Real Valladolid will welcome Real Sociedad to Estadio José Zorrilla in La Liga on Saturday. Both teams have registered just one win in the league thus far and have four points each.
Valladolid played Celta Vigo in their previous outing last week and suffered a 3-1 away loss. They conceded twice in the first half and Raúl Moro halved the deficit in the 50th minute. Mario Martín was sent off in the 81st minute and Celta restored their two-goal lead in stoppage time.
Sociedad suffered their fourth defeat of the league campaign on Tuesday, a 1-0 away loss to Mallorca. They failed to score for the third consecutive match and will look to return to goalscoring ways.
Real Valladolid vs Real Sociedad Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have squared off 102 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with 41 wins. Valladolid are not far behind with 31 wins and 30 games have ended in draws.
- They last met in the 2022-23 La Liga campaign, with Valladolid recording 1-0 home and away wins.
- Six of the last seven league meetings between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals.
- The hosts have lost three of their last four league games, conceding 13 goals while scoring just once.
- Real Sociedad have also suffered three losses in their last four games, scoring just one goal.
- Real Valladolid are unbeaten in their last eight home meetings against Sociedad, though six games have ended in draws.
- The hosts have the worst defensive record in the league at the moment, conceding 13 goals in five games.
- Sociedad have kept clean sheets in three of their last four away games in La Liga.
Real Valladolid vs Real Sociedad Prediction
Pucelanos began their campaign with a 1-0 home win but have scored just one goal in their last four league outings. Interestingly, they have enjoyed an unbeaten run at home in competitive games in 2024 and have kept clean sheets in their two home games in La Liga this term.
Mario Martín will serve a suspension in this match while Paulo Pezzolano remains without the services of Javi Sánchez, Kike Pérez, and César de la Hoz due to injuries.
Txuri-Urdin have seen a drop in form recently, suffering three losses in their last four games while failing to score in their last three. Interestingly, they have kept two clean sheets in their three La Liga away games this term.
Javi López has trained separately from the group while Brais Méndez is also expected to sit this one out. Hamari Traore remains a long-term absentee after an ACL injury earlier this month.
Considering the current form of the two teams and recent history, they are expected to settle for a draw.
Prediction: Real Valladolid 1-1 Real Sociedad
Real Valladolid vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Raúl Moro to score or assist any time - Yes