Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 13th, where Cádiz plays host to Granada in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 18th placed Cádiz, recorded a 1-3 loss against Elche. Fidel scored the first goal for Elche in the 13th minute on a penalty kick, then Jose Antonio Morente Oliva added another in the 75th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while granada sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Deportivo Alavés. Antonio Puertas scored the first goal for Granada in the 14th minute, but Luis Abram got the equalizer for Deportivo Alavés on an own goal in the 81st minute. Granada is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Cádiz won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Jorge Molina has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored five goals for Granada. Álvaro Negredo has been the most effective weapon for Cádiz lately. The Spanish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Álvaro Cervera Díaz’s Cádiz squad will be without Garrido Moracia and Martin-Bejarano Serrano, while Darwin Machís, Neyder Lozano, Rochina, Víctor Díaz and Domingos Duarte are unavailable to play for Robert Moreno’s team.