Valencia vs. Real Sociedad Preview

Valencia hosts Real Sociedad in what promises to be an entertaining LaLiga game on Sunday. Valencia is coming off a 1-1 road draw against Sevilla on Saturday while Real Sociedad beat Villarreal 1-0 at home on Monday.

Valencia is in 20th place in the LaLiga standings with 13 points in 19 games, while Real Sociedad is in seventh place with 28 points in 19 games.  

The player to watch in this game is Hugo Duro, who has five goals and two assists in 16 LaLiga games this season. AccuScore gives Hugo Duro a 31.2 percent chance to score against Real Sociedad. He has 19 SCA and 3 GCA in 16 LaLiga games this season. 

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Valencia 3.65
• Real Sociedad 2.23
• Draw 2.95

Spread

• Valencia 0, +0.5 (1.90)
• Real Sociedad 0, -0.5 (1.90)

Total

• Over 1.5, 2 (1.81)
• Under 1.5, 2 (1.98)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in LaLIga action on September 28 and Real Sociedad won 3-0.

Projected Leaders

For Valencia, Hugo Duro has a 31.2 percent chance to score. He averages 1.61 shots overall per sim, 0.8 shots on goal per and 0.36 goals per sim.

For Real Sociedad, Mikel Oiarzabal has a 23.26 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.84 shots overall per sim, 0.44 shots on goal per and 0.26 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Under 1.5, 2 (1.98)

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Valencia 0.82 to Real Sociedad 0.85.