Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Valencia & Cádiz face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Valencia form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 8th finals.4-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Valencia so far this season.
Valencia are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Atletico Madrid. Midfield player Musah got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Musah scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sevilla that ended 1-1.The match schedule is unforgiving for Valencia as they have a new game in only four days, a La Liga match thankfully also at home. Real Sociedad are visiting.
A decent goal production from Valencia in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. Valencia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cádiz form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 16th finals.Playing away, Cádiz have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the La Liga this season.
Two trips in a row for Cádiz, whose coach Soriano could celebrate last time after the win against Levante. Goalkeeper Ledesma got the top player rating of the team with 9.0/10. Ledesma topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Espanyol.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Mallorca.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cádiz have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding seven meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Valencia, three draws and one win for Cádiz. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Ganchinho Guedes 8 goals |  C. Soler Barragán 7 goals |  H. Duro Perales 6 goals |
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| Valencia | Cádiz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 27 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 76% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11.9 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| 11.4 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 13.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Valencia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 14 | Granada | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Elche | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Getafe | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 18 | Cádiz | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 17 |
| 20 | Levante | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 11 |
