Match info:
Valencia vs Real Sociedad
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium – Mestalla
Date: 19th October 2013
Kick-off time – 17:00 GMT+1
7th place Valencia host 15th position Real Sociedad at the Mestalla this Saturday evening in the Spanish Primera.
Recent form:
Valencia – D W W W W L L
Real Sociedad – L L D L D L D
Valencia have won 4 of their last 7 while Real Sociedad haven’t won in 8.
The Spanish Primera Table currently looks like this:
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 36 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 22 | +61 | 93 |
2 | Barcelona | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 79 |
3 | Girona | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 75 |
4 | Atlético de Madrid | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 73 |
5 | Athletic Bilbao | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 62 |
6 | Real Sociedad | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 57 |
7 | Real Betis | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 56 |
8 | Villarreal | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 60 | +0 | 51 |
9 | Valencia | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 48 |
10 | Alaves | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 45 |
11 | Getafe | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 43 |
12 | Sevilla | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 41 |
13 | Osasuna | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 41 |
14 | Las Palmas | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 38 |
15 | Rayo Vallecano | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 38 |
16 | Celta Vigo | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 37 |
17 | Mallorca | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 36 |
18 | Cadiz | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 32 |
19 | Granada | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 70 | -33 | 21 |
20 | Almeria | 36 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 72 | -37 | 17 |
A win for Valencia could move them to 5th depending on results elsewhere while a win for Sociedad could move them as high as 9th place.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 34 times in recent years and Valencia have come out on top most often (Valencia 15 wins, Real Sociedad 8 wins, 11 draws).
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 2:4, 2:5, 0:1, 0:1 and 3:0.
Possible line-ups
Valencia
Real Sociedad
Bookmakers make Valencia odds-on favourites for this game.
Odds: Valencia (8/11) Draw (5/2) Sociedad (4/1)Gamingtips Prediction – Valencia 2:2 Sociedad
Just 1 point separated these two sides in the Spanish Primera last season. Valencia finished 5th with 65 points – they scored 67 goals in 38 matches and conceded 54. Real Sociedad finished 4th with 66 points – they scored 70 goals in 38 games and conceded 49. Although Real Sociedad have not won in 8 games, they have dominated Valencia in recent years (won the last 4 meetings at the Mestalla). Valencia are unbeaten in 5 in all competitions and they will be looking to cement their place in the top 6 of the Spanish Primera. From a betting perspective, over 2.5 goals at odds of 8/11 offers more value than backing Valencia to win this match outright given how close both teams finished last season and how many goals they scored and conceded.