Valencia will be in search of their first win in a month as they host Cadiz in the La Liga. Tenth-place Los Che came into the international break on the heels of a 1-1 draw with Mallorca. 13th-place Cadiz lost their most recent game at home to Girona 1-0.
Preview (Valencia vs. Cadiz)
In their nine league games this season, Valencia has won three, drawn two, and lost four. With 11 points, they are now in 10th place in the standings, four points behind Real Sociedad in sixth. All things considered, Los Che’s season has gotten off to a reasonably strong start. The team had a difficult season the previous year, finishing in 16th place. It was their lowest position since being demoted from La Liga in 1985–86. Valencia’s most notable performance of the season was actually their most recent victory over Atletico Madrid. Since then, they have only managed to gather two points from their four games.
In fact, during a dismal run of play, Ruben Baraja’s team drew with Almeria and Mallorca. They lost to Real Sociedad and Real Betis. Given the weekend schedule, it’s conceivable that they will be further lower in the standings. Los Che has actually been struggling lately versus Cadiz. They have dropped three of their previous five La Liga encounters. Prior to Monday night’s match, Cadiz can gather confidence from their performance against Valencia. They won 1-0 at Mestalla in the league the previous season.
It’s a prosperous time in El Submarino Amarillo’s history as they are enjoying their greatest run since the early 1990s—four straight seasons at this level of competition. Although Sergio Gonzalez’s team had a strong start to the season—winning two and drawing one of their first four games—they haven’t won since defeating Villarreal 3-1 at the beginning of September. In their previous five league games, Cadiz has won three, drawn two, and lost three. They have fallen down the standings in their past two games against Atletico Madrid and Girona. Despite this, Gonzalez’s team is still in 13th place, two points behind Valencia in 10th.
Team News
For the match on Monday, Valencia will be without the services of Jesus Vazquez, Sergei Canos, Mouctar Diakhaby, and José Gaya. Alberto Mari is also a serious doubt. The absence of Correia will allow Dimitri Foulquier to play full-back, but other than that, it can be the same team that plays against Mallorca from the opening whistle. Hugo Duro should remain in a large region to support Selim Amallah’s operations going forward, and the popular Javier Guerra will reappear in the center of the park. Regarding Cadiz, injuries will prevent Roger Marti, Luis Hernandez, Fede San Emeterio, and Brian Ocampo from competing.
Darwin Machis and Ruben Alcaraz, who both received milestone bookings and were sent off against Girona, will also be out of action for the visitors due to suspension. Alcaraz’s absence may help Lucas Pires break into the starting lineup, allowing Machis to be replaced by Ruben Sobrino. Chris Ramos and Maxi Gomez would then play on in the latter third of the field. Given the number of key players absent from both teams for this encounter, a draw on Monday night would not be shocking. Both teams have struggled to score goals this season, but we think Valencia can find a way to secure a crucial three points.
Valencia 1 – 0 Cadiz
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