As a promotion horse, this year in the positioning is certainly only relegation team, the first 5 rounds of the league, the team also in the injury time shutout only 1-0 defeat together with the promotion of Almeria. 5 rounds of 1 win, scoring only 3 goals, Valladolid's performance, is not eye-catching.
The performance of the team is even worse, as they finished last season 1 point above the relegation zone and managed to stay there. This season, they have hired Sergio as their manager, and after 5 rounds, the team has suffered 5 consecutive defeats without scoring a single goal, and is at the bottom of the table. Sergio is no stranger to Valladolid fans, the team was relegated from La Liga in the 20/21 season, and Sergio was the manager at that time. In this match, Sergio will be looking for redemption on the one hand, and his first career match against Valladolid on the other. It's not hard to imagine how the home team's fans will treat Sergio, and the Cadiz boss is facing double pressure in this match.
Before the match Cadiz president Bisceno said that the team is used to sticking to long term plans and that it would be untimely to discuss a change of manager with only 6 or 7 rounds of the league played. Despite the words, the possibility of this being Sergio's last game cannot be ruled out, considering the international days ahead. In that case, Cadiz's lineup for tonight's match will, in all likelihood, undergo a more noticeable change. But no matter how the lineup is adjusted, the manager's control over his players is questionable.
