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 | Barcelona | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 33 |
2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 27 |
3 | Atlético de Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 26 |
4 | Villarreal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 |
5 | Osasuna | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
6 | Athletic Bilbao | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 |
7 | Real Betis | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 20 |
8 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 |
9 | Mallorca | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 18 |
10 | Girona | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 18 |
11 | Celta Vigo | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 |
12 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 16 |
13 | Sevilla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
14 | Leganes | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
15 | Alaves | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 13 |
16 | Las Palmas | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 |
17 | Getafe | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
18 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
19 | Real Valladolid | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 9 |
20 | Valencia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
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.