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La Liga | Gameweek 11
Oct 22, 2022 at 3.15pm UK
Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla
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Valladolid
1 - 0
Real Sociedad

Leon (16')
Sanchez (6'), Plano (51')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Zubimendi (27'), Navarro (46'), Mendez (60')

Preview: Real Valladolid vs. Real Sociedad - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Real Sociedad will be bidding to make it nine straight wins in all competitions when they continue their La Liga campaign away to Real Valladolid on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors are currently third in the table, boasting 22 points from their first 10 matches, while Real Valladolid occupy 11th position, collecting 11 points from their first 10 games of the campaign.


Match preview

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski in action with Real Valladolid's Kike Perez on August 28, 2022© Reuters

Real Valladolid secured a return to La Liga for the 2022-23 campaign due to their second-place finish in the Segunda Division last term, and they will be looking to consolidate at the top level this season.

The White and Violets have shown plenty of positive signs early in the campaign, with a record of three wins, two draws and five defeats from 10 matches bringing them 11 points, which is enough for 11th in the table.

Pacheta's side will enter this contest off the back of a 4-1 victory over Celta Vigo on Wednesday night, with Roque Mesa and Joaquin Fernandez scoring before Sergio Leon netted a late brace.

Real Valladolid have now been victorious in two of their last four in the league, suffering just one defeat in the process, and they will take on Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Elche and Athletic Bilbao in their final matches before the campaign breaks for the 2022 World Cup.

Pucela have not actually beaten Real Sociedad in the league since December 2018, but they did hold the Basque side to a 1-1 draw in the corresponding game between the two sides during the 2020-21 season.

Alexander Sorloth celebrates scoring for Real Sociedad on October 13, 2022© Reuters

Real Valladolid will enter this match off the back of a strong result, but Real Sociedad are flying at the moment, winning each of their last eight games in all competitions.

Imanol Alguacil's side are in pole position in their Europa League section, sitting top of Group E with 12 points, and they are bidding to finish above Manchester United to automatically qualify for the knockout round.

The White and Blues have also been victorious in their last five league matches, beating Espanyol, Girona, Villarreal, Celta and Mallorca during an excellent run of form.

Mikel Merino's fourth-minute effort was enough to overcome Mallorca at Reale Arena on Wednesday night, with the result leaving Real Sociedad in third position in the table, level on points (22) with second-placed Barcelona.

The Basque outfit have finished sixth, fifth and sixth in their last three La Liga campaigns and have not claimed fourth since 2012-13, but they will fancy their chances of battling for a Champions League finish this term.

Real Valladolid La Liga form:

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Team News

Mikel Oyarzabal in action for Real Sociedad on June 29, 2020© Reuters

Real Valladolid were missing Ivan Fresneda, Kenedy, Sergio Asenjo, Luis Perez and Anuar Tuhami through injury against Celta, and all five are likely to remain on the sidelines for this match.

Head coach Pacheta will have been delighted with what he saw against Celta, so it is likely to be close to the same XI for this match, with Alvaro Aguado set to keep his spot in midfield.

However, there could be a change in the final third of the field, with Leon, who scored a brace off the bench on Wednesday night, potentially taking the place of Sergi Guardiola for the first whistle.

As for Real Sociedad, Aihen Munoz, Alex Sola, Ander Martin, Martin Merquelanz, Mohamed Cho and Umar Sadiq are all expected to miss the game through injury.

Mikel Oyarzabal is back in training after a long period on the sidelines due to a serious knee injury, but he is still not ready to be involved for the Basque club.

Martin Zubimendi is expected to come into the midfield this weekend, while Carlos Fernandez is pushing to be involved in the final third, but David Silva should ultimately keep hold of his starting role.

Real Valladolid possible starting lineup:
Masip; Rosa, Joaquin, Feddal, J Sanchez, Olaza; Perez, Mesa, Aguado; Leon, Weissman

Real Sociedad possible starting lineup:
Remiro; Gorosabel, Elustondo, Pacheco, Rico; Mendez, Zubimendi, D Silva, Merino; Sorloth, Kubo


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We say: Real Valladolid 1-1 Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad's recent form has been excellent, but Real Valladolid will have been boosted by their impressive win over Celta last time out. The points were shared in a 1-1 draw when the two sides last locked horns at Estadio Jose Zorrilla, and we are predicting the same scoreline this weekend.


For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.


Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 3.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 3.5:data


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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona13110240122833
2Real Madrid1283125111427
3Atletico MadridAtletico137511971226
4Villarreal127322319424
5Osasuna136341720-321
6Athletic Bilbao135531913620
7Real BetisBetis135531412220
8Real Sociedad135351110118
9Mallorca135351010018
10GironaGirona135351617-118
11Celta Vigo135262022-217
12Rayo Vallecano124441313016
13Sevilla134361218-615
14Leganes133551316-314
15AlavesAlaves134181422-813
16Las PalmasLas Palmas133371622-612
17Getafe13175811-310
18Espanyol123181122-1110
19Real ValladolidValladolid132381025-159
20Valencia11146817-97


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