The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Osasuna last Saturday, while Athletic Bilbao secured a narrow 1-0 win against Valencia, a day later.
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Cadiz will host Athletic Bilbao in a La Liga fixture at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla on Monday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Osasuna last Saturday, while Athletic Bilbao secured a narrow 1-0 win against Valencia, a day later. Cadiz, who managed to avoid relegation by the skin of their teeth last term, hasn’t made a great start to their new La Liga season, losing both of their opening games to be sitting at the bottom of the standings.
⚔️ “This match will be an important test of our ambition.”
?️ Ernesto Valverde previews tomorrow’s #CadizAthletic
?⚪️ “Our goal must always be to get three points, no matter where we’re playing.”#AthleticClub ?
— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) August 28, 2022
Although the Pirates were not favourites to prevail in their opening fixtures against Real Sociedad (1-0) and Osasuna (2-0), Sergo Gonzalez’ side had opportunities to get at least a point on the board. In their recent outing against Osasuna, Ezequiel Avila opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Kike Garcia doubled the lead once against from a spot kick. Meanwhile, the Pirates finished the match with 10 men as Tomas Alarcon received a red card, fourteen minutes from time.
Athletic Bilbao, on the other hand kicked off their league campaign with a goalless draw against Mallorca on August 15. Esrnesto Valverde’s side were clearly the dominant side , creating 23 goal-scoring chances, while recording six attempts on goal, compared to just two by Mallorca. However, Los Leones bounced back with a 1-0 win over Valencia a week later. Alejandro Remiro’s 43rd minute goal earned three points for Athletic Bilbao at San Mames Barria.
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Cadiz midfielder Alcaron won’t be available for the Monday night fixture because of red card suspension. Therefore Jose Mari should come into the playing eleven alongside Fali in the midfield. As for Athletic Bilbao, new signing Ander Herrera is unlikely to feature on Monday, while defender Inigo Martinez is nursing a knee injury. Inaki Williams could lead the line with Nico Williams, Munian and Berenguer in support.
Cadiz probable starting lineup: Ledesma, Zaldua, Hernandez, Chust, Espino, Perea, Fali, Mari, Arzamendia, Perez, Lozano
Athletic Bilbao probable starting lineup: Simon, Marcos, Vivian, Alvarez, Berchiche, Sancet, Vesga, N williams, Muniain, Berenguer, I williams
The La Liga match between Cadiz and Athletic Bilbao will take place at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla on Monday at 11:30 pm IST.
| Cadiz vs Athletic Bilbao | Key details |
| Date | August 29 |
| Venue | Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 8:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:30 pm |
The live coverage of the match will be available on Sports18 network, Voot Select and MTV India.
