Sevilla vs.
Cadiz - prediction, team news, Football
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Sevilla will
be looking to strengthen their grip on a top-four spot in La Liga when they
welcome relegation-threatened Cadiz to Estadio Ramon on Friday night.
The home
side are currently third in the table, six points ahead of fifth-placed Real
Betis, while Cadiz occupy 17th position, just one point ahead of 18th-placed
Granada.
Sevilla have
lost to Barcelona and Real Madrid in two of their last four La Liga matches but
victories over Granada and Levante have kept them firmly inside the top four,
with Julen Lopetegui's side currently third in the table, six points clear of
fifth-placed Real Betis with five matches left.
Los
Nervionenses are also level on points with second-placed Barcelona (63), so
they are in a strong position to challenge for the runners-up spot, which would
go down as a very successful campaign.
Lopetegui's
side, who shaded a five-goal thriller against Levante last time out,
disappointingly lost to West Ham United in the Europa League, but they have not
finished higher than fourth in La Liga since 2009 and are therefore on course
for an excellent season in Spain's top flight.
Sevilla will
face Villarreal (A), Mallorca (H), Atletico Madrid (A) and Athletic Bilbao (H)
in their final four league matches of the campaign, and they could finish the
season with the strongest home record in La Liga, having collected 37 points
from their 16 league games at Estadio Ramon.
Rojiblancos
recorded a 1-0 victory over Cadiz in the reverse league match earlier this
season, while they ran out 3-0 winners in the corresponding fixture at Estadio
Ramon last term.
Cadiz, meanwhile, will enter the match off the back of a 3-2
defeat to Athletic Bilbao on April 21, with the Yellow Submarine unable to
recover from a three-goal first-half deficit despite launching a late comeback.
Sergio Gonzalez's
side are very much in the relegation mix at this stage of the campaign,
currently sitting 17th in the table, just one point ahead of 18th-placed
Granada on the same number of games (33).
Cadiz will take on Elche (H), Real Sociedad (A), Real Madrid (H)
and Alaves (A) in their final four league matches of the campaign, and the
clashes with Elche and Alaves are likely to be vital, as they might not get too
much change out of Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Real Madrid.
Los Piratas were excellent on their return to Spain's top flight
last season, finishing 12th in the table, and they are bidding to make it
back-to-back campaigns at this level of football for the first time since 1993.
Cadiz have the worst home record in La Liga this season, but they
have actually been relatively impressive on their travels, picking up 17 points
from 16 matches, so the fact that this match is away from Nuevo Mirandilla
could be a positive for the Andalusian outfit on Friday night
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