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La LigaSunday 20 September 2026 ·

Valencia vs Real Sociedad result and stats

42%
pre-match home win
2–3
full time
26%
draw
32%
pre-match away win
Win probability: home 42%, draw 26%, away 32%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Real Sociedad won 3–2 away at Valencia in the La Liga on Sunday 20 September 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Valencia 42%, the draw 26% and Real Sociedad 32%, so an away win had a 32% chance. It was an upset by GossipBall's numbers.

On expected goals it finished Valencia 1.55, Real Sociedad 2.65, so Real Sociedad created the better chances. Valencia had 22 shots (5 on target) to Real Sociedad's 21 (6 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

VARS
1.55
Expected goals
2.65
22
Shots
21
5
On target
6
7
Corners
5
9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
0
Half-time goals
1

Recent form

Valencia
W @ Alaves1–0 · 15 Sep
L @ Sevilla0–1 · 11 Sep
L v Barcelona0–5 · 6 Sep
L @ Deportivo La Coruña1–3 · 30 Aug
L v Real Betis0–1 · 25 Aug
Real Sociedad
L v Atlético Madrid0–3 · 13 Sep
W @ Elche3–2 · 7 Sep
D v Celta Vigo0–0 · 3 Sep
W v Espanyol2–1 · 29 Aug
L @ Real Madrid1–4 · 26 Aug

Head to head

In 10 league meetings since 2021, Valencia won 3, Real Sociedad won 3 and 4 were drawn; the most recent, on 17 May 2026, finished Real Sociedad 3–4 Valencia, a win for Valencia.

Real Sociedad 3–4 Valencia17 May 2026
Valencia 1–1 Real Sociedad16 Aug 2025
Valencia 1–0 Real Sociedad19 Jan 2025
Real Sociedad 3–0 Valencia28 Sep 2024
Real Sociedad 1–0 Valencia16 May 2024
Valencia 0–1 Real Sociedad27 Sep 2023

Season averages per game

VARS
0.70
Goals
1.90
1.70
Conceded
1.80
1.03
xG
1.42
1.49
xG against
1.54
10.9
Shots
14.4
2.9
On target
5.2
4.2
Corners
6.5
2.50
Yellow cards
1.90
30%
Clean sheets
10%
40%
Both score
70%
50%
3+ goals
80%

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