The 2022-23 La Liga season is back in action with another round of games this week. On Friday, Cadiz faces off against Ernesto Valverde’s impressive Athletic Bilbao team at the San Mames in an important match. Cadiz is 18th in the La Liga standings, but they haven’t played their best so far this season.
Last week, the away team breezed past Mallorca with a 2-0 victory, and they will need to put in a lot of effort in this game to get the same result. Athletic Bilbao, on the other hand, is currently in ninth place in the league and has sunk after a strong start to the season.
In their previous match, the Basque giants were defeated by Celta Vigo 1-0, and they will need to rebound this week.
Athletic Bilbao has struggled for the past month and urgently requires a boost. The Basque team hasn’t been at its best lately, so it will have to put in a lot of effort to keep its place in Europe. In order to stay out of the relegation battle, Cadiz will need a string of wins.
At the moment, both teams are evenly matched and could draw this week.
Prediction: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Cadiz
Athletic Bilbao has won four of Cadiz’s last eight matches, giving them a slight advantage over Cadiz. Cadiz has won three of those games. Athletic Bilbao has not played a draw in any of their last 15 La Liga games, ending a streak of five draws in seven games.
Athletic Bilbao has lost their last two La Liga home matches against Cadiz, after going undefeated in their first 13 contests. Cadiz has won four of their last seven La Liga away matches against Basque teams after losing their first 26 games.
Athletic Bilbao has lost their last three La Liga games, which is the same number of losses they had in their previous 12 league games.
As a result of a hamstring injury, Inaki Williams was unable to play in Athletic’s matchup with Celta last weekend, ending his streak of 251 consecutive La Liga games. As a result, the Ghanaian international is a big question mark for this game, and Inigo Martinez may also not play because of a muscle problem that is hard to fix.
Oihan Sancet, Mikel Vesga, and Oscar de Marcos are expected to join the starting XI from the team that started the loss to Celta under head coach Valverde. While the return of Ivan Alejo and Ruben Sobrino, who were both suspended, will help Cadiz, the visitors still have a number of players who are unable to play because of fitness issues.
The visitors, who are in danger of relegation, will once more be without Jose Mari, David Gil, Cala, Victor Chust, Jon Ander Garrido, and Joseba Zaldua because of injuries. It is anticipated that Sobrino will make a comeback in the final third of the field, but the majority of the team that started against Mallorca ought to be rewarded for the impressive performance and outcome.
Athletic Bilbao:
Cadiz:
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |
