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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 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 27 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Leganes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Alaves | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 15 |
| 19 | Valencia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
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. 
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