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 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 84 |
2 | Barcelona | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 70 |
3 | Girona | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 |
4 | Atlético de Madrid | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 61 |
5 | Athletic Bilbao | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 58 |
6 | Real Sociedad | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 51 |
7 | Real Betis | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 48 |
8 | Valencia | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 47 |
9 | Villarreal | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 42 |
10 | Getafe | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 40 |
11 | Osasuna | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 39 |
12 | Sevilla | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 37 |
13 | Las Palmas | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 37 |
14 | Alaves | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 35 |
15 | Rayo Vallecano | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 34 |
16 | Mallorca | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 31 |
17 | Celta Vigo | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 31 |
18 | Cadiz | 32 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 25 |
19 | Granada | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 18 |
20 | Almeria | 32 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 64 | -33 | 14 |
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.