La Liga · 2026
vsSeason opening

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What the record shows

The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 2 to Valencia, 1 drawn, 2 to Real Sociedad. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Valencia
1Draws
2Real Sociedad
Real SociedadValencia · La Liga34
ValenciaReal Sociedad · La Liga11
ValenciaReal Sociedad · La Liga10
Real SociedadValencia · La Liga30
Real SociedadValencia · La Liga10

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Valencia2 matches
  • Real Sociedad1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Valencia

Competition
La Liga
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.21 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.45 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.31 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.22 xG/match
  • Shots11.8 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.8 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.24 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.16 shots/match
  • Possession47.7%
  • Corners5.08 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.79 corners/match
  • Cards2.1 cards/match
  • Fouls12.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency24%
  • Scoring frequency76%

Real Sociedad

Competition
La Liga
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.55 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.61 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.41 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.49 xG/match
  • Shots12.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.9 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.61 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.45 shots/match
  • Possession51.3%
  • Corners5.55 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.5 corners/match
  • Cards2.25 cards/match
  • Fouls14.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency8%
  • Scoring frequency87%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples2 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 1last-five windows
Freshness30 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4