Valencia vs Real Sociedad Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th September 2023

Real Sociedad visit Estadio Mestalla on Wednesday for a La Liga fixture with home side Valencia.

Valencia are placed sixth with ten points after six matches. Real Sociedad occupy a position as number eight in the league on nine points.

Although outsiders this coming Wednesday, Valencia will be highly motivated to keep their current gap in the La Liga table to visitors Real Sociedad. Simultaneously, the latter will not be short on motivation when trying to close the distance.

Valencia only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded ten for an average of one per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Real Sociedad head into this match on 1.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 18, while also conceding 14 goals. This amounts to 1.4 on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring twice.

The last time the pair played each other, Valencia came out the other side as 1-0 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Valencia vs Real Sociedad Prediction

Valencia Form

Valencia have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. Against Deportivo Alaves, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 3-0 win against Atletico Madrid. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Almeria. Valencia claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.

Real Sociedad Form

Real Sociedad gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 2-1 against Real Madrid, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Inter. Their latest match brought a 4-3 win in their encounter with Getafe. Real Sociedad claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and six scored.

Valencia and Real Sociedad looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Valencia are looking at a record of three wins, one draw and two defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Sociedad so far pulled off two wins, three draws and one defeat in the La Liga.

Valencia vs Real Sociedad Squads

Valencia Squad

The 48-year-old Baraja will select the starting eleven against Real Sociedad from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/6), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/5), Cristhian Mosquera (0/4), Dimitri Foulquier (0/4), Gabriel Paulista (0/3), Hugo Guillamon (0/2), Jesus Vazquez (0/2), Jose Gaya (0/6), Mouctar Diakhaby (1/6), Thierry Correia (0/6), Alberto Mari (0/0), Andre Almeida (0/6), Fran Perez (0/6), Javier Guerra (3/6), Pepelu (1/6), Selim Amallah (0/3), Diego Lopez (1/6), Hugo Duro (3/6), Roman Yaremchuk (0/0), Sergi Canos (0/3).

Real Sociedad Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Real Sociedad players that the manager Imanol Alguacil will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alex Remiro (0/6), Unai Marrero (0/0), Aihen Munoz (0/6), Alvaro Odriozola (0/0), Aritz Elustondo (0/0), Hamari Traore (0/6), Jon Pacheco (0/2), Kieran Tierney (0/2), Robin Le Normand (0/6), Urko Gonzalez (0/1), Arsen Zakharyan (0/3), Benat Turrientes (0/4), Brais Mendez (1/6), Igor Zubeldia (0/6), Jon Magunazelaia (0/0), Jon Olasagasti (0/1), Martin Merquelanz (0/0), Martin Zubimendi (1/6), Mikel Merino (0/4), Mikel Oyarzabal (2/6), Pablo Marin (0/0), Ander Barrenetxea (3/6), Andre Silva (0/0), Carlos Fernandez (0/3), Mohamed-Ali Cho (0/6), Takefusa Kubo (4/6), Umar Sadiq (0/6).

Valencia vs Real Sociedad Team News

Valencia could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Real Sociedad.

Valencia-players Sergi Canos, Dimitri Foulquier, Gabriel Paulista and Alberto Mari won't be playing in the upcoming match against Real Sociedad at Estadio Mestalla due to nursing various injuries.

Apparently, Real Sociedad have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Wednesday.

Names like Aritz Elustondo and Martin Merquelanz most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Valencia.

Valencia vs Real Sociedad Lineups

Valencia vs Real Sociedad H2H

Valencia celebrated a 1-0 win in their most recent meeting with their Real Sociedad. Are we in for something similar at Estadio Mestalla this coming Wednesday, or does the latter have something else in store? Valencia enter the match against Real Sociedad with a 3-6-1 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 30%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Valencia vs Real Sociedad Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in the last ten matches between Real Sociedad and Valencia. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 3/4 with the bookies.

Valencia vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips

Valencia against Real Sociedad is also a battle between Hugo Duro and Takefusa Kubo with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four La Liga goals in their last six games respectively.

Estadio Mestalla witnessed Valencia winning six times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing two as well. Real Sociedad claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Valencia claimed a clean sheet in five of their 10 most recent matches on home soil. They hope to do so again this coming Wednesday, when Real Sociedad come visiting on the back of five clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past ten encounters between Valencia and Real Sociedad, with Valencia scoring 0.7 goals on average per game. Real Sociedad averaged 0.7 goals, while both teams scored three times. In the past ten matches for Valencia across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in six times of them with an average of 1.6 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Real Sociedad's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.