This is shaping out to be an exciting fixture as Valencia have their expected home advantage, while Real Sociedad lead them by 5 points in the La Liga table.
- Valencia have the most points from losing position (14) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in La Liga
It's no vacation for neither Valencia nor Real Sociedad as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Valencia form and stats
4 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Valencia have to build on here at Estadio de Mestalla in the La Liga.
The forward Duro outshone all the other players in that game and managed a match rating of 8.12 out of 10. Duro scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Heartbreak before that as Valencia lost 2-3 at Atletico Madrid's place.A decent goal production from Valencia in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. Valencia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Sociedad form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga.
The Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro Gargallo is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 212 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Oyarzabal got a match rating of 6.83 in that game, top player of the team. Oyarzabal hit two key passes.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Getafe.The travelling fans enjoy Real Sociedad's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Real Sociedad have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have met before this season: Real Sociedad - Valencia 0-0. Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Valencia won four games, four matches ended in a draw and Real Sociedad have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  G. Ganchinho Guedes 8 goals |  C. Soler Barragán 7 goals |   M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 7 goals |
Valencia missing players
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| Valencia | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 22 |
| 36 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 21 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 57% |
| 64% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 24% |
| 41% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 24% |
| 27% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 77% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 52% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 29% |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.9 | 11.1 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 38% | 43% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 27% |
| 12.8 | 13 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
- Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Sociedad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Valencia have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Valencia have the most matches over the total-line (12) in La Liga
- Valencia have the most points from losing position (14) in La Liga
- Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Valencia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 14 | Granada | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Elche | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Getafe | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 17 |
| 20 | Levante | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 11 |
