On Saturday afternoon, struggling Cadiz host inconsistent Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla as both teams seek potentially crucial points in La Liga.
Cadiz looking to end winless streakThe Yellow Submarine heads into this encounter on the back of a 23-game winless run in the Spanish top flight. Back-to-back draws against Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano means that Cadiz are now five points adrift of the safety of 17th place in the table.
A shortage of goals has not helped Mauricio Pellegrino’s team’s chances of picking up maximum points, as the home team has failed to score in five of their previous seven outings in La Liga.
Cadiz’s home form needs to improve to escape the relegation zone, as the Yellow Submarine are winless in ten home games in the Spanish top-flight.
They have found goals relatively difficult to come by on home soil in La Liga, as they have failed to score in six of their last ten home matches.
Atletico ended a three-game winless streak last time outLos Colchoneros ended a three-game winless streak in all competitions by recording a 2-1 home win over Real Betis last time out. On the flip side, the victory made the men from Madrid three games unbeaten in the Spanish top flight.
The win was potentially vital, as it moved fourth-place Atletico five points clear of fifth-place Athletic Club in the race for the final Champions League spot.
One of Atletico’s biggest achilles heels of late in La Liga has been their away form, as Diego Simeone’s team has won just once in their last eight outings on their travels.
Their recent away games in the Spanish top-flight have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven away matches in La Liga.
What am I backing?Atletico are the favourites to take maximum points, as Cadiz is not in the best place form-wise. However, I believe this could be a relatively close game, so I am backing under 2.5 goals scored.
