Will the hosts end their negative run?

Cadiz CF will host Valencia at the end of the first matchday of the second half of the season and the betting odds suggest an exciting clash. This is somewhat surprising, as the visitors are clearly ahead of the Andalusians in the table. They are currently up to their necks in water. A long run without a win has seen the home side slip into a relegation spot. The pressure on coach Sergio increases with every further failure

The visitors, on the other hand, are slightly on the up and are unbeaten in four competitive matches. The Black & Whites are even allowed to look with one eye towards the international starting places. After years without success, this is a relief for the Blanquinegros’ supporters. With a three-pointer next weekend, they should make up further ground in the table. The best bookmakers see the six-time champions as slight favorites and are offering top odds of 2.73 for an away coup in the clash between Cadiz and Valencia.

Cadiz – Statistics & current form

Since their promotion in 2020, Cadiz Club de Futbol are now playing in Spain’s top flight for the fourth season in a row. And as in each of the previous seasons, this year is all about somehow managing to stay in the league. The current situation is very threatening for the Andalusians.

Halfway through the season, they have just two wins and nine points to their name. In total, that makes 15 points for the Andalusians, which currently means eighteenth place and the first direct relegation spot. However, the gap to the safety zone is small. Cadiz are just one point behind rivals Celta Vigo and Sevilla FC, so a win at the weekend could see them jump up the table

Cadiz have been waiting fifteen games for a three-pointer

A run of 15 league games without a win has put head coach Sergio’s side in this precarious position. The last win came on matchday four in a 3:1 victory over Villarreal CF. Since then, they have only managed eight draws

The team recently suffered a painful 2-0 defeat at direct relegation rivals Granada. This negative run must be halted as quickly as possible. However, the bookmakers doubt whether this will be possible against the up-and-coming Blanquinegros. Odds of 2.90 are being offered on the home side in the game between Cadiz and Valencia

Cadiz with a very poor goal tally

The weakness of the southern Spanish side quickly becomes apparent when you look at the goal difference. The yellow and blues only scored fourteen times. This is the worst figure in the league. With five goals, Christopher Ramos alone scored more than a third of all the Andalusians’ goals. The defensive line, which conceded 26 goals, is more suitable for the first division. This puts the defensive artists in fourteenth place in the league.

In the Copa, they were eliminated early on. They suffered a 2-1 defeat against the lower-ranked team from Arandina in the round of the last 64 teams. Cadiz only won two of their nine games in front of their own fans, picking up a total of eleven points. However, the hosts are now without a win in six league games at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla.

Predicted Cadiz line-up:

Valencia – Statistics & current form

Valencia CF are six-time champions of their country. The last major title was won in 2019, when they won the Copa del Rey for the eighth time. In the league, on the other hand, the Blanquinegros have not been able to pull out any trees in recent years. The fans experienced the low point last year. They finished the season just above the bottom line in 16th place.

Under head coach Ruben Baraja, who took over on the sidelines last February, the aim now is to return to the upper regions of the table. The Black & Whites have picked up seven wins and five points from their 19 games. This gives the visitors a total of 26 points, which currently puts them in ninth place in the table. The cushion to the relegation zone is in the double-digit point range, meaning that they can continue to look upwards. The gap to Real Sociedad, who occupy the Conference League spot, is a mere six points

Dura with a loading jam

With 22 goals scored, Valencia CF’s offense has a mediocre record with the tenth-best score. Hugo Dura, who has netted seven times so far, is the most dangerous attacker in their ranks. However, the Spaniard has failed to score in his last six competitive matches.

Things look better in defense. Keeper Mamardashvili has only had to clear the ball from his own net 23 times. This is the seventh-best figure in La Liga and is the basis for a good performance

Valencia on a positive run

The Blanquinegros can look back on a successful run. The Black & Whites have been unbeaten in four competitive matches. The last two league games at Rayo Vallecano (1:0) and against Villarreal (3:1) were won

In the cup, the visitors battled their way through to the next round with a 2:1 win after extra time at FC Cartagena. They even wrestled a draw from FC Barcelona recently

Away from home, the Baraja team’s successes have been few and far between. Only two three-pointers have been scored on the opponent’s pitch. They will be looking to improve on that record this weekend at the Andalusians, who are in poor form

Predicted Valencia line-up:

Cadiz – Valencia head-to-head comparison / H2H record

In the annals we find 29 meetings between the two teams in La Liga. The hosts have only won seven times and the Black & Whites have been successful twice as often. There have also been three cup encounters, in which Valencia have always prevailed. In the first leg of the current season, the Blanquinegros won 2:0, with the final score already decided at half-time and the yellow and blue weakened themselves early on with a red card.

The bookmakers’ predictions for the upcoming match between Cadiz and Valencia predict an open game with almost equal odds. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that the visitors have failed to score three times in their last four visits to the Andalusians. There have rarely been many goals scored in recent league games. Of the last five duels, only one has ended with more than two goals

Cadiz – Valencia betting tip

After a run of 15 games without a win in the league, the hosts are up to their necks. The yellow-and-blues have now slipped to a relegation spot. If the negative run is not halted soon, there is a risk that they will lose touch with the safety of the drop zone. To achieve a turnaround, however, the team’s offense must finally turn things around. 14 goals from 19 games is not good enough for the first division.

The visitors, on the other hand, are riding a small wave of success and have been unbeaten in four competitive matches. They have collected seven out of a possible nine points in the league. They have even moved back into the international starting places. The aim now is to extend this run and put pressure on the teams ahead of them. After a completely botched last season, the current season is balm on the fans’ wounds

After a long negative run, there is little to be said in favor of the hosts from our point of view. That’s why we’re a little surprised by the even odds distribution. We see the advantage on the side of the visitors and recommend betting on an away win in the game between Cadiz and Valencia, backed by a DrawNoBet, at odds of 1.83 at the top. With their third win in a row, Baraja’s side have put themselves among the contenders for a place on the international stage.

The home side’s lack of finishing is glaring. It is therefore not unlikely that the yellow-and-blues will fail to score again this weekend. Alternatively, betting on a game in which neither team scores is a good choice in the match between Cadiz and Valencia at odds of 1.70.