Valencia and Real Sociedad face each other starting at 9:30pm in the Mestalla, a match in which San Sebastian coach Imanol Alguacil will try to stop his poor streak in the black and white stand. This is one of the stadiums where the Albiazole coach is at his worst, with four draws and one defeat, a loss suffered last year that was precisely Ruben Baraja’s first in Serie A.
Valencia return to the Mestalla after earning a difficult draw – their first of the season – in their last match against Almeira. It is not easy to guess what changes Baraja will propose to oxygenate the team, although the coach did not expect many changes as there will be three days of rest from Saturday and another three days, until Sunday – when they play against Betis. Paulista recovered and a debut for striker Yaremchuk was considered almost certain after overcoming various physical problems.
Real Sociedad arrives at the Mestalla with the morale that enables it to regain the three points it lost last Sunday in the first half of the match against Getafe, thanks to the entry of Martin Zobimendi, Mikel Merino and Mikel Oyarzabal, who turned the score around. They left at game time, so everything indicates that they will be back in the game again tonight. Moreover, taking into account Imanol’s negative statistics at Mestalla, a win means that he is removed from the blacklist and that his team sets itself up for another year in the European positions and arrives at Saturday’s derby in San Sebastian with high confidence.
Javi Guerra vs. Bryce Mendez. Despite being a newcomer, the Valencia trendy footballer already has three goals and one assist in six matches. Real Madrid’s Galecki was involved in all four goals of his side’s comeback against Getafe on the final day.
Expect… Fernando Lavarez. 1-1
Real Madrid is performing well despite the decline in its performance away from home, especially in terms of creating chances and scoring goals. Valencia will try to restore the solidity of its defense at home after the last match in Almere, in which it conceded more chances than usual. We will have to see how Mestalla – one of Valencia’s added values - responds to a difficult schedule on Wednesday.
Valencia 1-1 Real Sociedad
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