Elche vs Real Sociedad: prediction for the La Liga fixture

Elche are having a decent season and they are now clear of the relegation battle. Team also put up a respectable performance in the Spanish Cup, the White-Greens easily went past first rounds, but in the round of 16 team was eliminated by Real Madrid. 

After 30 rounds of La Liga Francisco's men have eight victories and eight draws, delivering 32 points and a 15th spot in the standings. In five latest rounds team managed to get only one victory, over Granada (1:0). 

Pastore is suspended for this match. 

Real Sociedad performed well at the start of the season and achieved some impressive results, but eventually they lost focus. Team easily went past first rounds of Spanish Cup, beating Zamora (3:0), Panaderia (4:0) and Leganes (3:2). After that Basques also beat Atletico, but in the quarter-final they were heavily beaten by Betis (0:4). 

After 30 rounds of La Liga Imanol Alguacil's men have 14 victories and nine draws, delivering 51 points and a 6th spot. Team is not looking great on the offense, averaging only one goal per game. 

Monreal, Munoz, Barrenetxea Muguruza, Fernandez are unavailable this weekend.