.7
706 Touches 558
42.0m Defensive height 34.8m
100 Progressive passes 73
%76.0 Final-third accuracy %71.0
%31.7 Verticality %35.0
%86.0 Pass accuracy %81.0
20 Shots 13
116 Defensive actions 128
38.1m Block depth 29.2m
%54 In opposition half %37
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Elche2.39xG Real Sociedad0.57xG
67' Thomas Lemar 74' Fer Niño 11' Job Ochieng 31' Yangel Herrera 90' Luka Sucic
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Elche Real Sociedad
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Elche812 touches
Real Sociedad662 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
55% ELC 54% ELC 63% ELC 81% ELC 54% ELC 64% REA 53% REA 50% ELC 68% ELC
Elcheown half →Real Sociedad
BY THIRD
Defensive %63 %37
Middle %52 %48
Attacking %55 %45
BY FLANK
Left %58 %42
Centre %56 %44
Right %54 %46
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Elche116 actions
average height 42.0m
Real Sociedad128 actions
average height 34.8m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Elche554 passes · %86
23 Víctor Chust — 80/89 passes · %94 6 Pedro Bigas — 65/76 passes · %93 12 Gonzalo Villar — 43/57 passes · %91 47 Javier Morcillo — 40/51 passes · %93 1 Matías Dituro — 38/51 passes · %81 20 Tete Morente — 33/63 passes · %70 11 Germán Valera — 31/58 passes · %82 21 Lucas Cepeda — 27/36 passes · %90 18 Thomas Lemar — 26/40 passes · %81 2 Buba Sangaré — 25/40 passes · %83 10 Facundo Buonanotte — 24/48 passes · %80 9 Ezequiel Ponce — 11/18 passes · %85 14 Fer Niño — 11/37 passes · %65 3 Roy Revivo — 9/19 passes · %82 17 Josan — 8/11 passes · %80 24 Abiel Osorio — 4/11 passes · %100
Real Sociedad393 passes · %81
17 Sergio Gómez — 47/74 passes · %81 18 Carlos Soler — 36/52 passes · %88 2 Jon Aramburu — 34/64 passes · %77 21 Yangel Herrera — 30/42 passes · %86 13 Unai Marrero — 30/53 passes · %73 19 Mamadou Sarr — 29/38 passes · %97 24 Luka Sucic — 29/55 passes · %78 5 Igor Zubeldia — 23/47 passes · %79 10 Mikel Oyarzabal — 19/29 passes · %83 11 Gonçalo Guedes — 14/28 passes · %82 12 Job Ochieng — 12/43 passes · %63 29 Alex Marchal — 3/7 passes · %75 16 Jon Pacheco — 3/8 passes · %100 4 Jon Gorrotxategi — 3/9 passes · %60 22 Héctor Fort — 3/6 passes · %75
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Elche100 progressive · map shows 58
Left%33Centre%26Right%41
Real Sociedad73 progressive · map shows 38
Left%37Centre%26Right%37
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
7.4 PPDA 8.7
%31.7 Verticality %35.0
%76 Final third pass %71
%86 Pass accuracy %81
42.0m Defensive height 34.8m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE47 matches on record
Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Strictness44 TEMPO50
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 53.9 +1.1
Fouls 1622.6 -6.6
Goals 52.7 +2.3
Corners 1110.4 +0.6
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.4 +0.6
Shots 17.09.4 +7.6
On target 9.04.2 +4.8
Possession %57%47 +10.2
Corners 6.04.6 +1.4
Cards 3.03.0
Conceded 3.02.2 +0.8
this matchseason average · 5 matches
Goals 3.01.0 +2.0
Shots 11.013.7 -2.7
On target 4.05.0 -1.0
Possession %43%50 -7.3
Corners 5.07.2 -2.2
Cards 2.02.0
Conceded 2.01.8 +0.2
this matchseason average · 6 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ J. Ochieng 8.99
Starting XI
14 Fer Niño F · 90' 8.20
Goals1On target3/4Key pass2Dribbles1/3Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won5/11Fouls won1Offside1Passes17 · %11
18 T. Lemar M · 35' 7.40
Goals1On target1/3Key pass1Tackles3Blocks1Duels won3/8Fouls1Passes28 · %25
21 L. Cepeda F · 20' 7.20
On target2/2Key pass2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/1Passes28 · %26
23 Víctor Chust D · 90' 6.69
Assist1On target1/1Key pass1Duels won3/6Passes83 · %79
11 Germán Valera M · 81' 6.57
Key pass2Dribbles2/2Duels won5/9Fouls won3Offside1Passes24 · %21
17 Josan M · 9' 6.51
Key pass3Passes4 · %4
47 J. Morcillo M · 90' 6.46
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes43 · %40
12 Gonzalo Villar M · 70' 6.37
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles3Duels won6/10Fouls won1Fouls2Passes46 · %42
6 Bigas D · 90' 6.34
On target1/1Duels won1/2Fouls won1Fouls1Passes69 · %64
2 Buba Sangaré D · 81' 6.31
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/6Passes27 · %23
24 A. Osorio F · 35' 6.22
On target1/3Key pass2Interceptions1Fouls1Passes4 · %4
9 E. Ponce F · 55' 6.10
Duels won1/4Passes13 · %11
20 Tete Morente M · 90' 6.05
Assist1Key pass2Dribbles2/5Interceptions1Duels won2/7Fouls1Passes33 · %28
10 F. Buonanotte M · 55' 5.88
On target1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/11Fouls won1Fouls2Passes27 · %23
1 M. Dituro G · 90' 5.77
Saves3Passes40 · %31
3 R. Revivo D · 9' 5.47
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/5Passes6 · %6
Unused: Marc AguadoMatia Barzic GutiérrezMartim NetoAli HouaryAlejandro IturbeF. RedondoRubén Sánchez
Starting XI
12 J. Ochieng M · 90' 8.99
Goals1Assist2On target2/4Key pass3Tackles2Blocks1Duels won5/13Fouls won1Fouls2Passes16 · %10
24 L. Sučić F · 90' 8.20
Goals1On target2/4Key pass1Dribbles3/3Tackles4Blocks1Duels won10/12Fouls won1Passes35 · %28
13 Unai Marrero G · 90' 8.11
Saves8Duels won1/1Passes37 · %26
21 Y. Herrera M · 70' 7.86
Goals1On target1/3Dribbles1/1Duels won4/6Fouls won1Passes35 · %30
18 Carlos Soler M · 90' 7.34
Assist1Key pass2Interceptions1Duels won2/7Fouls won2Fouls1Passes38 · %35
17 Sergio Gómez D · 90' 6.93
Key pass1Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won4/5Fouls won1Passes51 · %45
19 M. Sarr D · 58' 6.72
Tackles1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes30 · %29
29 Alex Garcia F · 23' 6.58
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/4Passes4 · %3
5 Zubeldia D · 90' 6.46
Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won5/9Passes29 · %23
16 Jon Pacheco D · 20' 6.42
Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes3 · %3
22 Héctor Fort D · 9' 6.38
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/1Passes1 · %1
11 Gonçalo Guedes M · 58' 6.29
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/6Offside1Passes15 · %13
2 J. Aramburu D · 90' 6.26
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles5Duels won11/18Fouls won2Fouls4Passes37 · %29
4 Jon Gorrotxategi M · 20' 6.08
Passes4 · %3
10 Mikel Oyarzabal F · 70' 5.90
Tackles1Duels won3/4Passes22 · %18
6 Jon Martín D · 6' 5.30
Fouls1Passes3 · %3
Unused: Aihen MuñozÁlex RemiroBeñat TurrientesA. ZakharyanT. KuboO. ÓskarssonBarrenetxea
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%42) ✓
Elche %41 Draw %17 Real Sociedad %42
1.40Elche xPuan
1.43Real Sociedad xPuan
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