Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Real Sociedad will be aiming to build on a 3-2 win over Granada when they welcome Cadiz to their Reale Arena in the opening match of the La Liga round 29. The Basques showed character in the come-from-behind victory over los Granadinos, with the team climbing to the Conference League berth, but they should not stop now. Umar Sadiq should keep his place in the starting XI after finding the net in the last league match, while Jon Pacheco is back from suspension. Takefusa Kubo should recover in time to face the Yellow Submarine.
Meanwhile, Cadiz did well to shock Atletico Madrid at the weekend, but given their difficulties on the road, we are tempted to put our money on Mikel Oyarzabal and Co. this time out. As for the away side, Ivan Alejo Peralta serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards, while all Fede San Emeterio, Luis Hernandez, and Roger Marti remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Mikel Oyarzabal):
Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to be a choice between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for Oyarzabal.
La Real saw their chance and grabbed this gem of a player at a young age, helping him develop into a proper professional throughout their youth ranks. Mikel Oyarzabal has spent the entirety of his senior career with the Basque behemoths where he’d use his ability to fill in a number of positions up top much to his own benefit.
Oyarzabal’s positioning and movement are work of a tactical genius, whereas it is his nous to find details to exploit that best define him as a player. Having come through the youth categories of the Spanish national team, Oyarzabal also has a senior cap next to his name. It was in 2016 that he also represented the Basque region, scoring on his debut to cap a 3-1 win over Tunisia.
Highlighted Team (Cadiz):
Cadiz is a professional La Liga club that plays home games at Estadio Ramon de Caranza. The capacity of the stadium is 20,724 people, and it was opened back in September 1955. El Submarino Amarillo are well known for their yellow shirts, with the team wearing blue jerseys when playing on the travels.
The club was founded back on Sepember 8, 1910, with the team facing local rivals Cadiz Sporting Club in their first ever official match. Cadiz currently compete in la liga, with the team securing promotion to the Spanish top flight at the end of the 2019/20 season following a 15-year absence. Cadiz are one of those teams who produce much better showings at home than on the travels. Magico Gonzales is the most notable Cadiz player.
The legendary hot-tempered attacker scored 57 goals in 194 league appearances for El Submarino Amarillo, and he was well known for his amazing dribbling skills. Magico Gonzales scored 21 goals in 62 appearances for the Salvador national football team.