Valencia
5 shots on target
2–3
Full time
Real Sociedad
6 shots on target
Valencia
2–3
Real Sociedad
La Liga | Sunday, 20 September 2026 | Full time
Valencia more threatening
Real Sociedad more threatening
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
54%
Possession
46%
22
Shots
21
5
On target
6
7
Corners
5
La Liga · Matchweek 7 · Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Valencia v Real Sociedad: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Valencia host Real Sociedad on Sunday 20 September in the La Liga, matchweek 7. Valencia have won three of their last eight games. They have scored 9 and conceded 14 in those eight games — 1.1 goals a game, 1.8 against, keeping two clean sheets.
Real Sociedad have won two of their last eight games. They have scored 10 and conceded 16 in those eight games — 1.3 goals a game, 2.0 against.
The only previous meeting we hold, in May 2026, finished Real Sociedad 3-4 Valencia.
U. Sadiq has been Valencia's most productive, with one goal. Mikel Oyarzabal has been Real Sociedad's most productive, with two assists.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First Half begins.
- 1' Offside, Real Sociedad. Job Ochieng is caught offside. Job Ochieng
- 5' Jon Gorrotxategi (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing. Jon Gorrotxategi
- 5' Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia). Javi Guerra
- 6' Attempt saved. Luken Beitia (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia).
- 6' Attempt missed. Luken Beitia (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 9' Offside, Valencia. Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside. Arnaut Danjuma
- 11' Justin de Haas (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Justin de Haas
- 11' Carlos Soler (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Carlos Soler
- 11' Foul by Justin de Haas (Valencia). Justin de Haas
- 12' Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Gonçalo Guedes
- 12' Foul by José Gayà (Valencia). José Gayà
- 12' José Gayà (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. José Gayà
- 13' Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Justin de Haas. Justin de Haas
- 13' Attempt blocked. Job Ochieng (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal. Job Ochieng
- 14' Attempt blocked. Luken Beitia (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Gómez with a cross. Sergio Gómez
- 14' Offside, Real Sociedad. Sergio Gómez is caught offside. Sergio Gómez
- 15' Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal. Gonçalo Guedes
- 17' Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Javi Guerra
- 17' Foul by Jon Martín (Real Sociedad). Jon Martín
- 19' Attempt blocked. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Javi Guerra
- 19' Attempt missed. Justin de Haas (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Justin de Haas
- 23' Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Carlos Soler
- 23' Attempt blocked. Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luken Beitia. Luka Sucic
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26'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Valencia 0, Real Sociedad 1. Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Job Ochieng. Luka Sucic - 28' Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Maffeo. Pablo Maffeo
- 29' Attempt blocked. Job Ochieng (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Aramburu. Job Ochieng
- 31' Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Sucic. Luka Sucic
- 31' Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Hugo Duro
- 31' Foul by Jon Martín (Real Sociedad). Jon Martín
- 37' Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Luken Beitia.
- 37' Attempt blocked. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma. Arnaut Danjuma
- 40' Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Justin de Haas. Justin de Haas
- 42' Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Sergio Gómez. Sergio Gómez
- 42' Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from very close range is too high following a corner. Hugo Duro
- 43' Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Luka Sucic. Luka Sucic
- 43' Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Guido Rodríguez
- 43' Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad). Gonçalo Guedes
- 44' Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Guido Rodríguez. Guido Rodríguez
- 44' Attempt blocked. Carlos Soler (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Carlos Soler
- 44' Attempt missed. Jon Martín (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Gómez with a cross following a corner. Jon Martín
- 45+1' Aaron Mayol (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45+1' Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad). Gonçalo Guedes
- 45+1' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- First Half ends, Valencia 0, Real Sociedad 1.
- Half time · Valencia 0 Real Sociedad 0
- 46' Substitution, Valencia. David Otorbi replaces Filip Ugrinic. David Otorbi
- 46' Second Half begins Valencia 0, Real Sociedad 1.
- 46' Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal. Gonçalo Guedes
- 47' Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Javi Guerra
- 47' Foul by Carlos Soler (Real Sociedad). Carlos Soler
- 48' Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Arnaut Danjuma
- 48' Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Jon Martín. Jon Martín
- 48' Attempt blocked. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Gayà. Javi Guerra
- 50' Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Luken Beitia.
- 50' Attempt blocked. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Otorbi. David Otorbi
- 51' Attempt blocked. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma with a cross. Arnaut Danjuma
- 51' Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Luken Beitia.
- 52' Attempt missed. Job Ochieng (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal. Job Ochieng
- 52' Attempt missed. Aaron Mayol (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Guido Rodríguez following a corner. Guido Rodríguez
- 53' Offside, Valencia. Hugo Duro is caught offside. Hugo Duro
- 54' Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Luka Sucic
- 54' Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Stole Dimitrievski
- 54' Foul by Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad). Luka Sucic
- 54' Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Justin de Haas. Justin de Haas
- 56' Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a through ball. Luka Sucic
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57'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Valencia 1, Real Sociedad 1. Aaron Mayol (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hugo Duro with a headed pass. Hugo Duro - 59' Attempt missed. Job Ochieng (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Soler. Carlos Soler
- 61' Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Arnaut Danjuma
- 61' Foul by Jon Aramburu (Real Sociedad). Jon Aramburu
- 61' Foul by Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad). Ander Barrenetxea
- 61' Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pablo Maffeo
- 61' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Ander Barrenetxea replaces Job Ochieng. Ander Barrenetxea
- 61' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Orri Óskarsson replaces Mikel Oyarzabal. Orri Óskarsson
- 62' Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by David Otorbi. David Otorbi
- 63' Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Álex Remiro. Álex Remiro
- 63' Attempt saved. David Otorbi (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad). Assisted by Justin de Haas. Justin de Haas
- 67' Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Mayol. Javi Guerra
- 69' Substitution, Valencia. Harvey Elliott replaces Guido Rodríguez. Harvey Elliott
- 69' Foul by José Gayà (Valencia). José Gayà
- 69' Jon Aramburu (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jon Aramburu
- 69' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Yangel Herrera replaces Jon Gorrotxategi. Yangel Herrera
- 69' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Aihen Muñoz replaces Sergio Gómez. Aihen Muñoz
- 70' Handball by Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad). Aihen Muñoz
- 72' Attempt missed. Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes following a fast break. Ander Barrenetxea
- 73' Penalty conceded by Javi Guerra (Valencia) after a foul in the penalty area. Javi Guerra
- 73' Penalty Real Sociedad. Yangel Herrera draws a foul in the penalty area. Yangel Herrera
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75'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Valencia 1, Real Sociedad 2. Carlos Soler (Real Sociedad) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. Carlos Soler - 77' Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia). Hugo Duro
- 77' Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Gonçalo Guedes
- 78' Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Justin de Haas. Arnaut Danjuma
- 79' Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Valencia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad). Assisted by David Otorbi. David Otorbi
- 80' Foul by Pablo Maffeo (Valencia). Pablo Maffeo
- 80' Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Gonçalo Guedes
- 81' Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Gonçalo Guedes
- 82' Substitution, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez replaces José Gayà. Jesús Vázquez
- 82' Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Jon Martín. Jon Martín
- 82' Attempt blocked. David Otorbi (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott. David Otorbi
- 82' Attempt saved. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad). Javi Guerra
- 82' Substitution, Valencia. Aimar Blázquez replaces Hugo Duro. Hugo Duro
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84'
⚽ Goal
Own Goal by Luken Beitia, Real Sociedad. Valencia 2, Real Sociedad 2. - 87' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Luka Sucic. Arsen Zakharyan
- 88' Substitution, Valencia. Luis Rioja replaces Arnaut Danjuma. Arnaut Danjuma
- 89' Foul by Pablo Maffeo (Valencia). Pablo Maffeo
- 89' Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Gonçalo Guedes
- 90+1' Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Jesús Vázquez. Jesús Vázquez
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90+1'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Valencia 2, Real Sociedad 3. Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Soler following a corner. Ander Barrenetxea - 90+1' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2' Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing. Jesús Vázquez
- 90+2' Foul by Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad). Orri Óskarsson
- 90+4' Attempt saved. Aimar Blázquez (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad). Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross. Luis Rioja
- 90+4' Foul by Aaron Mayol (Valencia).
- 90+4' Carlos Soler (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Carlos Soler
- 90+4' Attempt missed. Aimar Blázquez (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
- 90+5' Justin de Haas (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Justin de Haas
- 90+5' Foul by Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad). Orri Óskarsson
- 90+6' Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card. Orri Óskarsson
- 90+6' Luis Rioja (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Luis Rioja
- 90+6' Foul by Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad). Ander Barrenetxea
- Second Half ends, Valencia 2, Real Sociedad 3.
- 90+6' Second yellow card to Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad). Orri Óskarsson
- 90+7' Attempt blocked. Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Pablo Maffeo
- 90+7' Attempt blocked. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott. Harvey Elliott
- Match ends, Valencia 2, Real Sociedad 3.
Expected goals
Valencia
Real Sociedad
2.10
Expected goals
2.53
what the chances were worth
1.23
On target
2.05
what the shots on target were worth
1.67
From open play
1.40
0.42
From set plays
1.13
Real Sociedad created the better chances, 2.53 to 2.10.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Valencia
Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Valencia on the left, Real Sociedad on the right.
The game
54%
Ball possession
46%
76
Total attacks
87
63
Dangerous attacks
58
Attack
22
Shots total
21
5
Shots on target
6
9
Shots off target
8
8
Shots blocked
7
13
Shots inside the box
15
9
Shots outside the box
6
1
Big chances created
2
1
Big chances missed
1
7
Corners
5
2
Offsides
2
Build-up
425
Passes
370
358
Accurate passes
303
84%
Pass accuracy
82%
25
Crosses
14
6
Accurate crosses
2
28
Dribble attempts
18
20
Successful dribbles
7
21
Throw-ins
18
10
Goal kicks
12
Defence
3
Saves
4
21
Tackles
16
11
Interceptions
12
59
Duels won
44
9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
5
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Valencia
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stole Dimitrievski | 90 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | 35 | 51 | 6.39 |
| Javi Guerra | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 25 | 64 | 6.91 |
| Justin de Haas | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 54 | 87 | 7.27 |
| Pepelu | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | 88 | 6.38 |
| Pablo Maffeo | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 47 | 87 | 6.65 |
| Aaron Ndive Mayol de la Cueva | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 40 | 93 | 7.47 |
| Arnaut Danjuma | 88 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 20 | 75 | 7.56 |
| Hugo Duro | 82 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 9 | 89 | 6.89 |
| José Gayà | 82 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 28 | 96 | 6.67 |
| Guido Rodríguez | 69 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | 91 | 6.87 |
| Filip Ugrinic | 46 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 35 | 86 | 6.61 |
| David Otorbi sub | 44 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 15 | 100 | 7.28 |
| Harvey Elliott sub | 21 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 14 | 100 | 6.66 |
| Jesús Vázquez sub | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 33 | 6.45 |
| Aimar Blázquez sub | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 100 | 6.18 |
| Luis Rioja sub | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6.77 |
Real Sociedad
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsen Zakharyan sub | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 50 | 6 | – | – | – | NaN | – |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álex Remiro | 90 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 35 | 49 | 7.09 |
| Jon Aramburu | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 36 | 92 | 6.53 |
| Jon Martín | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 29 | 76 | 6.79 |
| Gonçalo Guedes | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 26 | 88 | 6.98 |
| Carlos Soler | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 39 | 90 | 8.02 |
| Luken Beitia | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 39 | 82 | 7.34 |
| Luka Sucic | 87 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 35 | 94 | 7.40 |
| Jon Gorrotxategi | 69 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 38 | 92 | 7.23 |
| Sergio Gómez | 69 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 27 | 93 | 6.59 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 61 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 | 83 | 6.88 |
| Job Ochieng | 61 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 17 | 65 | 6.57 |
| Ander Barrenetxea sub | 29 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 | 67 | 7.21 |
| Orri Óskarsson sub | 29 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 43 | 5.68 |
| Aihen Muñoz sub | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 100 | 6.10 |
| Yangel Herrera sub | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 9 | 89 | 6.89 |
Player cards
Carlos Soler had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Carlos Soler
Passing
La Liga | Valencia 2-3 Real Sociedad | 20 September 2026
35 successful
4 unsuccessful
2
key passes
2
chances created
9
final third passes
39
passes
90%
accuracy
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Valencia
LLLLW
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 3–1–4 |
| Goals for · against | 9–14 |
Real Sociedad
LWDWL
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–2–4 |
| Goals for · against | 10–16 |
Head to head
Last 1 meeting: Valencia 1 · drawn 0 · Real Sociedad 0.
| 17 May 2026 |
Real Sociedad v Valencia
La Liga
|
3–4 | W |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Valencia
|
U. Sadiq
1 goal
|
1 |
Real Sociedad
|
Mikel Oyarzabal
2 assists
|
2 |
|
Barrenetxea
1 goal
|
1 |
|
O. Óskarsson
1 goal
|
1 |