Match preview La Liga: Valencia - Cádiz at Estadio de Mestalla

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Mon 04.January
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla (54000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio de Mestalla haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Valencia languishing in the 16th position so far. The guesting Cádiz will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Valencia has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in La Liga
  • Cádiz has the fewest scored goals (11) in La Liga

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Valencia form and stats

Valencia have collected 9 points from their La Liga home games so far after 2-3-3.

The fans are hoping that Valencia will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the La Liga game against Granada (placed 7th). Before that game, the home loss against Sevilla with the scoreline 0-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Valencia handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are nine wins, five draws and one defeat.

The manager J. Gracia Carlos will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yeclano in only three days.

The Valencia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Valencia defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Cádiz form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (11) in La Liga, are W4-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Cádiz are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Cádiz aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 387 league minutes without a goal. A. Negredo was the last player to find the net.

Cádiz played 0-0 against Real Valladolid in their previous match. A 0-1 defeat away at Real Betis before that.

We have checked recent matches where Cádiz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, three draws and two defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Copa Del Rey trip to Pontevedra.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 10 goals have been conceded by Cádiz in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: three - one - zero (Valencia wins - draws - Cádiz wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ValenciaC. Soler Barragán
C. Soler Barragán
5 goals
ValenciaM. Gómez González
M. Gómez González
4 goals
ValenciaM. Vallejo Galván
M. Vallejo Galván
4 goals

Valencia missing players

Cádiz missing players

Valencia Cádiz
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 3 8 16
3 2 1 Won W 2 4 5
6 3 1 Drew D 1 1 4
7 3 1 Lost L 0 3 7
22 13 6 Scored S 5 7 11
24 12 6 Conceded C 1 10 20
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
75% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 62%
62% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 25%
38% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 19%
12% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
69% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 12% 25%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 38%
25% 38% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.7 7.9 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 7.8 7.7
3.9 3.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 2.8 2.2
35% 46% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 32% 31%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Cádiz has the fewest scored goals (11) in La Liga
  • Cádiz haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Valencia has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in La Liga
  • Valencia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 14 11 2 1 27 5 8 7 1 0 19 2 6 4 1 1 8 3 22 35
2 Real Madrid 15 10 2 3 27 14 7 5 0 2 13 5 8 5 2 1 14 9 13 32
3 Real Sociedad 16 7 5 4 25 12 8 3 3 2 11 6 8 4 2 2 14 6 13 26
4 Sevilla 14 8 2 4 17 10 7 4 1 2 9 5 7 4 1 2 8 5 7 26
5 Villarreal 16 6 8 2 20 16 8 4 4 0 12 6 8 2 4 2 8 10 4 26
6 Barcelona 15 7 4 4 29 15 9 5 3 1 21 10 6 2 1 3 8 5 14 25
7 Granada 15 7 3 5 19 23 8 5 2 1 14 9 7 2 1 4 5 14 -4 24
8 Celta de Vigo 16 6 5 5 22 22 8 5 0 3 14 12 8 1 5 2 8 10 0 23
9 Cádiz 16 5 4 7 11 20 8 1 3 4 4 10 8 4 1 3 7 10 -9 19
10 Real Betis 16 6 1 9 19 30 7 3 1 3 9 10 9 3 0 6 10 20 -11 19
11 Athletic Club 15 5 3 7 18 18 6 4 0 2 10 4 9 1 3 5 8 14 0 18
12 Levante 15 4 6 5 20 21 7 3 3 1 12 9 8 1 3 4 8 12 -1 18
13 Deportivo Alaves 15 4 5 6 13 17 8 2 4 2 6 7 7 2 1 4 7 10 -4 17
14 Getafe 15 4 5 6 12 16 8 3 2 3 8 7 7 1 3 3 4 9 -4 17
15 SD Eibar 16 3 7 6 12 16 8 0 4 4 2 8 8 3 3 2 10 8 -4 16
16 Valencia 16 3 6 7 22 24 8 2 3 3 13 12 8 1 3 4 9 12 -2 15
17 Elche 13 3 6 4 12 16 7 1 4 2 6 9 6 2 2 2 6 7 -4 15
18 Real Valladolid 16 3 6 7 15 24 8 2 3 3 9 13 8 1 3 4 6 11 -9 15
19 Osasuna 14 3 3 8 13 23 7 2 1 4 7 12 7 1 2 4 6 11 -10 12
20 Huesca 16 1 9 6 14 25 7 1 4 2 5 7 9 0 5 4 9 18 -11 12

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.