Match report
Girona sees off Cadiz fightback to win at Nuevo Mirandilla
Girona won 2-1 away at Cadiz in a Segunda División round six fixture at Nuevo Mirandilla, moving further clear in the table while leaving their hosts stuck near the foot of the standings. Vladyslav Vanat and Carles Pérez both scored either side of half-time to put the visitors firmly in control before an early second-half own goal gave Cadiz a route back into the contest that ultimately went unfulfilled.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Vanat opened the scoring in the 35th minute, converting an assist from Álex Moreno, and the same provider teed up Pérez nine minutes later to send Girona in 2-0 up at the break. Cadiz's response came almost immediately after the restart when David López turned the ball into his own net in the 47th minute, cutting the deficit to one, but the hosts could not find a leveller despite pressing for the remainder of the match.
Cadiz had the greater share of possession at 54 percent and matched Girona's shot count at 15 apiece, yet it was the away side who were more clinical, with Vanat and Pérez turning their chances into goals while Cadiz's own goal proved the only route to the scoresheet. Girona's win extended their position in fourth place, while Cadiz remained mired in 19th.
Vanat scored the opening goal in the 35th minute and was rated the top performer on the pitch with a 7.96 mark, while strike partner Pérez was not far behind after netting Girona's second before the interval.
Cadiz edged possession at 54 percent to Girona's 46, yet it was the visitors who made their chances count.
Girona won 2–1 away against Cadiz (half-time 0–2).
Cadiz met Girona in the Segunda División (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Saturday, 19 September 2026, 19:00 UTC at Nuevo Mirandilla. Referee: Manuel Angel Perez Hernandez.
Team pages: Cadiz · Girona · Segunda División
Key moments
- 35' Goal: Vladyslav Vanat (assist: Álex Moreno) — 0–1
- 44' Goal: Carles Pérez (assist: Álex Moreno) — 0–2
- 47' Goal (own goal): David López — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Cadiz (4-2-3-1)
Girona (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Cadiz 19%, the draw 31%, Girona 50%. It finished Cadiz 1–2 Girona.
Girona's rating gap, but the draw is in play — Girona are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Girona the lean. The draw at 31% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Girona at 50%?
Girona sit 299 points higher on our strength rating — 1413 to 1711. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,097 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Cadiz's column. Across 11,181 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 21–28–51.
Why only 50%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 50% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 31% and Cadiz at 19%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Cadiz win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,851. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Cadiz come into this after a busy window — 15 arrivals, 20 departures, and fewer of last season's regular starters still in the eleven. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). Cadiz are 4 games into a new manager (Celades), appointed 27 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Cadiz vs Girona final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Segunda División fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Cadiz 1–2 Girona. Explore more on the Cadiz and Girona team pages or the Segunda División page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Cadiz vs Girona?
Girona won 2–1 away against Cadiz (half-time 0–2).
›Who scored in Cadiz vs Girona?
Vladyslav Vanat (35') for Girona; Carles Pérez (44') for Girona; David López (47') (own goal) for Cadiz.
›Where can I watch Cadiz vs Girona highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Cadiz 1–2 Girona are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Cadiz and Girona?
Cadiz and Girona have met 9 times — 3 wins for Cadiz, 4 wins for Girona and 2 draws.