Valencia vs Real Sociedad: result 2-5 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 1, 2012 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Real Sociedad?
Real Sociedad won 2-5 on December 1, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 2′SoldadoValencia
- 44′De la BellaReal Sociedad
- 57′Mikel GonzálezReal Sociedad
- 64′Diego Ifrán SalaReal Sociedad
- 73′SoldadoValencia
- 83′Imanol Agirretxe ArrutiReal Sociedad
- 90′C. VelaReal Sociedad (pen.)
Official lineup for Valencia vs Real Sociedad
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 7Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 9Soldado
- 8S. Feghouli
- 10É. Banega
- 3A. Cissokho
- 5F. Gago
- 12João Pereira
- 18Víctor Ruiz
- 20Ricardo Costa
- 28Juan Bernat
- 1Diego Alves
Real Sociedad
- 7A. Griezmann
- 11C. Vela
- 21Diego Ifrán Sala
- 10Xabier Prieto Argarate
- 14Rubén Pardo
- 17Zurutuza
- 2Carlos Martínez Díez
- 3Mikel González
- 6Íñigo Martínez
- 24De la Bella
- 1C. Bravo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Real Sociedad have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2012 | Malaga(away) | 0-4 | La Liga |
| Nov 20, 2012 | Bayern München(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 17, 2012 | Espanyol(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 11, 2012 | Valladolid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Bate Borisov(home) | 4-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2012 | Osasuna(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 19, 2012 | Rayo Vallecano(home) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 10, 2012 | Malaga(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 4, 2012 | Espanyol(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Oct 29, 2012 | Valladolid(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Valencia wins, 0 draws, 2 Real Sociedad wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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: Real Sociedad vs Valencia on May 12, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Real Sociedad score 1.1 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Real Sociedad | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (9 points from 11 matches) and Real Sociedad sit 5th (19 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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