Cadiz
- Cadiz enter Monday’s game in poor form, having won none of their last five matches, drawing one and losing the other four, including a 1-2 home defeat against Almeria and a 1-1 away draw at Burgos CF.
- Gaizka Garitano’s pragmatic, results-first approach has seen the club win six, draw two and lose five of their 13 home games in LaLiga 2 this season, averaging 1.23 goals scored and 1.15 goals conceded per match at the Nuevo Mirandilla.
Real Sociedad B
- Real Sociedad B enter this matchup in fine form, having won two and drawn two of their last five, including a 1-2 away win against FC Andorra and a 2-1 home victory over Malaga in their most recent pair.
- Sanse have struggled on the road, winning just two, drawing two and losing nine of their 13 LaLiga 2 games away from home this season, and only scoring 15 goals in total.
- Ansotegui has got Sanse playing a solid 4-3-3 system, which should suit this matchup perfectly - Cadiz will sit deep in their 4-2-3-1 and look to hit on the counter or from set pieces.
Head-to-Head
This fixture has all the makings of an interesting matchup between two very different teams - a pragmatic, forward-looking Cadiz against a technically able, ambitious Real Sociedad B squad.
Key Players
- Alvaro Pascual has been a rare bright spot for Cadiz during the last few games, scoring two of his side’s three goals in that period.
- Iuri Tabatadze spearheads Cadiz’s attack with six goals in 18 games in the second tier.
- Gorka Carrera is Real Sociedad B’s talisman, with 11 goals in 24 appearances in the league this term, while four of those have come in their last five.
Betting Insights
Garitano’s influence is clear to see in Cadiz’s style of play, and the bookmakers have made the home team slight favorites in this one at 2.0 , with Sanse the underdogs at 3.75 and the draw at 3.25 .
Prediction
We’re going to pass on those odds and take Under 2.5 goals at 1.7 , as both teams’ recent form and the last H2H in this division, a 3-3 thriller, suggest a cagey game.
