Cadiz CF vs Valencia prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-01-13 15:15.
Sergio González has received the dreaded vote of confidence as Cádiz manager, following calls from some sections of the fanbase for him to be sacked following a 15-game winless run (D8, L7) in La Liga. However, club president Manuel VizcaĂno appears to have ruled out a change for the immediate future, after stating he is only thinking “about the next game.”
The head coach himself insists he is “convinced” the Yellow Submarine will turn their shocking form around. That needs to happen quickly though, as a 2-0 defeat to Granada at the start of the month only intensified the pressure upon him as his side dropped into the relegation zone at the halfway stage of the campaign. Improving their output in the final third might help things, as Cádiz are the least frequent scorers in the division, netting just 14 times in their 19 outings.
Recent history suggests they might have a chance of turning that around against opponents Valencia, who are winless in their last four visits to Nuevo Mirandilla (D2, L2). The visitors, who were triumphant 2-0 at home when the two sides met earlier this season, should be full of confidence this time around thanks to a run of three successive victories across all competitions for the first time in nearly two years.
Thanks to that fine form, RubĂ©n Baraja’s side – who haven’t finished in the top seven in any of their last four campaigns – are edging closer to the European places. They must surely need to continue improving their dreadful away form to have any hope of qualifying for a UEFA competition, given a 1-0 victory against an out-of-sorts Rayo Vallecano in their previous outing ended a run of eight league fixtures on the road without success (D3, L5).
Key battle: All but two of Chris Ramos’ last 14 goals for Cádiz have served as the first or last of the match. He will be attempting to extend that record against Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who has kept just one clean sheet in his last 14 away league appearances.
Hot streak: Cádiz have not won any of the last seven league games in which they have scored first, including five 1-1 draws (D6, L1).