Sevilla vs Cadiz

Relegation-threatened Cadiz head to Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to meet La Liga underachievers Sevilla in midweek league action. 

Sevilla dropped the lead twice before eventually slumping to a 3-2 defeat at Villarreal last weekend, relinquishing an eye-catching five-game unbeaten league run (W4, D1). The impending home return can inspire confidence around Quique Sanchez Flores’ camp, considering his men have claimed four wins in their last five league outings at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan (L1), notably netting 2+ goals in each triumph. Cadiz’s visit also bodes well, as Los Rojiblancos haven’t lost a home H2H in La Liga since 1989 (W4, D4). Connoisseurs of action-packed football may want to look elsewhere this midweek, given that four of Sevilla’s last six home league meetings with Cadiz have seen one or both teams fail to get on the scoresheet in matches garnering under 1.5 total goals.

Another tight contest is Cadiz’s best chance to avoid defeat in Andalusia, as the division’s worst attack (24 goals scored) comes into this round buoyed by a 1-0 home win against Getafe at the weekend. Despite halting a three-game winless league run (D1, L3), the visitors can’t rest easy as they sit five points adrift of safety, with only three rounds left. Hitting the road will only fuel the visitors’ fears, considering they’re one of only two sides yet to win an away La Liga match this season (D6, L11). Terminally unable to score goals on hostile turf, they’re the only club in Spain’s top-flight yet to hit a 10-goal landmark on the road in 2023/24 (8). Writings are on the wall for Cadiz, though they could take heart from holding Sevilla to a goal-glutted 2-2 draw in October’s reverse fixture.