Cadiz CF vs Rayo Vallecano prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-09-26 19:30.
From the depths of despair and looking like main contenders for relegation, manager Sergio guided CĂĄdiz to safety last term and set up a fourth consecutive La Liga campaign for a club which had spent a lot of its recent history outside of Spainâs top flight. That fourth campaign amongst the elite has started well too, with Sundayâs 1-1 draw at Real Betis taking the Yellow Submarineâs tally to eight points from their first six games this term – already five more than they had at this stage last campaign!
Itâs âall the twoâsâ for CĂĄdiz at this point (W2, D2, L2) with the basis for their decent start to the campaign an unbeaten home record (W2, D1) after an impressive 3-1 triumph over Villarreal in their last outing at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla in Round 4. Back on home turf now after two away trips, CĂĄdiz will be gunning to continue their fine form here thatâs seen them win five of their last six (D1) and only concede three goals.
CĂĄdizâs start to the season, especially at home, doesnât bode well for Rayo Vallecano ahead of Wednesday nightâs game in Andalusia. Beaten 7-0 and 1-0 before the international break, Rayo sparked back into life by following up victory over lowly AlavĂ©s with a hard-fought point against Villarreal at the weekend to sit two places and two points above CĂĄdiz.
A pair of 2-0 victories in their first away games of the season should encourage Los Franjirrojos ahead of this trip, perhaps until you look through the H2H history between these sides. Dating back to the 1965/66 season, Rayo have come away with maximum points from this part of Spain just once from 23 visits (in 1973), consequently losing four of their five all-time visits here in the top-flight! Indeed, this H2H matchup has a strong bias in favour of whoever is playing at home, with only one away victory recorded in the last 32 matches at any venue!
Players to watch: A scorer in the draw at Betis at the weekend, frontman Chris Ramos has two goals in his last three games for CĂĄdiz, meaning that his side on the day has only lost twice in his last 21 scoring league games. netting in the midweek draw at Betis. On a similar note to Ramos, Rayo have a great win percentage of nearly 71% when winger Isi PalazĂłn scores for them (W17, D3, L4) including two penalties this term in a pair of 2-0 wins.
Hot stat: The last eight league matches between these sides in Cadiz have seen under 2.5 goals.