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Valencia vs Real Sociedad - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 1

La Liga - Gameweek 1

Saturday, 16 Aug 2025 • 21:30

Valencia

1 : 1

Real Sociedad

Goals

Diego López
1 : 0
57'
57'Diego López
1 : 0
60'
1 : 1
Takefusa Kubo
1 : 1
Takefusa Kubo60'

Lineups

Valencia

PosPlayer
GK
Julen Agirrezabala
DEF
Dimitri Foulquier
DEF
Jose Luis Gaya
DEF
César Tárrega Requeni
DEF
José Copete
MID
Pepelu
MID
Javi Guerra
FWD
Luis Rioja
FWD
Hugo Duro
FWD
Diego López
FWD
Dani Raba

Substitutes

67'André Almeidafor Dani Raba
68'Arnaut Danjumafor Hugo Duro
80'Baptiste Santamariafor Pepelu
80'Jesús Vázquezfor Jose Luis Gaya
87'Filip Ugrinicfor Javi Guerra

Real Sociedad

PosPlayer
GK
Álex Remiro
DEF
Aihen Muñoz
DEF
Jon Aramburu
DEF
Duje Ćaleta-Car
MID
Igor Zubeldia
MID
Brais Méndez
MID
Beñat Turrientes
MID
Pablo Marín
FWD
Mikel Oyarzabal
FWD
Takefusa Kubo
FWD
Ander Barrenetxea

Substitutes

68'Orri Óskarssonfor Brais Méndez
68'Aritz Elustondofor Duje Ćaleta-Car
80'Goncalo Guedesfor Takefusa Kubo
80'Sergio Gómezfor Aihen Muñoz
80'Urko González de Záratefor Beñat Turrientes
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
11Real Sociedad10101101
D
12Valencia10101101
D

Last Games

Valencia

@Real Betis
1 - 1
vsAthletic Bilbao
0 - 1
@Deportivo Alavés
0 - 1
vsGetafe
3 - 0
@Las Palmas
3 - 2

Real Sociedad

@Real Madrid
0 - 2
vsGirona
3 - 2
vsCelta Vigo
0 - 1
@Atlético Madrid
0 - 4
vsAthletic Bilbao
0 - 0

Head-to-Head

16 Aug 2025
Valencia1 - 1Real Sociedad
16 Aug 2025Valencia
1 - 1
Real Sociedad
19 Jan 2025
Valencia1 - 0Real Sociedad
19 Jan 2025Valencia
1 - 0
Real Sociedad
28 Sept 2024
Real Sociedad3 - 0Valencia
28 Sept 2024Real Sociedad
3 - 0
Valencia
16 May 2024
Real Sociedad1 - 0Valencia
16 May 2024Real Sociedad
1 - 0
Valencia
27 Sept 2023
Valencia0 - 1Real Sociedad
27 Sept 2023Valencia
0 - 1
Real Sociedad

La Liga

Gameweek 1

15 Aug • 19:00
Girona
Rayo Vallecano
1 - 3
15 Aug • 21:30
Villarreal
Real Oviedo
2 - 0
16 Aug • 19:30
Mallorca
Barcelona
0 - 3
16 Aug • 21:30
Deportivo Alavés
Levante
2 - 1
16 Aug • 21:30
Valencia
Real Sociedad
1 - 1
17 Aug • 17:00
Celta Vigo
Getafe
0 - 2
17 Aug • 19:30
Athletic Bilbao
Sevilla
3 - 2
17 Aug • 21:30
Espanyol
Atlético Madrid
2 - 1
18 Aug • 21:00
Elche
Real Betis
1 - 1
19 Aug • 21:00
Real Madrid
Osasuna
1 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.