Cadiz (home)
- Cadiz are currently in 11th on 34 points after the same number of fixtures.
- Gaizka Garitano, who took charge in December 2024, has struggled to find consistency.
- They have since lost three in a row, following a 1-2 home defeat to Granada and a 1-0 away loss to SD Huesca, so neither side can claim to be in their stride at present.
- Almeria will be a tough assignment for Cadiz, who have won six, drawn two and lost four of their 12 LaLiga 2 home games this term, averaging 1.25 goals per game.
Almeria (away)
- Union Deportiva Almeria are currently in 4th place in LaLiga 2 on 39 points from 24 games.
- Almeria, under Rubi since July 2024, are more about controlling possession, positional rotations and routines on set play.
- Almeria did return to winning ways at home to AD Ceuta FC last time out after losing 1-0 to Eibar on their travels, so the Rojiblancos have been shaky on the road lately with no wins from two (D1, L1).
- Almeria have hit 17 goals in 12 away games this campaign at a rate of 1.42 per game.
Head-to-Head
Almeria were 3-0 winners at home to Cadiz in their last head-to-head in the LaLiga 2 two months ago and the two sides are closely matched again going into Saturday’s clash at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza.
Key Players
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Players to watch:
- Cadiz’s top goalscorer Iuri Tabatadze has scored 6 goals in 18 LaLiga 2 games this season, including 2 in his last 5.
- Baptistao has three goals in his last five and Almeria’s in-form central playmaker Adrian Embarba has three assists in their recent 5-match, 10-goal run, so they can nick this one on the basis that they are a more successful team in 2025-26 and have more goals in them.
Betting Insights
- The odds reflect the fact that Almeria are having the better season in a more positive way, but they have won only two of their last five (D1, L2) and Cadiz have fallen away recently.
- Almeria are only slight favourites for this one at 2.44 with Cadiz 2.72 and the draw 3.4, but all the stats and the form lines indicate a close and competitive encounter that the visitors should win.
- Both Teams To Score is heavily in favor at 1.6, so that’s not tempting and instead we’re taking Over 2.5 goals at 1.8 here because both teams will be looking to push forward to get on the scoreboard and Cadiz have to try to make a statement under their manager.
Prediction
- Almeria can edge out a close contest.
- Although Almeria are in the top four and have hit 17 goals in 12 away games this campaign at a rate of 1.42 per game, Cadiz may have more to gain from this match as they try to recover some momentum under their new management.
