Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Real Sociedad
Match Time & Date:
05/02/2023
18:30
Prediction: 2-0
Valladolid
Real Sociedad will look to retain their spot in top four when they take on Real Valladolid in the Primeira Liga round 20. La Real are on the right track to book their place in the Champions League, and their display in a goalless draw with Real Madrid is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of upcoming challenges. David Silva has joined the likes of Aritz Elustondo, Andoni Gorosabel, Mikel Merino, Ander Guevara, Jon Pacheco, and Alex Sola in the recovery room, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Meanwhile, La Pucela desperately needed a win against Valencia, and they managed to get one. Real Valladolid, though, are on a five-game losing run on the road, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Real Sociedad’s party in San Sebastian. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Mikel Oyarzabal):
Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to be a choice between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for Oyarzabal.
La Real saw their chance and grabbed this gem of a player at a young age, helping him develop into a proper professional throughout their youth ranks. Mikel Oyarzabal has spent the entirety of his senior career with the Basque behemoths where he’d use his ability to fill in a number of positions up top much to his own benefit.
Oyarzabal’s positioning and movement are work of a tactical genius, whereas it is his nous to find details to exploit that best define him as a player. Having come through the youth categories of the Spanish national team, Oyarzabal also has a senior cap next to his name. It was in 2016 that he also represented the Basque region, scoring on his debut to cap a 3-1 win over Tunisia.
Highlighted Team (Valladolid):
Real Valladolid is a Spanish club based in Valladolid, the part of the autonomous community of Castille and Leon. Founded in 1928, Real Valladolid play their home matches at Jose Zorilla, the venue that has the capacity 26,512. La Pucela have yet to win the La Liga title, but it is important to note that they finished fourth at the end of the 1962/1963 season.
Real Valladolid made it to the Spanish Cup final on two occasions (1949/1950, 1988/1989). In 1984 they won Copa de la Liga (League Cup), which is considered the team’s biggest success. Speaking of their European records, Real Valladolid participated in the 1989/1990 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals.
La Pucela are well known for their purple and white shirts, but they are known for some top-class footballers as well. The likes of Diego Costa, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Borja Fernandez, Rene Higuita, Luis Garcia and Aritz Aduriz played for Real Valladolid in the past.
Real Madrid
Pachuca
Arsenal
Crystal Palace
Newcastle
Brentford 
Monaco 
PSG
Southampton
Liverpool
Espanyol 
Valencia 
