Week 23 brings us a match on Feb 6th where Real Sociedad and Valencia will play a match in Valencia in a meeting of these two closely matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Valencia sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Cádiz. Gonçalo Guedes struck first for Valencia in the 24th minute, then Lucas Pérez tied it up for Cádiz in the 54th minute. Valencia is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Real Sociedad recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Getafe. Real Sociedad had 9 on net, and Getafe had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Real Sociedad looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Nov 21st, Real Sociedad hosted Valencia in their last match together. Real Sociedad and Valencia battled to a 0-0 draw in front of almost 29000. Neither Real Sociedad nor Valencia could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Mikel Oyarzabal has been the most prolific scorer on Real Sociedad in the last 5 matches with three goals. Gonçalo Guedes has been the most prolific scorer on Valencia in his last five matches with 3 goals
José Bordalás Jiménez’s squad will be without Gayá, Gabriel Paulista and Jasper Cillessen, while Barrenetxea, Nacho Monreal and Martin Zubimendi Ibanez are unavailable to play for Real Sociedad.