vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Valencia head into matchday seven of La Liga bottom of the table, twentieth with a single point from five games: no wins, one draw and four defeats, just one goal scored and ten conceded.At home the record is one draw and two defeats in three games, no goals scored and six conceded; away from home they have lost both trips played, one goal scored and four conceded.Their last five outings tell the story of a deep crisis: the 0-1 defeat at Sevilla, before that the 0-5 home loss to Barcelona, before that the 1-3 defeat away at Deportivo La Coruña, further back a 0-1 home loss to Real Betis and, furthest back of all, a 0-0 draw with Celta Vigo: four defeats and a draw, with only one goal scored across the five.Real Sociedad are twelfth with 7 points after six games, two wins, one draw and three defeats, 6 goals scored and 11 conceded.At home they have won once, drawn once and lost once in three games, 2 goals scored and 4 conceded; away from home the record is one win, no draws and two defeats in three trips, 4 goals scored and 7 conceded.Their last five games have swung both ways: the 0-3 defeat to Atletico Madrid, before that a 3-2 win away at Elche, before that a 0-0 home draw with Celta Vigo, further back a 2-1 win over Espanyol and, furthest back of all, a 1-4 defeat away at Real Madrid: two wins, one draw and two defeats.The recent head to head between the two sides is balanced.In the most recent meeting, in May 2026 and with the venue reversed compared to this fixture, Valencia won 4-3 away at Real Sociedad.Going further back, in August 2025 the two sides drew 1-1 at Valencia and in January of the same year Valencia won 1-0, again at home.Further back still, in September 2024 Real Sociedad won 3-0 and in May of that year 1-0, both times with the venue reversed compared to the fixture at Mestalla.The competition average is 2.98 goals per game.The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off.Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above.In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one.The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.