Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Valladolid
Match Time & Date:
21/09/2024
14:00
Prediction: 1-2
Real Sociedad
Real Valladolid will look to put an end to their five-game winless run in La Liga when they take on Real Sociedad on Saturday afternoon. La Pucela have conceded ten goals in total in the last two league matches and they face yet another difficult task against La Real. Mario Marin is banned for the hosts, while fellow midfielder Anuar remains on the sidelines with a hernia problem.
The Basques, on the other hand, suffered a 2-0 loss to Real Madrid at the weekend, but seeing that influential forward Mikel Oyarzabal will start against Valladolid, we predict that the visitors are going to emerge triumphant in Saturday’s encounter. The likes of Arsen Zakharyan, Brais Mendez, Hamari Traore, and Javi Lopez are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team. In their last meeting in Primera Division Real Valladolid defeated Real Sociedad thanks to Cyle Larin’s goal, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge.
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.
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