Cadiz vs Elche: predictions and betting tips on the La Liga match on January 16, 2023
On January 16, Nuevo Mirandilla (Cadiz) will host the match of the 17th round of the La Liga, in which Cadiz will compete with Elche. The battle will start at 21:00 CET.
Cadiz
The club has been playing in the La Liga without any break since 2020. And if at first it managed to repeat the best historical result, the 12th place, then the second season is devoted to the struggle for survival. Fortunately, the team is coached by Sergio Gonzalez Soriano most of this time, who is the expert on such situations, because of being the mentor of Valladolid. The specialist achieved the required result in the last temporada. And now he gradually corrects the mistakes which were made at the beginning of the current one. This winter, so far, his wards are gaining points. First, “the Yellow Submarine” “snatched” a draw in the match with Almeria – finally, Lucas Perez scored before arriving to Deportivo. Then, in the struggle against Valencia, Alcaraz scored in the 9th minute of the game and, as a result, the underdog did its best to fight back successfully at Mestalla, getting important 3 points... However, the team still remains in the relegation zone.
Elche
The team went up to the higher division simultaneously with Cadiz, but, to tell the truth, it happened after the play-offs. At first it was able to “survive” in the Primera and, in the previous season, to take a comfortable 13th place. No one could imagine that everything would fall apart in the current La Liga season. There were 10 defeats and not a single victory in the first 14 matches! The fans hoped that pretty experienced Pablo Machin, who came in November, could transform the team. So far, the invitation of the relatively successful specialist resulted in a 3-0 victory in the match against Guadalajara in the Copa del Rey – the tournament that, one way or another, finished at the next stage, after losing to the modest opponent, Ceuta. In the Primera, the club continues its degradation: may be, it's not a problem to lose in the battle with Atlético with a 0-2 score, but a 0-1 defeat in the home match with a direct competitor, Celta, is hard to understand.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
Elche had a streak of 3 victories with a couple of draws. But last season, Cadiz won one match with a confident 3-0 score.
Predictions
Bookmakers believe in the victory of Cadiz. One way or another, the battle is not going to be spectacular, thus, it is more appropriate to bet on “total: under 2.5” (odd: 1.7).