Cadiz vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th January 2024

When Athletic Club come to Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla for the La Liga match on Sunday, Cadiz will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed 18th in the table Cadiz have amassed 15 points after 21 matches. On 41 points, Athletic Club rank fifth with 21 matches played this season.

Cadiz are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Athletic Club in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla.

Cadiz are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net five times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.5 goals per game, as they conceded 15 goals. They managed one clean sheet in these matches.

Athletic Club scored an average of two goals in ten matches for a total of 20 goals. They also conceded nine goals or an average of 0.9 per game, as they managed four clean sheets.

Athletic Club got the better of Cadiz in their most recent meetings, as they first won 3-0, then 4-1.

Cadiz vs Athletic Club Prediction

Cadiz Form

Cadiz endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-0 against Granada, before Valencia won 1-4, while Deportivo Alaves claimed all three points in a 1-0 win. Cadiz did not win any of their last six La Liga matches at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla. They came through these matches with a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored four goals.

Athletic Club Form

In their previous three matches, Athletic Club beat Deportivo Alaves 2-0, lost 1-0 against Valencia and drew 2-2 with Barcelona. Athletic Club won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and seven scored.

Cadiz, as well as Athletic Club, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards on Sunday.

Cadiz fought their way to zero wins and one point from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in 12 goals. Athletic Club won four of their previous six outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 14 points. They scored 13 and conceded four goals. Cadiz are looking at a record of two wins, nine draws and ten defeats in the La Liga this season. Athletic Club are looking at 12 wins, five draws and four defeats in the La Liga.

Cadiz vs Athletic Club Squads

Cadiz Squad

The 52-year-old Pellegrino will select the starting eleven against Athletic Club from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

David Gil (0/4), Jeremias Ledesma (0/18), Victor Aznar (0/0), Isaac Carcelen (0/20), Javier Hernandez (0/18), Jorge Mere (0/6), Joseba Zaldua (0/5), Lucas Pires (1/15), Luis Hernandez (1/9), Mamadou Mbaye (0/4), Victor Chust (0/6), Alex Fernandez (0/16), Fali (0/20), Federico San Emeterio (1/4), Gonzalo Escalante (0/13), Ivan Alejo (0/19), Jose Mari (0/0), Martin Calderon (0/0), Moussa Diakite (0/0), Robert Navarro (0/11), Rominigue Kouame (0/10), Ruben Alcaraz (2/20), Alvaro Negredo (0/0), Brian Ocampo (0/7), Christopher Ramos (5/21), Darwin Machis (3/15), Maximiliano Gomez (0/17), Roger (2/16), Ruben Sobrino (0/17), Sergi Guardiola (0/11).

Athletic Club Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Athletic Club head coach Valverde will select from for his starting XI:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/0), Unai Simon (0/21), Aitor Paredes (1/21), Daniel Vivian (0/21), Hugo Rincon (0/0), Imanol Garcia de Albeniz (0/4), Inigo Lekue (0/16), Oscar de Marcos (1/14), Peru Nolaskoain (0/2), Yeray Alvarez (0/5), Yuri Berchiche (1/15), Ander Herrera (0/14), Benat Prados (0/13), Dani Garcia (1/10), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1/16), Junior Bita (0/0), Mikel Jauregizar (0/2), Mikel Vesga (3/15), Oihan Sancet (3/19), Raul Garcia (0/9), Unai Gomez (2/13), Alex Berenguer (4/20), Asier Villalibre (1/10), Carlos Mattheus (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (8/21), Iker Muniain (0/12), Inaki Williams (8/18), Luis Bilbao (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/5), Nico Williams (3/18).

Cadiz vs Athletic Club Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Cadiz, as they prepare to meet Athletic Club, since six could be missing. Darwin Machis, Ruben Alcaraz and Javier Hernandez can't be called up by the Cadiz-manager, with both serving a ban.

Cadiz-players Federico San Emeterio, Luis Hernandez, Javier Hernandez, Darwin Machis, Roger and Victor Chust won't be playing in the upcoming match against Athletic Club at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla due to nursing various injuries.

Athletic Club will have to make do without a group of four missing from their roster prior to their upcoming match this coming Sunday against Cadiz. Inaki Williams is ineligible for selection in the Athletic Club squad, as he is suspended.

Names like Oscar de Marcos, Dani Garcia and Nico Williams most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Cadiz.

Cadiz vs Athletic Club Lineups

Cadiz vs Athletic Club H2H

Athletic Club won 3-0 and 4-1 in the two most recent meetings with Cadiz, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Cadiz won three times, while Athletic Club won six times of their last nine encounters, meaning not a single one of these ended in a stalemate. The home win gets you odds at 9/2 with the bookmakers, while the best betting odds on the visitors at full-time are at 8/11.

Cadiz vs Athletic Club Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last nine matches between Cadiz and Athletic Club. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 11/17 with bookies.

Cadiz vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, Roger will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Athletic Club hope Alex Berenguer can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two La Liga goals in his last six La Liga games.

Cadiz claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Athletic Club won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Cadiz are winless in 10 matches on the spin, home and away, while Athletic Club won seven of their previous 10 matches in the La Liga.

Over 2.5 goals came up five times in the previous nine encounters between Cadiz and Athletic Club, as Cadiz scored 0.66 goals on average per game and Athletic Club averaging 2.09 goals. Both teams scored in two times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Cadiz’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Athletic Club, who managed to score two times in those matches.