Ath Bilbao vs Cadiz CF prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-02-02 20:00.
Athletic Bilbaoâs first appearance without Iñaki Williams in 252 La Liga (LL) games only added to their attacking woes as they made it a fourth match from five LL outings in which they failed to score. Their 1-0 loss away to Celta Vigo confirmed their longest winless run of this LL campaign (D2, L3), and a week after manager Ernesto Valverde identified their greatest problem as âgenerating a lot but achieving littleâ, they converted 51% of possession into zero shots on target.
So where does the recovery come from? Thatâs for Valverde to solve, but considering as of the end of the last gameweek, his next three LL opponents had conceded a combined 11 goals from 15 LL matches since the World Cup, they may be afforded limited opportunities. Yet after their last four LL victories were earned at home – three of them against sides ending the round below them in the standings – this meeting with CĂĄdiz presents a chance to bounce back.
CĂĄdiz needed just ten minutes to assert their authority over mid-table club Mallorca to continue their strong run at home and, most importantly, spend a few days out of the relegation zone. Manager Sergio felt they âdeserved a bit of joy and happinessâ following that 2-0 win and declared himself pleased with 19 points from the first half of the season, particularly after they survived 2021/22 with just 14 at this same stage.
With their first multiple-goal haul in seven LL outings, CĂĄdiz continued a dramatic and unpredictable period of their season in which each of their last nine LL games produced a different win-draw-loss result to the previous game, whilst the pre-match favourite on the day has won just four of those nine games (D3, L2). The visitorsâ next challenge is to take points home from a current top-half club, something they have failed to do from three attempts so far (L3, aggregate score: 1-9).
Players to watch: Gorka Guruzeta, the last Athletic player to record a LL double, did so in their last LL win, as well as their 4-0 victory away to CĂĄdiz. In two of CĂĄdizâs last three LL victories, their first and second goals have been recorded by ThĂ©o Bongonda and Ălex FernĂĄndez respectively!
Hot stat: All but one of the last ten LL fixtures involving either club produced fewer than 2.5 total goals.