Valencia vs Real Sociedad betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on January 19th, 2025

Valencia and Real Sociedad are scheduled to play against each other on January 19th, 2025, Sunday at 20:00h (UTC), in a La Liga match to be held in Spain, check the Valencia vs Real Sociedad betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Valencia vs Real Sociedad will occur

The game will be played in the mythical Estadio de Mestalla stadium, in the city of Valencia, with a capacity for 49430 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Valencia vs Real Sociedad betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the La Liga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.59 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.64 goals per game of the last championship.

Valencia last match

Valencia in its last official match won (0-2) against Ourense CF, in a match valid for Copa Del Rey. Coach C. Corberán Vallet's lined up a 3-4-3 formation.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.65.

An eye-popping performance did not accompany the victory for Valencia. Despite this, the good appearances of Germán Valera deserve mentioning. The athlete left the field as the main responsible for the positive result of the team.

Real Sociedad last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Real Sociedad, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Villarreal team with a final score of 1-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 1.95, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Valencia vs Real Sociedad h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in La Liga, Valencia was in 18th place while Real Sociedad was in the 17th place. Valencia opened with a 4-4-2 arrangement while Real Sociedad charged with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 28-09-2024 in a La Liga match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 3-0 win for Real Sociedad.

The Real Sociedad team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Valencia its counterpart.

Valencia

La Liga leaderboard now

With 13 points won, Valencia is in 20th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 2 wins against 10 losses, plus 7 draws.

The team, has a slight disadvantage of 2 points against Real Valladolid team who occupies position 19 in the 20th round.

Valencia analysis

Valencia have a negative goal difference, having after 19 rounds conceded 29 goals to opponents and scored 18. An average to improve.

With an average ball possession of 48.21% per game in the current league, Valencia cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Real Sociedad they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Juggling a packed schedule, Valencia could face challenges in keeping up their performance when playing several games in a short span of time. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely contested game, Valencia busy schedule could ultimately impact the outcome against Real Sociedad.

Best goalscorer from Valencia

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Hugo Duro has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Valencia with 5 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Historical data Valencia

With 6 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Valencia team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Real Sociedad

La Liga leaderboard now

Real Sociedad arrives in this game with 28 points, and in 7th place in the La Liga, having won 8 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 4 draws.

This means that in the 20th round, the Girona team is closing in at 8th place, with the same number of points.

Real Sociedad analysis

After 19 rounds, Real Sociedad has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 17 goals for and 13 conceded.

Recent games have demonstrated that Real Sociedad is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

As we approach the Regular Season, Real Sociedad is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 3.63 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

An average ball possession of 55.74% is what the Real Sociedad team usually tries in their attempt to control the game. This is because teams with ball possession above 50% can typically exert some control over their opponents.

The team does not shine in attack, with a scoring average of 0.89 goals per game. With these statistics against it, it can hardly count on a good result in the next away game.

Best goalscorer from Real Sociedad

In this season, the individual highlight is Mikel Oyarzabal that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 4 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Real Sociedad achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Valencia is Hugo Duro, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Real Sociedad is Mikel Oyarzabal, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Real Sociedad has conceded 4 away goals in 9 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Real Sociedad will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 3-0, something to take into consideration.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Real Sociedad scores an average of 0.78 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.4.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.68 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Valencia has an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game over the 19 rounds, while Real Sociedad has an average of 2.3. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.68 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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