Cadiz's battle to escape the La Liga relegation zone will continue on Sunday afternoon, when they welcome Getafe to Nuevo Mirandilla.
The home side are 18th in the table, six points from the safety of 17th position, while Getafe occupy 10th spot, boasting 43 points from their 34 matches during a solid campaign.
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Cadiz cannot be officially relegated this weekend, but a defeat in this match, coupled with a Mallorca win over Las Palmas, would leave them in a very difficult position heading into their final three games of the season.
The Yellow Submarine currently sit 18th in the table, six points behind 17th-placed Mallorca, who face Las Palmas on Saturday, so a win in that contest would move them nine points ahead of Cadiz.
The two teams have an identical record when it comes to head-to-head points and head-to-head goal difference, so it would come down to overall goal difference, and Mallorca's record is significantly better, so Cadiz really cannot afford to suffer their 17th league defeat of the season on Sunday.
Mauricio Pellegrino's side will enter the contest off the back of a 3-0 defeat at Real Madrid, and they have only managed to pick up one point from their last four matches, with their last victory proving to be a 1-0 success over Granada at the end of last month.
El Submarino Amarillo are in their fourth straight season at this level, but they are facing the serious possibility of dropping back down to the Segunda Division for the 2024-25 campaign.
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Getafe have no such fears, with a strong campaign seeing them pick up 43 points from 34 matches, which has left them in 10th position in the table, only two points behind ninth-placed Villarreal.
The capital side, who suffered a 2-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao last time out, have finished 15th in each of their last three La Liga campaigns, but they are on course for a top-half spot this term.
Jose Bordalas's side have been solid at home this season, picking up 29 points from 17 matches, but they have only claimed two victories on their travels, which will hand Cadiz confidence ahead of this match.
Getafe are unbeaten in their last five La Liga matches with Sunday's opponents, though, and the visitors will be looking to do the double over the Yellow Submarine, having recorded a 1-0 victory when the two sides locked horns for the reverse match earlier this season.
The Deep Blue Ones were 3-1 winners over Almeria in their last away fixture on April 27, and their season will conclude with matches against Atletico Madrid (H), Alaves (A) and Mallorca (H).
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Cadiz will definitely be without the services of Jorge Mere, Jose Mari, Romingue Kouame and Luis Suarez on Sunday afternoon due to injury problems.
Meanwhile, Darwin Machis and Aiham Ousou face late fitness tests, so there could be six players unavailable for the hosts, which is far from ideal at this stage of the campaign.
Head coach Pellegrino is expected to recall Iza Carcelen and Juanmi into his starting side for this match, while Ruben Sobrino should retain his spot in the final third of the field.
As for Getafe, Juan Iglesias, Mauro Arambarri and Borja Mayoral remain on the sidelines through injury, while Domingos Duarte is a major doubt due to a troublesome shoulder issue.
Manager Bordalas is expected to resist the temptation to shuffle his pack following the home loss to Athletic, but there could be a return in the final third of the field for Juanmi Latasa.
Carles Alena is another option, but Ilaix Moriba should retain his spot in the XI, while on-loan Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood is set to continue down the right for the capital outfit.
Cadiz possible starting lineup:
Ledesma; Zaldua, Chust, Fali, J Hernandez; Escalante, Alcaraz, Alex; Carcelen, Juanmi, Sobrino
Getafe possible starting lineup:
Soria; Carmona, Dakonam, Alderete, Rico; Maksimovic, Milla; Greenwood, Moriba, Rodriguez; Latasa
We say: Cadiz 1-1 Getafe
Getafe have only won two of their 17 away league matches this season, while Cadiz have suffered just five losses from their 17 La Liga fixtures at home, which is far from a disastrous record. Cadiz have drawn eight times in front of their own fans, meanwhile, which is the joint-most in the division, and we are expecting the points to be shared on Sunday afternoon.
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Matt Law
