Barcelona vs Cadiz Match Analysis and Prediction

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Barcelona will be looking to make it eight La Liga victories in a row when they welcome Cadiz to Camp Nou on Monday.

The hosts are currently second in the La Liga standings, 12 points behind leaders Real Madrid with a game in hand.

Barcelona’s hopes of lifting some silverware this season came to an end on Thursday, when they suffered a 3-2 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final, which saw them lose 4-3 on aggregate.

The Catalan giants are level on points with third-placed Sevilla, ane only three points ahead of fifth-placed Real Betis, so their position in the Champions League spots is not secure.

Barcelona are on a seven-game winning run in La Liga, including a 3-2 victory over Levante last weekend, with Luuk de Jong scoring the winner in the 92nd minute of the game.

Xavi’s side have the fifth-best home record in La Liga this season, picking up 32 points from their 14 matches, but Cadiz have secured points in eight of their 15 away league matches this season, and the Pirates are currently battling for their lives towards the bottom of the table.

Meanwhile, Cadiz are 18th in the table on 28 points, one point behind 17th-placed Mallorca with a game in hand, so they can still escape the relegation zone before the end of the season.

Sergio Gonzalez’s side were excellent on their return to La Liga last season, ultimately finishing 12th, but they have found it more difficult to compete during the 2021-22 campaign.

The Pirates enter this match off the back of a 2-1 home loss to Real Madrid last weekend, but they have been beaten in just two of their last eight league matches, which has kept them in touch with the teams just above them.

Barcelona vs Cadiz head to head

The two teams have previously met on only five occasions in La Liga, where Barcelona have taken two victories while Cadiz have won once, and they have drawn in two. Barcelona have scored six goals and conceded four in the process. In their last meeting, they played out a goalless draw.

Cadiz 1-3 Barcelona 18/12/05

Barcelona 1-0 Cadiz 29/04/06

Cadiz 2-1 Barcelona 05/12/20

Barcelona 1-1 Cadiz 21/02/21

Cadiz 0-0 Barcelona 23/09/21

Barcelona latest home form

Barcelona lost their last home game 3-2 to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League. However, they have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their previous six matches. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded three.

Barcelona 4-0 Athletic Bilbao 27/02/22

Barcelona 0-0 Galatasaray 10/03/22

Barcelona 4-0 Osasuna 13/03/22

Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla 03/04/22

Barcelona 2-3 Eintracht Frankfurt 14/04/22

Barcelona latest away form

Barcelona have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. They played out a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on April 7 in the Europa League. In their last five games, they have scored 12 goals and conceded five.

Elche 1-2 Barcelona 06/03/22

Galatasaray 1-2 Barcelona 17/03/22

Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona 20/03/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Barcelona 07/04/22

Levante 2-3 Barcelona 10/04/22

Cadiz latest home form

Cadiz lost their last home game 2-1 to Real Betis in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their previous five matches. In their last five home matches, they have scored five goals and conceded three.

Cadiz 0-0 Celta Vigo 12/02/22

Cadiz 1-1 Getafe 19/02/22

Cadiz 2-0 Rayo Vallecano 06/03/22

Cadiz 1-0 Villarreal 20/03/22

Cadiz 1-2 Real Betis 09/04/22

Cadiz latest away form

Cadiz have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their five most recent matches. In their last away game, the managed to play out a goalless draw with Valencia. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded six.

Valencia 2-1 Cadiz 02/02/22

Mallorca 2-1 Cadiz 05/02/22

Granada 0-0 Cadiz 28/02/22

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Cadiz 11/03/22

Valencia 0-0 Cadiz 03/04/22

Barcelona news

Barcelona’s Pedri is set to miss the remainder of the season with the hamstring injury he suffered against Frankfurt on Thursday.

Sergi Roberto and Samuel Umtiti are also out of this match, while Ansu Fati has a chance of featuring, having recently returned to training after recovering from a hamstring issue.

Cadiz news

Florin Andone and Varazdat Haroyan will miss the contest through injury, while Alvaro Negredo and Lucas Perez should continue as the front two in a 4-4-2 formation.

Cadiz will also be missing Ruben Alcaraz, as he picked up a yellow card during the league defeat to Real Betis last time out.