Real Sociedad – Elche: Real closing in on Europe 
Ten matches unbeaten builds a team. It buys belief. It sparks ideas. On Saturday Real Sociedad host Elche with one clear goal: extend the run and keep inching toward those European spots. The visitors are scrapping and short on confidence, slipping dangerously close to the drop and they travel terribly. In San Sebastián the mood is upbeat. For Elche it’s worry, plain and simple.
Real Sociedad: keep the momentum 
After a shaky start the Basque side finally found its gear. Six league games unbeaten. Nine without defeat in all competitions. And midweek they scraped past Alavés to reach the Copa del Rey semis. Pellegrino Matarazzo has given them a backbone: tighter at the back, quicker to win the ball, sharper in the final third. The draw in the derby with Athletic last week only underlined the upward trend.
Eighth in the table, Real sit just six points off sixth-placed Espanyol. Europe is no longer a pipe dream. At home they’re solid if not impregnable — 17 points from 11 matches. And they welcome an Elche side that still haven’t won on the road this season: ten away trips, zero wins, just four points. That stat flashes red.
Elche: grit your teeth and carry on 
Back in LaLiga with survival as the aim, Elche knew this would be a fight. For now survival is still within reach. Thirteenth on 24 points, Eder Sarabia’s men are doing more than just cling on. But the margin is thin — just two points above the drop — and the form is worrying. Six matches without a win, back-to-back defeats to Levante and Barcelona, and their last victory dates back to December against Rayo.
Away form is alarming. No wins all season on the road. The history doesn’t help either: Elche haven’t beaten Real Sociedad in LaLiga since 2015, and they haven’t won in San Sebastián since 2010. That’s ancient history. The first meeting ended in a draw — a rare bright spot — but on Saturday the slope looks steeper.
Likely lineups
Real Sociedad :
Remiro ; Aramburu, Martin, Zubeldia, Gomez ; Gorrotxategi, Soler ; Guedes, Sucic, Martin ; Oyarzabal
Elche :
Pena ; Chust, Affengruber, Bigas ; Pedrosa, Febas, Aguado, Valera ; Capeda ; Silva, Rodriguez
Football Prediction Real Sociedad vs Elche
Real Sociedad to win
Elche can make life awkward: press high, close spaces, win free kicks. But the form gulf is too big. Between Real’s confidence, their renewed solidity and Elche’s chronic away struggles, everything points to another Basque victory.
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