On Saturday night, Valencia and Real Sociedad clash at the Mestalla in what could be a massive game in both the fight for La Liga survival and the Champions League spots.
Valencia form guideLos Che’s recent form in La Liga is highly worrying, as the home side is currently in 19th place in the Spanish top flight, two points from the safety of 17th place. A 1-0 defeat at Getafe means that Valencia has failed to win in eight matches in the Spanish top flight, having suffered seven losses in the run.
A lack of goals has been a major issue for Los Che, as they have failed to score in four of their previous five matches in La Liga.
Real Sociedad form guideThe visitor’s bright start to the campaign has slightly stalled of late as La Real heads into this game on the back of just one win in their last four matches in the Spanish top-flight. Last time out, Imanol Alguacil’s team drew 1-1 with Celta Vigo.
The recent relatively unconvincing league form has seen fourth-place Atletico Madrid move to within two points of the visitors while also being six clear of fifth-place Real Betis.
Real Sociedad has a mixed recent away record in La Liga, although they have won six of their last nine matches on their travels in the Spanish top flight.
Latest team newsValencia looks set to be without experienced forward Edinson Cavani and Nico Gonzalez due to injuries. Real Sociedad still has a lengthy injury list, as they could be without David Silva, Jon Pacheco, Martin Merquelanz, Aritz Elustondo, Momo Cho, Umar Sadiq and Andoni Gorosabel through various injuries.
What am I backing?Valencia really has been poor of late, and it’s hard to see where their next win is coming from. I am backing Real Sociedad to record a narrow victory in this clash to boost their top-four chances.
