Valladolid vs Real Sociedad: prediction for the La Liga fixture

In the previous round Valladolid earned a massive away victory over Celta (4:1), which might be a crucial one in an effort to avoid the fifth relegation from La Liga in the current century. Moreover, this week saw the team scoring the same number of goals as in seven previous matches. 

Stats are not on the hosts' side ahead of today's game - Pucela earned just two points at home out of 30 possible, if they conceded the first goal, so the hosts have no other choice but to score first. Hosts currently have three victories and two draws to their name, delivering 11 points and an 11th spot in the standings. Perez, Anuar, Freneda and Kenedy will miss the upcoming match. 

Real Sociedad have won an eight match in a row - Basques have secured a 1:0 victory over Mallorca. Team rose to the 3rd position, visitors had the same result after 10 rounds of the previous season. 

The Royal Club are quite successful in head-to-head matches, plus team has won many away matches in the current season. Prior to this game, the White-Blues have seven victories and one draw, delivering 22 points. Sola, Oyarzabal, Munoz, Merquelanz, Cho and Barrenetxea will miss the upcoming match.