real sociedad - valencia c. f. arrives with Valencia needing one point to secure mathematical qualification, and they will try to get it on Sunday at 19:00 at the Reale Arena in jornada 37 of LaLiga EA Sports. Real Sociedad are already through to the Europa League as Copa champions, so the match closes their home season with different stakes on each side.
Reale Arena and Movistar LaLiga
The game is set for Sunday, 17 May at 19:00 in Anoeta, with live television coverage on Movistar LaLiga. It can also be followed on Radio MARCA and on MARCA.com, giving supporters three direct ways to track a match that carries table consequences for both clubs.
Valencia go in on 43 points, three behind Real Sociedad on 45, after drawing against Rayo Vallecano before this fixture. Carlos Corberán’s side need only a single point to make their position mathematical without leaning on any other result, which keeps the equation simple even if the road to it has not been.
Real Sociedad’s home edge
Real Sociedad have not won in six league matches, with four draws and two defeats, but the run at home against Valencia has been stronger. They have not lost any of their last four home league meetings with Valencia and have won the last two in San Sebastián. A third straight home win over Valencia would match a sequence they have not managed since 2012 and 2014.
That is the wrinkle for Valencia. They have improved away from home by winning four of their last nine league matches on the road, yet they had only two victories in their previous 31 away games before that stretch. At Anoeta, the numbers are less helpful: Valencia have failed to score in their last two league visits and lost both.
Valencia’s route at Anoeta
Valencia have still taken three wins in their last eight league visits to San Sebastián, so the venue has not shut them out completely. But this trip is narrower than most. One point is enough for Corberán’s team, and anything less leaves their qualification dependent on results elsewhere.
Real Sociedad, meanwhile, can use a home farewell to reset a league run that has gone flat. Valencia do not need to outplay the history around Anoeta; they need to leave with a point and move the table on their own terms.
