Espanyol-Cadice is a match from the 30th day of La Liga and is played Friday at 9 pm: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
Chilling clash at the bottom of the La Liga standings. The 30th day of Spain’s top league starts with a bang: a real salvation playoff is staged in Barcelona between hosts Espanyol and Cadiz, separated by just four points.
Who fares worse are undoubtedly the Catalans, penultimate on 27 points-the same as Valencia-and coming off a worrying string of defeats. After the one they suffered last Saturday in Sevilla at home to Betis (3-1) they have become six. Joselu and his teammates have not won since February and have ended up in a blind alley from which they are struggling to find their way out. The specter of relegation, meanwhile, looms inexorably. If we exclude tail-end Elche, with one and a half feet in Segunda, Espanyol is the team that has done worst in front of its own public, barely scraping together 13 points in 14 games. Among the reasons for this crisis is a defensive phase that no longer offers the appropriate guarantees: since March, it has never conceded less than two goals and is the third most perforated in La Liga.
Espanyol take big risks
The prospects, on the other hand, are quite different for Cadiz, which if the league ended today would be safe. Sergio’s men, despite winning only three games in the last three months, manage to stay away from the relegation zone.
Chris Ramos’ jubilation
For the Gialloblu it would be crucial to avoid defeat in Catalonia: otherwise they would be sucked back into the tussle. Almost painless was the defeat a week ago to Real Madrid, which got the better of them 2-0 in the Andalusian city. Like Espanyol, Cadiz have not impressed in home matches this year – third worst performance – while on the road they boast a remarkable 13-point haul. Sergio must do without as many as five players, including former Lazio player Escalante. Luis Garcia’s only doubt instead concerns the presence or absence of left-back Olivan.
The prediction
For Espanyol it is inevitably one of the last chances to get out of trouble and breathe again. A very tense and balanced match is looming, in which the hosts should manage to avoid defeat, breaking the long negative streak. A draw in this potential inside-out challenge cannot be ruled out.
The probable lineups of Espanyol-Cadice
ESPANYOL (4-3-3): Pacheco; Gil, Montes, Cabrera, Pedrosa; Darder, Gragera, Melamed; Braithwaite, Puado, Joselu.
CADICE (4-4-2): Ledesma; Carcelén, Hernández, Fali, Espino; Bongonda, San Emeterio, Alcaraz, Sobrino; Guardiola, Ramos.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
