Cádiz vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 26/01/2024, 10:15  by Sridhar in LaLiga Predictions

Cadiz will be up against form and history as they look to pick up crucial points against top-four chasing Athletic Bilbao. This La Liga matchday 22 will be played at the Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cadiz on Sunday. The hosts are 18th in the standings ahead of this round with 15 points while the visitors are 5th with 41 points. Cadiz are only a point behind safety and with three teams separated by just two points in the race to avoid the drop, this game could be crucial for their long-term ambitions. The hosts need to overturn their recent poor form though, having lost three league games in a row. In fact, they haven’t won a competitive match since early November, drawing five and losing six matches hence. It gets worse in the league as they haven’t won for 17 league games, drawing eight and losing nine in that sequence. That included a run of three losses and four draws across their last seven games at this venue.

Athletic have defeated Cadiz 3-0 earlier in the season and have won four consecutive league games against them. They are also coming off a 4-2 win over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey competition, which was their seventh win across eight competitive matches. The lone exception came in the league though, where they have won four of their last five matches. Away form is slightly tricky though, and they would be planning improvements ahead of this trip. Athletic have won just two of their last seven away league games, drawing two and losing three in that sequence.