Villarreal vs Cadiz CF prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-02-03 13:00.
Villarreal ended a four-match winless run (D1, L3) in the most wonderful fashion last time out, producing a five-star La Liga performance to stun Barcelona 5-3. It was a landmark achievement, as the Yellow Submarine became the first side since Real Madrid in January 1963 to score five goals away to Barça in a single league game.
Fans of Villarreal will be hoping that their club’s sensational display at Estadi OlĂmpic LluĂs Companys can spark a revival, with the team still languishing in the bottom half of the table. Marcelino and his coaching staff have an obvious Achilles heel to address if their squad is to climb the table, as they’ve kept just two clean sheets in the Spanish top flight all season – the last of which was all the way back in late September!
The Estadio de la Cerámica faithful might be expecting that to change, considering that their next visitors are Cádiz, who are in dire straits. They find themselves in the dreaded relegation zone, but newly appointed manager Mauricio Pellegrino’s first match in charge, a 0-0 draw with Athletic Bilbao, has given supporters of the Andalusians hope that survival is still a realistic possibility.
Winning just two league games all campaign explains Cádiz’s lowly position, and to compound matters, neither of those victories have come in their last 18 encounters (D9, L9), leaving them in the midst of the lengthiest winless streak in their La Liga history. Their last three-point haul actually came in the reverse fixture when they beat Villarreal 3-1, but they will need to produce a performance worthy of a first-ever away triumph over their hosts (D2, L6) if they’re to secure a memorable double.
Players to watch: Villarreal’s Alexander Sørloth has established an interesting trend of alternating between scoring at home and away with each of his ten goals this term, including the winner away to Barcelona last time out and the opener at Cádiz in September. Chris Ramos netted the equaliser that day, contributing to four of his five goals in 2023/24 coming before half-time.
Hot stat: Cádiz have only scored three league goals in the second half this campaign – the lowest total among all clubs in Europe’s traditional top five divisions.