Alaves vs Cadiz Prediction, 5/22/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 5/17/2022

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Game: Alaves vs Cadiz

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Mendizorrotza Stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Alaves (+122) Cadiz (+238)

Luis Rioja and Alaves (8-7-22, 20th in La Liga) play Cadiz (7-15-15, 18th in La Liga) at Mendizorrotza Stadium on Sunday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Fernando Pacheco for Alaves and Jeremias Conan Ledesma for Cadiz. Alaves are priced +122 while the Yellow Submarine are at +238. The over/under has been set at 2.25.

Alaves faced Villarreal in their most recent match and earned the victory with a final of 2-1. When discussing the passing game, they finished with a 91.6% received passes rate by connecting on 207 of the 226 pass attempts last match. Alaves tried 7 dribbles in this match and completed 3 of the tries for a rate of 42.9%.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Alaves finished the game at a 36.4% clip by landing 4 SoT out of 11 total shots. Alaves averages 0.76 goals per 90 (26 goals in total) and have accounted for 17 assists in all games this season.

Luis Rioja is a guy who can be a difference maker for Alaves. Rioja has been in the starting lineup in 112 outings so far in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.08 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder hailing from Spain has totaled 9 goals scored in 9,571 mins played. He has totaled 6 assists while tallying 14 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

Someone else who should impact this game is Joselu, the forward who is from Germany. Joselu has totaled 20,350 minutes during 219 career starting assignments and has been given 30 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 19 times so far in his career and he has scored 77 total goals. He currently averages 0.34 G/90 thus far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for Alaves will be Fernando Pacheco. Pacheco has seen the field for a total of 25,461 minutes and has earned 786 saves during his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.3 (366 goals allowed) and his save percentage is 70.2%. The keeper born in Spain has faced 1,120 shots tried against him in 284 career starts. Pacheco (97-68-118 record in his career) has accounted for 82 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 28.9% shutout rate.

For their last game, Cadiz went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Sevilla. Cadiz had a 40.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 4 out of the 10 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 334 out of their 367 passes they attempted for a percentage of 91.0%. Cadiz had 3 shots tried out of 10 shots tried which gave them a 30.0% clip in their last match. With a total of 30 goals and 18 assists for all their games, Cadiz sports an average of 0.88 goals and 0.53 assists per 90 min.

Alvaro Negredo will need to provide a spark for Cadiz. The forward hailing from Spain has played 33,438 minutes and has scored 174 goals. He has accounted for 52 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 51 times. He has an average of 0.47 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 389 contests in his career. You should also keep an eye on Choco Lozano, the forward hailing from Honduras. He has scored 44 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 12 times. Lozano has been given 46 yellow card cautions in 13,207 minutes (152 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.30.

Jeremias Conan Ledesma is expected to look after the net for Cadiz. Ledesma has tallied 40 clean sheets while defending 547 shots against him in 11,970 career mins. He holds a save % of 72.2 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 30.1%. He has given up 1.29 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 39-46-48. In his pro soccer career, Ledesma has allowed 171 goals and has accumulated 391 saves in 133 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cadiz (+238) and under the total goals

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