Villarreal vs Cadiz

Villarreal will be desperate to return to winning ways in La Liga when they take on lowly Cadiz at the Estadio de la Ceramica.

After an unbeaten seven-game start to this La Liga campaign (W2, D5), Villarreal have lost their last two league matches by an identical 2-1 scoreline as they head into proceedings occupying an underwhelming 13th place. ‘El Submarino Amarillo’ succumbed to Osasuna in their most recent La Liga home fixture after going undefeated in their three La Liga home games at La Ceramica beforehand (W3, D1). They could suffer back-to-back top-flight defeats at this venue for only the third time under current boss Unai Emery, last doing so in April 2021. However, Cadiz’s visit is likely to spark ‘bounce-back’ hopes in the home camp, as Villarreal haven’t lost any of their six competitive H2Hs at La Ceramica (W5, D1), winning the last two in a row by an aggregate score of 5-1.

Meanwhile, Cadiz’s disastrous start to the season has seen them pick up just one win from their opening ten La Liga fixtures (D4, L5), courtesy of a 2-1 away victory over Celta Vigo in mid-September. Winless in five league matches on the bounce (D2, L3), a run that saw them fail to get on the scoresheet on four occasions, the visitors currently sit just a single point clear of the relegation zone. Having lost to Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol across their last two La Liga road trips, the Andalusians could lose three consecutive top-flight away games for the first time since April 2006. That prospect looks to be very much in the realm of possibility, as Cadiz are winless in all four La Liga clashes against Villarreal (D3, L1), losing this exact fixture 2-1 back last season.