Real Sociedad vs Valencia - prediction, team news, lineups

Sunday’s penultimate LaLiga fixture sees Real Sociedad big Valencia astatine the Reale Arena, with the hosts hopeless to drawback a five-match winless streak earlier the curtain falls connected their home campaign.

Carlos Corberan’s broadside get 2 points down their hosts successful 11th and with small near to play for, portion Real Sociedad volition beryllium anxious to springiness their supporters a affirmative last location crippled of the season. 

Match preview

Real Sociedad caput into Sunday’s brushwood connected the backmost of a hard tally of form, having gone 5 matches without a triumph crossed each competitions - a series made up of 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Their astir caller outing saw them gully 1-1 with Girona, with Jon Martin giving them the pb successful the 27th infinitesimal earlier the visitors levelled successful the 65th infinitesimal to contradict Pellegrino Matarazzo’s broadside each 3 points.

That effect continued a frustrating agelong that besides included a 2-2 gully with Real Betis, a 1-0 decision to Sevilla, a 3-3 gully with Rayo Vallecano and a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Getafe - a tally that underlines some their attacking intent and their inability to support cleanable sheets astatine important moments.

In LaLiga specifically, Real Sociedad’s grounds of 11 wins, 12 draws and 13 defeats has yielded 45 points and an eighth-place spot, though they person been noticeably much reliable astatine home, wherever they person won eight, drawn 5 and mislaid five.

The standout infinitesimal of Real Sociedad’s play came successful the Copa del Rey final, wherever they bushed Atletico Madrid connected penalties to assertion their archetypal trophy since winning the aforesaid contention successful 2020.

That triumph besides secured a Europa League spot for adjacent season, a important accomplishment for a broadside that missed retired connected European shot wholly this play aft finishing 11th past season.

Valencia, meanwhile, person shown greater steadiness successful caller outings, their past 5 results crossed each competitions producing 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Carlos Corberan’s broadside beryllium 11th successful the array - 2 points beneath their hosts - having accumulated 11 wins, 10 draws and 15 defeats crossed the season, though their distant signifier remains a concern, with conscionable 4 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats connected the roadworthy producing 16 points.

The visitors travel into Sunday’s crippled connected the backmost of a 1-1 gully astatine location to Rayo Vallecano, wherever they fell down aft 19 minutes but levelled successful the 39th infinitesimal to assertion a point.

The reverse fixture backmost successful August besides ended 1-1, with Diego Lopez opening the scoring for Valencia successful the 57th infinitesimal earlier Takefusa Kubo equalised for Real Sociedad conscionable 3 minutes later.

In the past 5 head-to-head meetings betwixt the 2 clubs, Real Sociedad person travel retired connected apical connected 3 occasions, with 1 gully and 1 Valencia triumph making up the remainder.

Real Sociedad La Liga form:

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Valencia La Liga form:

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Team News

Alvaro Odriozola has been sidelined since February with a cruciate ligament wounded and volition play nary portion successful the remaining fixtures this season.

Luka Sucic and Mikel Oyarzabal are expected to pb Real Sociedad’s attacking threat, with Takefusa Kubo apt to diagnostic successful the midfield. 

For Valencia, Jose Copete has been ruled retired for the remainder of the play with a meniscus wounded sustained successful February.

Renzo Saravia was forced disconnected during Thursday’s 1-1 gully against Rayo Vallecano with a imaginable injury, and his availability for Sunday remains uncertain pending further assessment.

Jose Gaya was besides withdrawn successful the 2nd fractional of that aforesaid fixture aft feeling discomfort, and his fittingness is likewise successful uncertainty up of the travel to the Reale Arena.

Dimitri Foulquier remains sidelined with a genu injury, further limiting Corberan’s antiaircraft options for the sojourn to San Sebastian.

Real Sociedad imaginable starting lineup:

Remiro; Aramburu, Martin, Caleta-Car, Gomez; Kubo, Herrera, Gorrotxatega, Barrenetxea; Sucic, Oyarzabal

Valencia imaginable starting lineup:

Dimitrievski; Vazquez, Tarrega, Comert, Nunez; Lopez, Rodriguez, Pepelu, Rioja; Duro, Guerra

We say: Real Sociedad 2-1 Valencia

The hosts volition beryllium looking to extremity their five-match winless streak successful beforehand of their location fans for the last clip this season. 

Sunday’s lucifer against a Valencia broadside that has small near to play for presents an fantabulous accidental for Real Sociedad to regain their winning form.

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