In a mid week match in week 33, on Thu Apr 21st, Cádiz plays host to Athletic Club in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 18th placed Cádiz, recorded a 1-2 loss against Real Betis. Iván Alejo scored the first goal for Cádiz in the 58th minute, then Tello tied it up for Real Betis in the 78th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a penalty goal by Borja Iglesias to cap off a wild match. Cádiz is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Athletic Club is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Celta de Vigo. Iago Aspas struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 11th minute on a feed from Brais Méndez, then Fran Beltrán added another in the 37th minute In the end, Athletic Club couldn’t muster any offence and Celta de Vigo ran away with the shutout win. Athletic Club is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 5th of November, Cádiz was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Salvador Sanchez Ponce struck first for Cádiz in the 6th minute on a feed from Anthony Lozano, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Athletic Club was frustrated by Cádiz’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cádiz ended the match with the shutout victory.
Yuri and Asier Villalibre are the top scorers for Athletic Club in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Oussama Idrissi and Rubén Alcaraz are the top scorers for Cádiz in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Rubén Alcaraz and Carcelen Valencia are unavailable to play for Cádiz, while Marcelino García Toral’s Athletic Club squad will be without Íñigo Martínez, Lekue and Dani García.