Atlético Madrid and Cádiz meet at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, in a match for the 9th round of LaLiga. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 12‑08‑2016 and ended with the scoreboard: Cádiz (1‑1) Atlético Madrid. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Atlético Madrid :
After 4 wins and 2 draws, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they beat Osasuna away by (1‑3), after having won (2‑0) at home in the previous match, in a match against Real Betis. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 11 victories and 4 draws in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a away draw against Lokomotiv Moskva by (1‑1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Atlético Madrid won 7 and drew 3.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 6 matches. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Atlético de Madrid comes to this game after a 1×1 draw in the visit to Lokomotiv Moscow, in the group stage of the Champions League: José Giménez scored the team’s only goal. On the last day of La Liga, the locals beat Osasuna, 1×3. In this match against Cádiz, it is not surprising that Diego Simeone uses the same strategy, that is to say, he will favor the maintenance of possession and organized attacks, especially from the flanks. Luis Suárez is the player who stands out in this formation, since he scored 4 goals and has 1 assist. For this match the coach cannot count on Sime Vrsaljko, Diego Costa, Yannick Carrasco and Vitolo, all with physical problems.
Cádiz :
The visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 14 points won, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Villarreal by (0‑0). In the last match, they won away against Eibar by (0‑2). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in his stadium.
In this competition, they have won the last 4 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 33 of the last 50 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals.
Cádiz comes to this game after a 0x2 victory in the visit to Eibar, thus registering the fifth consecutive game without losing in La Liga: the team’s goals were scored by Álvaro Negredo and Salvi Sánchez. In this game away from home, coach Álvaro Cervera must maintain his tactical scheme, 4-4-2, with Álvaro Negredo and Alco Lozano being the most offensive references of the team: the first athlete mentioned stands out in Cádiz, with 2 goals and 3 assists. For this game the coach cannot count on Nano, Alberto Perea, Marcos Mauro and Luismi Quezada, all with physical problems.
PREDICTION: Atl. Madrid to win @ 1,44
