Valencia vs Real Sociedad Predictions

• Sociedad have lost 11 of 20 La Liga games in 2025, including seven defeats in 10 trips
• Valencia went from bottom of the table to 12th after their turnaround in the second half of the campaign
• The hosts won seven of 11 home games that Carlos Corberan took charge of

Valencia making long-awaited strides forward

Carlos Corberan’s Christmas Day arrival at Valencia last season turned out to be the perfect gift to supporters, as he dragged them out of danger and into midtable. When Valencia hosted Real Sociedad in January, they went into the game bottom. A 1-0 victory was part of Corberan’s salvage job, as the club finished 12th, level on points with Sociedad.

The visitors have lost Martin Zubimendi in the summer, which followed an awful start to 2025 that brought 11 defeats in 20 games. They drifted into the bottom half of La Liga, while they’ve done limited business this summer despite the huge fee Arsenal paid for Zubimendi.

Since New Year’s Day, Valencia won nine times in La Liga, recording the seventh-highest points tally in that spell. While there are still plenty of issues facing them after an awful spell in the club’s history, young players like Javi Guerra and Diego Lopez are leading a turnaround.

Valencia won nine home games last season, with seven of those successes coming in the 11 home matches Corberan took charge of. Sociedad lost seven of their 10 league trips since the turn of the year, so the hosts are a standout price to take all three points.