Week 8 features a match on Sunday Oct 9th, where Espanyol will travel to Cádiz to battle Cádiz in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 19th placed Cádiz, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Villarreal. Neither Cádiz nor Villarreal could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 15 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Cádiz looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Espanyol, recorded a 2-2 draw against Valencia. Gabriel Paulista struck first for Valencia in the 53rd minute on a feed from Gayá, then Joselu tied it up for Espanyol in the 56th minute . Espanyol looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Espanyol won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Joselu has been the most effective weapon for Espanyol lately. The Spanish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.
Jon Garrido and Anthony Lozano are unavailable to play for Cádiz, while Diego Martínez Penas’s squad will be without Adrià Pedrosa.