Elche are more than capable of making this a difficult match for Real Sociedad, who need to keep winning to stay in touch with the top four. The home side certainly have enough quality to find the back of the net, but we are expecting the visitors to claim an important three points on Sunday.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Real Sociedad win with a probability of 49.3%. A draw had a probability of 25.9% and a win for Elche had a probability of 24.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Sociedad win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.36%) and 1-2 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.27%), while for a Elche win it was 1-0 (8.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Real Sociedad in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Real Sociedad.
