Cadiz vs Real Sociedad

Cadiz and Real Sociedad are set to square off at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla as the hosts hope to get their new La Liga campaign rolling.

Cadiz defied the odds to secure a respectable 12th-place finish in La Liga last season, their best in Spain’s top-flight since 1988. Having that said, a three-game winless streak to start this season (D2, L1) puts Cadiz at risk of failing to win any of their inaugural four matches of a new league campaign for the first time in 21 years. Inability to hold onto a lead has tormented ‘El Submarino Amarillo’ lately as they’ve picked up just one point from winning positions this term (D1, L1). But Cadiz’s strike here would see them rewrite history. The hosts take the field having scored in each of their last ten La Liga outings, equalling the club’s best top-flight scoring run from March 1992.

On the other hand, Real Sociedad put a 4-2 away defeat to Barcelona on the opening weekend behind, eking out back-to-back 1-0 victories over Rayo Vallecano and Levante before the international break curtailed their momentum. The Basque visitors will be aiming to pick up where they left off before the international window, as they hope to post only their second-ever away La Liga win over Cadiz at the 14th attempt (W1, D6, L6). Additionally, they could keep three consecutive La Liga clean sheets under current head coach Imanol Alguacil for the second time, last doing so in February 2019. Despite completing last season as La Liga’s fifth-best traveling side, ‘La Real’ have actually suffered three defeats in their previous four top-flight trips (W1), with three of those four results (win/loss) yielding a single-goal margin.