Prediction : Cadiz CF vs Espanyol Match Preview, Line-ups, and More

Cadiz CF vs Espanyol

SCHEDULE	TIME
GAME	Cadiz CF vs Espanyol
DATE	18/01/2022
TIME	15:30 PM (UTC-5)
VENUE	Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla (Cadiz)
LEAGUE	LaLiga - Round 21

TV Channel Info

More Information

Streaming starts 5 minutes before kick off

Preview

◉ Following a 0-0 bore draw in what was new manager Sergio González’s first match in charge, Cádiz needed penalties to advance past lower league opposition Gijon in the Copa del Rey at the weekend. Now shifting their focus to fighting for survival in La Liga (LL), Cádiz will need to break their seven-game winless streak in the league (D2, L5) soon, but failing to score in four of those seven matches shows they’re lacking a real cutting edge in attack.

◉ The ‘Pirates’ are one of only two teams yet to win a home league fixture across Europe’s top-five leagues (D5, L5), but hosting Espanyol could be the silver bullet to their problems. Cádiz haven’t lost to Espanyol in their last five league H2H matches at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla (W3, D2), keeping four clean sheets in that time.

◉ Espanyol lost to fellow top-flight side Mallorca in their Copa del Rey match, going down 2-1 for the second successive fixture. Hovering in the middle of the LL table, Espanyol’s ascension has been constantly halted by alternating between wins and losses in each of their last nine league fixtures (W4, L5), with seven finishing by a one-goal margin.

◉ The ‘Parakeets’ have found it incredibly difficult on the road this season, having secured only six of their 26 points away from home (W1, D3, L6). Winning the reverse fixture 2-0 will up the confidence in the Espanyol camp though, and they’ll now hunt for back-to-back LL wins against Cádiz for the first time since 1987.

◉ Players to watch: Cádiz’s Álvaro Negredo will fancy himself here, given he’s provided 12 goal contributions (G9, A3) in 17 games against Espanyol, whose Raúl de Tomás has scored his side’s opening goal in 14 of his last 17 goalscoring outings in league football.

◉ Hot stat: Only one of the last ten competitive H2Hs saw both teams score.

Cadiz CF starting lineup:

Ledesma; Jimenez, Cala, Chust, Espino; Chapela, Jonsson, Alex, Salvi; Sobrino, Negredo

Espanyol starting lineup:

D Lopez; Vidal, Gomez, Cabrera, Vila; Bare, Darder, Melamed; Embarba, Moron, De Tomas

Prediction 

Cadiz 1-1 Espanyol

Both sides will view this match as the ideal opportunity to return to winning ways, but we are finding it difficult to back either to triumph on Tuesday. Espanyol's away form this season has been disappointing, while Cadiz have the worst home record in the league, so we have had to settle on a low-scoring draw.