Cadiz will look to return to winning ways when they host Rayo Vallecano in the La Liga. After earning four points from their previous two games, the visitors will try to avoid losing for the third time in a row.
Preview (Cadiz vs. Rayo Vallecano)
With six games played, Cadiz has had a mixed start to the 2017 La Liga campaign. They have won three and lost three. Cadiz would have been miffed to lose 3-0 to Athletic Club on matchday five after picking up their second victory of the year against Villarreal earlier this month. Nevertheless, they put up a better performance in Sunday’s challenging away match against Real Betis. They grabbed the lead through Chris Ramos before Guido Rodriguez tied the score. Cadiz will be happy to be in ninth place with eight points. They hope to avoid a relegation struggle in their fourth consecutive season in the top division.
Sergio Gonzalez’s team will try to keep their perfect home record after earning seven points from their first three games. Rayo assigned Francisco the challenging task of trying to repeat last season’s seventh-place performance. They lost manager Andoni Iraola to Bournemouth in the summer. After leading Rayo to successive triumphs against Almeria and Granada under the leadership of the new manager, they were put on hold by a demoralizing 7-0 loss to Atletico Madrid. Despite failing to respond in a 1-0 loss to Real Betis, they found their winning form again in a 2-0 home victory over recently promoted Alaves on matchday five.
Following that good outcome, they put on another encouraging effort against Villarreal on Saturday. They drew 1-1 when Kike Perez overturned Gerard Moreno’s opening goal. Rayo will now travel to the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla with 10 points from six games. They are trying to win a competitive road encounter against Cadiz for the first time since April 1973.
Team News
Due to knee ailments, midfielder Fede San Emeterio and winger Brian Ocampo are still unavailable to Cadiz. Roger Marti, who had started the previous five league games. He was limited to bench duty on Sunday, but the 32-year-old has a chance to make a comeback on Wednesday. Darwin Machis might also be added to the lineup. Rominigue Kouame made his debut last weekend as a late substitution and might get his first start. After missing the previous two games due to injury, Randy Nteka and Radamel Falcao are unlikely to play for the visitors.
In Sunday’s draw, Sergio Camello was relegated to the bench, but the 22-year-old might start at center back on Wednesday. Perez will continue to operate in the area behind the striker after scoring his first goal for the team on the weekend, and Alvaro Garcia and Isi Palazon will play on the wings. Rayo will be looking to earn all three points after winning two of their first three away games, but we believe they may have to settle for a draw against a Cadiz team that has gone undefeated in their previous six La Liga home games.
Cadiz 1 – 1 Rayo Vallecano
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