On November 21, 2021, Real Sociedad vs Valencia will meet in La Liga’s 14th round at the Reale Arena, San Sebastian. Real Sociedad is far ahead of Valencia in terms of strength. I hope this match between the two teams will be competitive. Football fans will keep an eye on the TV screen to watch this match between the two teams. Below is a description of the game between Real Sociedad vs Valencia match:
Match Preview:
Real Sociedad:
After beating Osasuna 0-2 last time out, Real Sociedad will want to continue on the same path.
Real Sociedad held 57% of the possession in that game and recorded nine shots at goal with four on target. Mikel Merino scored for Real Sociedad a minute before the halftime break and Adnan Januzaj scored in the 82nd minute. CA Osasuna, on the other hand, scored two goals on six shots.
The recent results of Real Sociedad’s defense illustrate why the team is to be highly regarded. During their last six games, Real Sociedad has conceded four goals that went past their goalkeeper.
Valencia
Valencia had drawn 3-3 with Atlético Madrid in La Liga the night before.
The game was won by Valencia, who had 48% possession with 11 shots on target. Valencia had only one goal in the game, which was scored by Hugo Duro (92′, 96′). With 13 shots on goal, only seven were on target for Atlético de Madrid. Antoine Griezmann (58′), Luis Suárez (35′), Stefan Savi* (50′) and *ime Vrsaljko (60′) scored for Atlético Madrid.
The last six Valencia matches have had 21 goals, making an average of 3.5 goals a match. This is a testament to their predisposition for high-scoring matches. The competition has managed 12 from this total. It will be interesting to see if the trend continues in this game.
Team News:
Real Sociedad:
In this game, Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil has no concerns about fitness, since he can choose from a fully injury-free squad.
Valencia:
Before this match, Valencia manager José Bordalas has no injury concerns to mention.
Head To Head:
Real Sociedad Valencia played so far 38 matches.
Real Sociedad won 12 direct matches. Valencia won 15 matches. 11 matches ended in a draw. The average number of goals scored per match was 2.87 between both teams.
The average number of goals Real Sociedad scored per match was 1.70 in actual season play. Eight (61.54%) out of the eight matches played at home resulted in more than 1.5 goals (both team and opponent). There were over 2.5 goals in 5 (38.46%) of the matches played at home in season 2021.
As a team, Valencia averaged scoring 1.60 goals per game in season 2021. Over 1.5 goals were scored in 6 out of 85.71% of away matches. Over 2.5 goals were scored by away teams in 5 (71.43%) matches played away.
Prediction:
Several of Real Sociedad’s goal-scoring opportunities could and should be converted, according to us. Valencia will have a hard time scoring – but, there should be enough opportunities for them to do so.
We reckon that it will be a 3-1 winning margin for Real Sociedad when the full-time whistle blows.
What are the best odds for this match?
In the latest win-draw-win market, you can achieve 1.74 on the win for Real Sociedad, 3.75 on a draw, and 5.05 on the win for Valencia. The best returns right now are those mentioned.
Match information:
Teams: Real Sociedad San Sebastian – Valencia CF
Tournament: LaLiga
Date: Sunday, 21 November 2021
Hour: 21:00
Venue: Reale Arena, San Sebastian
Team Focus:
Real Sociedad
Formed: 1909
Stadium: Reale Arena (39,500)
Captain: Asier Illarramendi
Chairman: Jokin Aperribay
Manager: Imanol Alguacil
Competitions: La Liga position 1, Europa League (Group B)
Key Player: Mikel Oyarzabal
Mikel Oyarzabal
Mostly deployed in the Left Wing position, Mikel Oyarzabal was born in Eibar, Spain. Having played his first senior match for Real Sociedad in the 2015 – 2016 season, the dangerous Forward has hit 6 league goals in this LaLiga 2021 – 2022 campaign so far in 8 appearances.