Villarreal vs Cadiz Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th February 2024

Villarreal look destined for a win in their match this coming Sunday against Cadiz. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the La Liga lately.

Villarreal approach round 23 as number 14 in the La Liga table with 23 points on their account so far. With 22 rounds behind them, Cadiz have amassed 16 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

Cadiz will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Villarreal. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win this coming Sunday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Villarreal scored 16 times, conceded 24 and held on for zero clean sheets in their last ten games.

Cadiz scored five goals, conceded 14 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Cadiz won 3-1 the last time, they faced Villarreal, who won the match before that, when Villarreal claimed a 2-0 win.

Villarreal vs Cadiz Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 3-0 against Las Palmas, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Mallorca. Their latest match brought a 3-5 win in their encounter with Barcelona. Villarreal only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent La Liga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

Cadiz Form

Cadiz came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 1-4 against Valencia. A 1-0 defeat against Deportivo Alaves followed, before a 0-0 draw with Athletic Club. Cadiz didn't manage a single away win in their last six La Liga matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded seven and scored three goals themselves.

Neither Villarreal nor Cadiz have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.

Villarreal won 14 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won four, scored 12 and let in ten goals. Cadiz earned zero wins and four points from their past five matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the La Liga table. They scored five and allowed seven goals against on their way. Villarreal have a record of six wins, five draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga this season. Cadiz show off two wins, ten draws and ten defeats in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Cadiz Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 58-year-old Villarreal manager, Marcelino Garcia, will select the lineup against Cadiz from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/22), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/11), Aissa Mandi (1/10), Alberto Moreno (0/16), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/4), Jorge Cuenca (1/16), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/10), Raul Albiol (0/17), Yerson Mosquera (0/0), Alejandro Baena (1/19), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/19), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/20), Francis Coquelin (0/5), Manuel Trigueros (0/9), Ramon Terrats (0/14), Santi Comesana (0/14), Alexander Soerloth (8/19), Alfonso Pedraza (1/14), Gerard Moreno (10/19), Goncalo Guedes (1/2), Ilias Akhomach (1/18), Jorge Pascual (0/1), Jose Luis Morales (6/16), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Cadiz Squad

Below is the full team squad of Cadiz. The manager Pellegrino will pick his starting XI against Villarreal from these players:

David Gil (0/4), Jeremias Ledesma (0/19), Victor Aznar (0/0), Isaac Carcelen (0/21), Javier Hernandez (0/18), Jorge Mere (0/6), Joseba Zaldua (0/5), Lucas Pires (1/16), Luis Hernandez (1/9), Mamadou Mbaye (0/4), Victor Chust (0/7), Alex Fernandez (0/17), Fali (0/21), Federico San Emeterio (1/4), Gonzalo Escalante (0/14), Ivan Alejo (0/20), Jose Mari (0/0), Martin Calderon (0/0), Moussa Diakite (0/0), Robert Navarro (0/12), Rominigue Kouame (0/10), Ruben Alcaraz (2/21), Alvaro Negredo (0/0), Brian Ocampo (0/8), Christopher Ramos (5/22), Darwin Machis (3/15), Maximiliano Gomez (0/17), Roger (2/16), Ruben Sobrino (0/18), Sergi Guardiola (0/12).

Villarreal vs Cadiz Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Villarreal, as they prepare to meet Cadiz, since nine could be missing. Pepe Reina and Alfonso Pedraza can't be called up by the Villarreal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Alfonso Pedraza, Ramon Terrats, Daniel Parejo, Raul Albiol, Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino, Denis Suarez, Ramon Terrats and Jorge Cuenca are missing from the squad, Villarreal will field against Cadizon Sunday.

Cadiz could have up to six players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Sunday atEstadio de la Ceramica Ruben Alcaraz and Javier Hernandez can't be called upon by Cadiz, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Names like Federico San Emeterio, Luis Hernandez, Javier Hernandez, Darwin Machis, Roger and Victor Chust most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Villarreal.

Villarreal vs Cadiz Lineups

Villarreal vs Cadiz H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Cadiz came away as 3-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Sunday. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Villarreal claimed five wins in their previous ten matches against Cadiz. The latter managed two wins in these nine encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3/1.

Villarreal vs Cadiz Results

In the previous nine matches between Villarreal and Cadiz, both teams found the back of the net five times.

Villarreal vs Cadiz Betting Tips

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Gerard Moreno has actually netted ten goals during this La Liga season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Cadiz should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Gerard Moreno to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Estadio de la Ceramica witnessed Villarreal winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew three and lost three in this run. Cadiz won one of their previous 10 games away, drew four and lost five. Goals are flowing freely for Villarreal on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Cadiz''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to not score paid out four times in the past nine encounters between Cadiz and Villarreal, whereas under 2.5 goals happened three times. Villarreal scored an average of 1.1 goals a game, with Cadiz averaging 1.1 goals in this run. In the past ten matches for Villarreal across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in seven times of them with an average of 1.5 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Cadiz, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.