LiontipsReal Sociedad vs Valencia. Prediction and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Last weekend, Imanol Alguacil's men have suffered a second consecutive defeat in La Liga. The Basques failed to beat Betis (0:2), sliding down from the Top-4. Seven victories and a draw brought 22 points and a 5th spot in the standings.
The Royal Club had no problems with earning a play-off spot in the Europa League and even a mid-week defeat didn't prevent the team from getting a top position in the group standings. Now the hosts have three remaining La Liga matches before the winter break, they will try to climb back into the Top-4. Cho, Merquelanz, Sadiq, Barrenetxea, Sola and Oyarzabal will miss the upcoming fixture.
After a 0:1 defeat to Barcelona in the previous game, club's head coach Gennaro Gattuso said that team is not chasing European qualification and that team's main objective is to get the 40 points as soon as possible. He said that everything will be easier after that.
Team is going into the next game with four victories and three draws, delivering 15 points and a 10th spot in the standings. Nico, Correia, Moriba, Domenech and Diakhaby will miss the upcoming game.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
This bet played in three latest head-to-head matches
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Visitors have won 2 of 4 latest head-to-head matches
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 of 4 latest matches of Valencia
Tip and bets
Real Sociedad are in a poor form now, injury problems affected negatively on their performance in three latest matches. We think that visitors should be able to contain the Basques, they even have a chance to gain the upper hand in this game.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) on Valencia
Both clubs are motivated for the upcoming game, so we are expecting many goal opportunities from the upcoming game, some of which might be converted.
Our second bet is on total over 2,5 goals
