Form Guide
Espanyol are hoping to win again following a 2-1 La Liga triumph over Real Madrid.
In that game, Espanyol had 35% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Espanyol, the goals were scored by Raúl de Tomás (17′) and Aleix Vidal (60′). For their opponents, Real Madrid CF got 17 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Karim Benzema (71′) scored for Real Madrid.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Espanyol haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Espanyol have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 8 goals during that time. Nevertheless, time will tell whether the trend to replicate in this next game.
Going into this one, Espanyol are unbeaten in their previous 2 home league matches.
In their last fixture, Cádiz drew 0-0 in the La Liga match with Valencia.
In that match, Cádiz managed 32% possession and 2 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, Valencia CF had 16 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
Álvaro Cervera’s Cádiz have seen their efforts on goal rewarded 5 times throughout their most recent six matches. The aggregate of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes equals 9.
Team News: Espanyol
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the Espanyol manager Vicente Moreno to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy set of players. Yangel Herrera (Tibia Fracture) is out of contention.
Team News: Cádiz
In an otherwise healthy group of players, there is only a single fitness issue for the Cádiz boss Álvaro Cervera to be concerned with. Jon Ander Garrido (Knee Injury) won’t be playing here.
Prediction
Our assessment is that Cádiz have the ability to put a goal past this Espanyol lineup, however it probably shouldn’t be as many as they will have scored against them.
We’re expecting a close game with a 2-1 victory for Espanyol when the full-time whistle blows. We’ll have to see what happens.
