Valencia is going head to head with Real Sociedad starting on 25 Feb 2023 at 20:00 UTC at Mestalla stadium, Valencia city, Spain. The match is a part of the LaLiga. Valencia played against Real Sociedad in 1 matches this season. Currently, Valencia rank 19th, while Real Sociedad hold 3rd position.
Valencia will be bidding to halt a five-game losing run in Spain’s top flight on Saturday evening when they welcome high-flying Real Sociedad to Mestalla. Los Che are currently 19th in the table, two points from the safety of 17th position, while Real Sociedad sit third, six points ahead of fifth-placed Real Betis in the race for the top four.
There is still a lot of football to be played before the end of the campaign, but Valencia are in deep trouble in La Liga, and it would be one of the all-time stories in Spain’s top flight if they were relegated this season.
Los Che are six-time Spanish champions, while they have not played outside of La Liga since the 1986-87 campaign, finishing fourth at the top level as recently as 2018-19.
A disastrous campaign to date has seen Valencia pick up just 20 points from 22 matches, though, which has left them in 19th position in the table, boasting a record of five wins, five draws and 12 defeats.
Valencia are only two points from the safety of 17th position, but they are currently on a run of five straight losses, including a 1-0 defeat at Getafe on Monday night, while the team have not been victorious in the league since a 3-0 success over Real Betis on November 10.
Match Details:
- Match: Valencia vs Real Sociedad
- Date: 26 February 2023
- Time: 1:30 AM
- Venue: Mestalla
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Prediction
Given their torrid run currently, the Spaniard will have to produce something extraordinary to rescue the club from the humiliation of relegation, a prospect not seen in 36 years.
Real Sociedad, meanwhile, are making merry in third with 43 points from 22 games, as only the ‘big two’ of Barcelona and Real Madrid are ahead of them in the standings.
Prediction: Valencia 0-1 Real Sociedad
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Head-To-Head
- There have been 41 games between the sides and the spoils are closely shared, with Valencia winning 15 times over Sociedad and losing on 12 occasions.
- Valencia have lost just one of their last 11 games against Real Sociedad in La Liga – a 3-0 loss in February 2020.
- Since the start of the 2018-19 season, they have drawn more games against Real Sociedad than any other opponent in the competition (6).
- Real Sociedad have only lost two of their last 11 visits to Valencia in La Liga, this after losing eight of their previous 11 away games against them in the competition beforehand.
- Valencia have won just 20 points after 22 games in La Liga – their second lowest tally at this stage of a season, ahead of only the 1982-83 season (17 points), when they finished 15th.
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Live Stream Time
This match will start from 1:30 AM
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Date
This match will take place on 26 February 2023
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Team News
Valencia will have Samu Castillejo back from suspension for this match, but Edinson Cavani, Thierry Correia, Nico Gonzalez and Jaume Domenech remain on the sidelines through injury.
Hugo Guillamon is likely to be introduced into the starting side for this match, but Baraja is expected to resist the temptation to make wholesale changes to the team that started against Getafe.
Hugo Duro should again lead the line for Los Che, with Samuel Lino potentially being the player to drop out to allow Castillejo to come into the team.
As for Real Sociedad, a lengthy injury list still includes Aritz Elustondo, David Silva, Jon Pacheco, Mohamed Ali-Cho, Andoni Gorosabel, Sadiq Umar and Martin Merquelanz.
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Lineups
Valencia:- Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Paulista, Diakhaby, Gaya; Guillamon, Almeida, Musah; Kluivert, Duro, Castillejo
Real Sociedad:- Remiro; Barrenetxea, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Rico; Zubimendi, Mendez, Merino; Kubo, Sorloth, Oyarzabal.
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Odds
- VALENCIA TO WIN
- 3.30
- Pinnacle
- DRAW
- 3.30
- 1xBit
- REAL SOCIEDAD TO WIN
- 2.61
- Fezbet
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Stats
During the last 53 meetings, Valencia CF have won 20 times, there have been 18 draws while Real Sociedad San Sebastian have won 15 times. The goal difference is 75-65 in favour of Valencia CF.
- Real Sociedad San Sebastian’s last away win against Valencia CF was in 2017.
- Valencia CF’s last home win against Real Sociedad San Sebastian was in 2018.
- Last season’s matches: 0-0 (Valencia CF at home) and 0-0 (Real Sociedad San Sebastian at home).
- Valencia CF have a losing streak of 5 matches in LaLiga.
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Real Sociedad
Tip 2 – Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: No
Valencia vs Real Sociedad Betting Trends
Determining winning probabilities requires a keen eye for many details like the lineups as well as an appreciation of past levels of performance. Real Sociedad (N) might be the bookies’ favorite for this game, since the probability for them winning is about 39.1%. But the match could also easily end the opposite way, a win of the home team is evaluated at a 30.4% chance. Because of this, a draw is also a likely possibility, rated with 30.5%.
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