- Valencia CF (Los Che) are winless in their last 3 home fixtures, taking 1 draw and 2 defeats.
- Real Sociedad (Txuri-urdin) have won 1 and lost 2 of their 3 away fixtures in LaLiga 2026/2027.
- Valencia CF are unbeaten in the last 2 home H2H meetings, winning 1 and drawing 1.
Los Che in crisis
The odds favour Real Sociedad at 2.5 to win Sunday's LaLiga 2026-2027 game against Valencia CF at Estadio Mestalla, but we like the look of the draw at 3.35 better for small stakes, while the under 2.5 goals market at 1.87 seems the cleanest play in the game.
Los Che have endured a disastrous start to the campaign that has them bottom of LaLiga 2026/2027 with 1 point from 5 games and they have yet to win a home match, while Txuri-urdin have had a mixed bag of results that puts them 12th with 7 points from 6.
Oscar Sanchez's men have seen their fortunes decline after a 4-3 away win over Real Sociedad in LaLiga 2025/2026 three months ago and he's been in charge since 13 September 2026. That result means that Los Che are unbeaten in the last 2 H2H meetings and Sociedad are still looking for their first win against the Valencia-based club.
Sociedad should score
Real Sociedad have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches, which is a mixed return that has been produced by a team that has done little to impress. Last weekend's 0-0 draw with Celta Vigo, the 3-2 win at Elche and the 0-3 home loss to Atletico Madrid make for some strange reading.
Pellegrino Matarazzo's side like to play at a high tempo, but the Italian has not been afraid to make his 4-3-3 system work a bit more direct and move with the ball when the opportunity strikes. Their 4 goals in 3 away games this season should keep them alive on the counter in this game.
Job Ochieng has provided 2 assists in 2 games in this LaLiga campaign and his playmaking has been a strong feature of Sociedad's attacks. Luka Sucic is the Txuri-urdin top scorer with 2 goals in 5 and gives the visitors a slightly sharper cutting edge in the final third than Valencia.
Valencia’s tempo can be maddening
With Valencia averaging 0.00 goals scored and 2.00 goals conceded in 3 home games in the league, we know what will happen to their attacking edge if this becomes a messy game.
Valencia's back four is flexible, but they usually play a very structured build-up phase and will press with a purpose when the ball is turned over. That can lead to some wild contrasts where they become very patient in possession or compact and deep in a low block.
We think the contrast in approaches will make for a chess match on Sunday with Valencia trying to keep things structured and Sociedad looking to play fast and try to hit the gas when they make the turnovers. That's why we are taking the draw as our main selection, but if you prefer a correct score, we will go with 1-1 as the most likely outcome.
