Valencia vs Real Sociedad: result 0-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 19Kick-off on January 14, 2012 at 09:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Real Sociedad?
Real Sociedad won 0-1 on January 14, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 56′A. GriezmannReal Sociedad
Official lineup for Valencia vs Real Sociedad
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 11Aduriz
- 5M. Topal
- 8S. Feghouli
- 10É. Banega
- 19Pablo Hernández
- 21Dani Parejo
- 2Bruno Saltor
- 4A. Rami
- 15Ángel Dealbert Ibáñez
- 22J. Mathieu
- 1Diego Alves
Real Sociedad
- 7A. Griezmann
- 9Imanol Agirretxe Arruti
- 4Gorka Elustondo Urkola
- 10Xabier Prieto Argarate
- 11Mikel Aranburu Eizagirre
- 17Zurutuza
- 16V. Demidov
- 3Mikel González
- 19L. Cadamuro
- 22Daniel Estrada Agirrezablaga
- 1C. Bravo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Real Sociedad have 3, 5 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2012 | Villarreal(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2011 | Malaga(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Real Betis(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 6, 2011 | Chelsea(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Espanyol(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2012 | Osasuna(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2011 | Racing Santander(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 11, 2011 | Villarreal(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 4, 2011 | Malaga(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 27, 2011 | Real Betis(away) | 3-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Valencia wins, 0 draws, 0 Real Sociedad wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 May 7, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 2.0 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Real Sociedad score 0.8 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 2.0 | 1.2 | 4 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Real Sociedad | 0.8 | 1.3 | 5 | 6/15 | 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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