Ace Football previews the La Liga game between Real Sociedad and Valencia who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Bookmakers favour Real Sociedad to be victorious against Valencia in their upcoming La Liga encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely on Thursday. They should not underestimate Valencia, though.
Ranked as number 7 in the La Liga standings, Real Sociedad, have so far collected 54 points this season, while Valencia collected 48 points. This puts them up as number 8 after 35 rounds.
Form: Real Sociedad vs Valencia
Real Sociedad Form
Real Sociedad are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Real Madrid by a 0-1 score, before winning 2-0 against Las Palmas. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-0 against Barcelona. Real Sociedad claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the La Liga. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded seven.
Valencia Form
Valencia came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 4-2 against Barcelona. A 0-1 defeat against Deportivo Alaves followed, before a 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano. Valencia claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Real Sociedad and Valencia
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Real Sociedad and Valencia. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 13 Real Sociedad home matches in the La Liga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Sociedad have scored in 11 of the last 12 matches
- Real Sociedad have not won 10 of the last 12 home matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Real Sociedad home matches in the La Liga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Real Sociedad have scored in 9 of the last 10 matches in the La Liga
- In 7 of the last 9 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Valencia matches in the La Liga, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Valencia matches in the La Liga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Valencia away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Real Sociedad vs Valencia
Sheraldo Becker is the most prolific La Liga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Valencia look to Pepelu, hoping he can add to his current total of two La Liga goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Real Sociedad vs Valencia
Full-time result
Real Sociedad won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Reale Arena. They drew four and lost four as well, while Valencia won five of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost five. Valencia have not lost to Real Sociedad in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Real Sociedad scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Valencia got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Valencia managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Sociedad, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Valencia’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.
Suggested bet: Real Sociedad vs Valencia
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Real Sociedad and Valencia seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this La Liga match.
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