Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Real Sociedad and Valencia who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Form hasn’t been great recently for Real Sociedad, who hope to turn things around against Valencia this coming Saturday. This is a round 8 match in the current LaLiga campaign, and they face each other at Reale Arena.
Real Sociedad are number 16 in the table on five points after seven matches. Valencia rank as number 17 with five points after seven matches played.
Form: Real Sociedad vs Valencia
Real Sociedad Form
In their last three matches, Real Sociedad lost 1-0 against Mallorca, drew 0-0 with Real Valladolid and recorded a 1-1 draw with Nice. Real Sociedad claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew zero and lost four, scored five goals and conceded eight.
Valencia Form
Valencia have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Atletico Madrid, they came out empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-0 win against Girona. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Osasuna. Valencia didn’t manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 14 and scored five goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts 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 the last 14 Real Sociedad matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Real Sociedad matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Real Sociedad home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Real Sociedad matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Real Sociedad have lost the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Valencia have lost the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Valencia have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Valencia away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Real Sociedad vs Valencia
Despite scoring just once in six LaLiga games, Real Sociedad hope Brais Mendez adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Valencia put their faith in Daniel Gomez to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six LaLiga games.
Betting markets: Real Sociedad vs Valencia
Full-time result
Real Sociedad claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Valencia won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. Real Sociedad have not lost to Valencia in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Real Sociedad scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Valencia only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Real Sociedad have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Real Sociedad managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Valencia were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Real Sociedad’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Valencia, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Real Sociedad vs Valencia
To summarize, the upcoming LaLiga clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Real Sociedad vs Valencia mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
Real Sociedad vs Valencia: Who wins the game?
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