Real Madrid vs Cadiz CF prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2022-11-09 20:30.
Hours after learning theyâll face Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) last 16, Real Madridâs 12-match unbeaten La Liga (LL) sequence was ended by near-neighbours Rayo Vallecano (L 3-2). Having won just one of their last four competitive games (D1, L2), manager Carlo Ancelotti admitted his side werenât good enough and also claimed his players are âtiredâ after playing âtoo many gamesâ.
Yet that defeat came five days after theyâd beaten Celtic in the UCL, so a swift return to action against CĂĄdiz â a team they havenât beaten here in two attempts (D1, L1) â might trouble them again. One more big performance is therefore required before the World Cup break to maintain their unbeaten home league run (W7, D3) and to keep pace with rivals Barcelona at the top of LL.
When CĂĄdiz headed to the BernabĂ©u last December they were in a similar position to now, scrapping to get out of the relegation zone, so theyâll feel a repeat of that 0-0 draw is possible. One defeat in their last eight league games (W2, D5) should boost belief, and theyâll now be looking to finish this part of the campaign on a high after their 0-0 draw at Getafe last time out.
CĂĄdiz ought to be fresher than Madrid after an extra couple of days rest and are becoming used to travelling to these parts as their previous league away game was against Rayo (L 5-1), a game which incredibly saw three red cards handed out! With discipline important if theyâre to get a result here, no team had accrued more LL dismissals on the road than the Piratesâ four this term after matchday 13.
Key battle: Madridâs Brazilian defender Ăder MilitĂŁo celebrated his World Cup call-up on Monday with his second LL goal of the season, both coming via first-half headers. Heâll need to watch CĂĄdizâs Ălex FernĂĄndez, whoâs netted his two LL goals this season after the break.
Hot streak: Madrid havenât lost a LL game on a Thursday since December 1995 (W12, D2).