Valencia vs Real Sociedad

19 January 2025 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Víctor García Verdura

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Hugo Duro 26’

Match summary

Valencia won 1-0 at home to Real Sociedad. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time.

Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead in the 26th minute.

The chances backed that up: Valencia created 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Real Sociedad's 0.76 from 9.

Match stats

Valencia Real Sociedad
7 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.77 xG 0.76
1.77 Non-penalty xG 0.76
4 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Valencia Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Hugo Duro1-0 (Valencia)
26’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Valencia
  • Dimitri Foulquier
  • Cristhian Mosquera
  • Hugo Duro
Real Sociedad
  • Jon Pacheco Dozagarat
  • Javier López
  • Sergio Gómez
  • Martín Zubimendi

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 0.76 26’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), 1-0 26’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 0.76 26’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), 1-0 Duro 26’
Valencia 1.79 xGReal Sociedad 0.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Valencia attacking 
26’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 71’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 4’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 10’ Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 61’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 32’ Naif Aguerd (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 53’ Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Javier López (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ César Tárrega (Valencia), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 26’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 71’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 4’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 10’ Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 61’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 53’ Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Naif Aguerd (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Javier López (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ César Tárrega (Valencia), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Giorgi Mamardashvili GK900 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier DEF902 0.050.000
Cristhian Mosquera DEF900 0.000.000
César Tárrega DEF901 0.050.000
José Gayá DEF900 0.000.501
Enzo Barrenechea MID900 0.000.051
Javier Guerra MID900 0.000.421
Diego López MID621 0.420.021
André Almeida MID700 0.000.202
Luis Rioja MID780 0.000.000
Hugo Duro FWD9013 1.270.000
Fran Pérez Sub280 0.000.000
Pepelu Sub200 0.000.000
Sergi Canos Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 30% Avg odds 3.14
Draw 34% Avg odds 2.84
Real Sociedad win 36% Avg odds 2.64

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Valencia LDDLD
Real Sociedad WWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 3-0 Valencia, 28 Sep 24 Next meeting: Valencia 1-1 Real Sociedad, 16 Aug 25  All Valencia vs Real Sociedad meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.