Overview
- RPP lists a 15:00 kickoff and names Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos as the referee.
- Las Provincias lists a 21:00 start and reports the match will stream free on DAZN without a paid subscription.
- Elche enter the fixture after a 3-1 loss to Barcelona in the previous league round.
- Real Sociedad arrive following a 3-2 Basque derby win over Athletic Club.
- RPP places Elche ninth on 14 points and Real Sociedad 14th on 12, and reports La Real have won the past five meetings between the sides.