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Real Sociedad vs Valencia predictions cover La Liga (Spain), Regular Season - 37 on 17 May 2026. Kick-off is listed for Sunday, 17 May 2026 at 19:00 CEST. This preview brings together the prediction lean, community voting, recent form, head-to-head notes and team context in one place. Because this is the predictions tab, the copy focuses on the pre-match view rather than live in-play swings after kick-off.

The pre-match prediction split is Real Sociedad 25%, Draw 37%, Valencia 38%, giving Valencia the clearest lean before the other matchup factors are considered.

Recent form gives the first matchup clue: over the last five, Real Sociedad have taken 3 points while Valencia have taken 10. That comes from Real Sociedad taking 0 wins and Valencia taking 3 wins in that span. Goal trend sits at Real Sociedad -2 and Valencia +2.

Season and schedule context add season pace at Real Sociedad 1.21 points per game versus Valencia 1.29, venue split at 1.53 home points per game against 1 away points per game, and rest days at Real Sociedad 3 and Valencia 3. These details help separate a simple prediction percentage from the rhythm each team brings into the match.

Recent head-to-head context lists Real Sociedad 3 recent H2H wins, Valencia 2 recent H2H wins, and 1 draw, which adds rivalry history without treating older meetings as more important than current form.

Underlying team metrics add chance creation score at Real Sociedad 8.2 versus Valencia 6.3 and clean-sheet rate at 8% against 24%, giving the prediction a check against chance creation, defensive resistance and match-control signals.

The prediction trend contains 3 trend points, showing how the pre-match view developed before the current prediction read.