By Content Editor
26 October 2021, 14:06 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
Match Preview Villarreal vs Cádiz La Liga Oct 26, 2021

The Spanish LaLiga Santander fixture, Villarreal CF vs. Cadiz CF, kicks off at 20:30 (GMT+1) on Tuesday, October 26, at El Madrigal.

Preview Villarreal La Liga, Oct 26, 2021

Preview The Yellow Submarine aims to resurface after sinking to a 2-1 loss against Athletic Club on Saturday at the San Mamés Barria. Raul Garcia (14') got the opener in the fourteenth minute. Two minutes after the half-hour mark, Villarreal's Francis Coquelin (32') saw his effort deflected into goal for the leveler. But Iker Muniain (76' P.) would eventually separate both sides from the penalty spot after the VAR spotted a foul in the box. Minutes later, the referee awarded another penalty to Athletic Club but Álex Berenguer failed to convert from twelve yards, leaving his side with the narrow one-goal lead until full time. Off the pace, with back-to-back defeats, Unai Emery may need to return to the drawing board and find a plan to get back to winning ways on Tuesday ahead of a much more difficult game against Valencia at the weekend. The defeat saw Villarreal move one spot lower to 13th place, having 11 points after 2W, 5D, & 2L. A look at the numbers leaves Villarreal with a G.D. of +3 after a haul of 10 goals, and 7 goals conceded. Unai Emery could stick with the 4—4—2 or revert to the 3—5—2 which worked so well for him in the UEFA Champions League game against BSC Young Boys. In either case, the pair consisting of Arnaut Danjuma and Gerard Moreno in attack is expected. Samuel Chukwueze made an appearance for the club as a substitute in the game against Athletic Club and could make another off-the-bench appearance on Tuesday.

Preview Cádiz La Liga, Oct 26, 2021

Preview Borrowing a leaf from Villarreal’s book, Cadiz was also on the losing end after the weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Deportivo Alavés on home soil. Joselu (6’, 90’+1) had the opener with six minutes gone by on the clock before returning for the brace in stoppage time to condemn Cadiz to back-to-back defeats DLDLL. Without a win in five games, the defeat saw Cadiz drop one spot from 16th to 17th place on the table, while having only 7 points after 1W, 4D, & 5L. Cadiz’s inability to create in the final third leaves the club with only 7 goals after 10 games. In addition, Cadiz - alongside Mallorca - has conceded the third-highest number of goals in the league, 15. Against Alavés, Alvaro Cervera utilized the 4—4—2 formation with Sobrino and Negredo in attack. A similar formation with the same personnel is expected for this game against Villarreal on Tuesday.

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