Cadiz return to La Liga having last played in Spain’s top division, 15 years ago. Cadiz have been one of the Segunda División’s best performers for the previous four seasons, where they finished 5th,9th, 7th and finally 2nd. They were unfortunate to not win the title last season as two points from their last two matches would have guaranteed the title, they lost both in the end, while rivals Huesca, won both their final two matches.
Cadiz scored 50 goals last season and 24% of these goals were after set pieces. They averaged 43.5% ball possession last season, therefore, are likely to take advantage of more set piece situations this season as they hold limited possession. This set piece analysis will analyse Cadiz’s threat from set pieces as they look to utilise this strength to help them finish above the relegation zone in La Liga.
Movement of attackers
The first part of this set piece analysis will analyse Cadiz from attacking corners. This section of analysis looks at the movement of the Cadiz attackers, pre-corner and moments before the corner reaches a player.
In most attacking corner scenarios, five Cadiz players are in the 18-yard box to attack the corner. Below shows how Cadiz usually position pre-corner.
The visual shows that there are two players occupying positions in or close to, the goalkeeper zone. The other three players are positioned around the penalty spot. First, I will take a look at the players in the goalkeeper zone.
