Real Zaragoza vs Cadiz Predictions

Real Zaragoza and Cadiz meet on Wednesday in the third round of the Copa del Rey. The Segunda Division pair are each struggling for form, but they can turn things around with a cup success here. There’s a place in the next round of the cup on the line, with the top flight sides about to join the competition. These two teams can join the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey with a win at the Estadio de la Romareda.

Real Zaragoza come into this clash without a win in their last five games, which has seen them slip into the bottom half of the table. They made a strong start to the campaign, but their recent slump has left them lingering close to the drop zone. The hosts have won just three of their last 11 matches in this competition, although they made a strong start with a victory over Deportivo La Coruna last month. Last term they reached the fourth round and crashed out to Valencia, and they’ll be aiming to repeat that run.

Cadiz are struggling at the bottom of the division, with just seven points from their last nine matches. They kicked off with a victory, and since then they’ve failed to win a game in the league. That’s left them in danger, and they’re coming into this clash on the back of a defeat. They did enjoy a decent run in this competition last season, meeting both Seville sides in their run to the last 16. They took out Real Betis before losing 4-1 to Sevilla earlier this year. They met Tenerife away last month in this competition, and they’ll make this trip looking for escapism from their poor league form, and hoping for another cup run.

Both sides may be struggling, but they’ll look at the others’ form and expect to turn things around. The pair will be looking to take this chance to get forward, with Zaragoza averaging a goal per game at home so far. They’ve seen at least two goals in every home game so far, and they have seen both teams score in 75% of their outings. With Cadiz scoring in their last three visits to this ground, that high scoring record could be set to continue.

The visitors have scored twice or more in at least five of their last six meetings with Zaragoza, while they’ve yet to keep a clean sheet on the road in all competitions this term. We expect the hosts to build on their record of scoring in five of their last six home games in this competition, so we’re tipping goals here. We’re going with both teams to score in this clash, along with a 1-1 draw between two out of form teams.