Real Sociedad vs Valencia: result 4-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 33Kick-off on April 28, 2013 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián
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What was the result of Real Sociedad vs Valencia?
Real Sociedad won 4-2 on April 28, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 25′SoldadoValencia
- 35′Íñigo MartínezReal Sociedad
- 73′G. CastroReal Sociedad
- 87′Imanol Agirretxe ArrutiReal Sociedad
- 90′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraValencia
- 90′Imanol Agirretxe ArrutiReal Sociedad
Official lineup for Real Sociedad vs Valencia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Real Sociedad
- 9Imanol Agirretxe Arruti
- 11C. Vela
- 8Illarramendi
- 10Xabier Prieto Argarate
- 18G. Castro
- 2Carlos Martínez Díez
- 3Mikel González
- 5Bergara
- 6Íñigo Martínez
- 24De la Bella
- 1C. Bravo
Valencia
- 7Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 9Soldado
- 6David Albelda Aliques
- 8S. Feghouli
- 10É. Banega
- 21Dani Parejo
- 3A. Cissokho
- 12João Pereira
- 20Ricardo Costa
- 22J. Mathieu
- 1Diego Alves
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Sociedad have 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat; Valencia have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2013 | Osasuna(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 14, 2013 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Malaga(home) | 4-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 31, 2013 | Espanyol(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 16, 2013 | Valladolid(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2013 | Malaga(home) | 5-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 13, 2013 | Espanyol(away) | 3-3 | La Liga |
| Apr 7, 2013 | Valladolid(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 31, 2013 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 16, 2013 | Real Betis(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Real Sociedad wins, 0 draws, 2 Valencia wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2012 | Valencia 2-5 Real Sociedad | La Liga |
| May 12, 2012 | Real Sociedad 1-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Jan 14, 2012 | Valencia 0-1 Real Sociedad | La Liga |
| May 7, 2011 | Valencia 3-0 Real Sociedad | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2010 | Real Sociedad 1-2 Valencia | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Valencia vs Real Sociedad on Dec 1, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Real Sociedad score 2.2 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Valencia score 1.8 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Sociedad | 2.2 | 1.3 | 4 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
| Valencia | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Real Sociedad sit 5th in La Liga (19 points from 11 matches) and Valencia sit 19th (9 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| 19 | Valencia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 |
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