Valencia v Real Sociedad

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Just one point separates Wednesday night's hosts and sixth placed Valencia, and their eighth placed visitors, Real Sociedad, prior to this upcoming midweek clash at the Estadio de Mestalla with both teams eager to register all three points with a win here.

Having picked up four points from their last two matches in the domestic top flight which consisted of an impressive 3-0 home win against Atletico Madrid and a 2-2 draw away from home at Almeria, Valencia have crept into the top six pack in the La Liga table and another three points for the hosts on Wednesday night could send them into an early top four spot.

However, although Valencia started their La Liga campaign in bright fashion by recording back-to-back wins against Sevilla and Las Palmas respectively, the hosts had also been handed defeats by Osasuna and Alaves following those two victories, so there's still some doubt as to whether Valencia have turned a corner yet.

The bigger picture shows Valencia have been dealt just three defeats out of their last 12 matches overall in La Liga and just two losses in their previous 11 home games as well, but their upcoming visitors are expected to put up defiant resistance here.

Onto Real Sociedad, and the visitors have suffered just the one defeat in their opening six games of this new domestic top flight season which was a 2-1 defeat away from home at Real Madrid but otherwise, it's been a steady start to this new campaign for Imanol Alguacil's side.

Real Sociedad have picked up points in draws with Girona, Celta Vigo and Las Palmas which have been further boosted by picking up victories against Granada and Getafe, so the away side are certainly no pushovers and indeed last season Real Sociedad finished in fourth place in La Liga.

The bigger picture also underlines how tough Real Sociedad have been to beat in the Spanish top flight as the visitors have been handed just two losses in their previous 15 matches overall in La Liga whilst also picking up eight wins in the process.

However, results away from home have been poor by Real Sociedad's standards as they have managed to pick up just two wins from their last 10 outings on the road but the goals market (or lack of) appeal for this upcoming clash as seven of Real Sociedad's last 10 away games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Valencia v Real Sociedad Verdict

Six of Valencia's last 10 home games have also resulted in low-scoring encounters, while previous meetings between these two clubs have also produced low-scoring games as five of the last six meetings have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals as well.

Therefore, our main bt will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Real Sociedad win @ 2.80

Correct score: Real Sociedad 2-0 @ 12.00