Overview
- The match is set for Friday, 7 November at Estadio Martínez Valero with a 21:00 local kickoff, and Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos is appointed as referee.
- Las Provincias reports the game will stream live on DAZN and can be watched free with an account, a claim not widely corroborated.
- Elche enter 9th on 14 points after a 1–3 loss to Barcelona, while Real Sociedad are 14th with 12 points after beating Athletic Club 3–2.
- Recent history favors the visitors, who have won the last five meetings, including a 2–0 league win on 19 March 2023.
- Commentators on Goazen Reala! argue a victory in Elche would shift perceptions of Real Sociedad into one of LaLiga’s in‑form sides.