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.)
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 win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Real Sociedad win(s).
| 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 11th in La Liga (1 points from 1 matches) and Real Sociedad sit 17th (0 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Valencia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy