Real Sociedad vs Valladolid Prediction and Betting Preview 28 Feb 2020

Here's our Real Sociedad vs Valladolid Prediction analysis:

Matchday 26 in La Liga kicks off in Donostia where Real Sociedad play host to Real Valladolid. On paper, it’s a game that the hosts should win but they have slipped up against some of the lesser sides this term.

Match status: 2019/20 La Liga - Matchweek 26
Kick-off: Friday 28 Feb 2020, 09:00pm CET
 Venue: Reale Seguros Stadium (San Sebastian)

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Also, Real Valladolid have got results in plenty of games where you wouldn’t necessarily have expected them to do so.

La Real shouldn’t be struggling for incentive here. Victory would see them go level on points with Atletico Madrid in 3rd and after the same number of games as all the other top four hopefuls (their match with Eibar was postponed a couple of weeks ago).

It would also set them up nicely for next week’s Copa del Rey Semi-Final 2nd Leg at Mirandes and Imanol’s side have no reason not to believe with victories in each of their last 6 matches on this ground in all competitions.

Real Sociedad vs Real Valladolid Team News

With the race for the top four heating up, Real Sociedad are beginning to hit their stride at just the right time. Boosted by their run to the Copa Del Rey semis, Txuri-urdinak have won three of their last four La Liga games and their last three league outings at home, following a resounding 3-0 victory against Valencia at Reale Arena last weekend.

While Valencia hardly travelled to San Sebastian in the best of shape after a number of heavy beatings in the past few weeks, Sociedad deserve huge credit for how they put Los Che to the sword.

Imanol Alguacil’s charges were out of sight well before the hour mark thanks to goals from Mikel Merino, Nacho Monreal and an absolute screamer from Adnan Januzaj; the result and performance showing that Sociedad are genuine contenders for a Champions League place this term.

Sociedad are sixth in the table and three points behind the top four going into Matchday 26, while they also have a game in hand after their recent fixture against Eibar was postponed due to air pollution.

A win against Valladolid this Friday will see the Basque giants at least temporarily overtake Getafe and Sevilla, and that should be enough to prevent them being distracted by next week’s Copa second leg against Mirandes.

It took Valladolid a while to make their numerical advantage count over Espanyol last weekend following David Lopez’ first half dismissal, but Pucela got the job done at Jose Zorrilla to ease themselves seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Goals from Sandro Ramirez and Sergi Guardiola sealed a vital 2-1 win for Sergio’s side, who will believe that they can now preserve their top-flight status again this season. Valladolid remain 15 th going into Matchday 26, but their growing cushion over the bottom three should see them in good spirits for their trip to Reale Arena this Friday.

Nonetheless, Valladolid’s overall recent form and struggles on the road means they are likely to come up short here against the in-form hosts. The win over Espanyol was just their second success in 13 La Liga games (W2, D6 and L5), while they have also won just one of their last eight outings on the road (W1, D4 and L3).

Injured or Suspended Players

Real Sociedad: Illarramendi, Barrenetxea and Diego Llorente.

Real Valladolid: Plaza.

Pre-Match Odds

Real Sociedad: 1.54
Draw: 4.24
Real Valladolid: 6.6

All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.
All odds are for Real Sociedad vs Valladolid Predictions with 1xBet and are subject to change.

Real Sociedad vs Valladolid Predictions

Rea Sociedad earned an impressive 3-0 victory over Valencia last week as they made it back-to-back wins in La Liga. They now host a Real Valladolid side that won their own game last week but are inconsistent on the whole and the hosts should be able to come out on top in this one.