Cadiz vs Barcelona Match Analysis and Prediction

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Title hopefuls Barcelona will be looking to make it four La Liga victories on the bounce when they make a trip to face struggling Cadiz on Saturday.

The visitors head into the contest off the bak of a 5-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Cadiz lost 3-0 to Celta Vigo in the league last time out.

Cadiz earned a promotion back to La Liga by finishing second in the Segunda Division in 2019-20, and they finished 12th in 2020-21 before claiming 17th place last season, securing another season at this level.

However, Sergio Gonzalez’s side were only one point ahead of 18th-placed Granada last season, and the early indication are that the club face a serious battle to retain their status as a top-flight club for 2023-24.

The Pirates are currently rock bottom of the table on zero points, losing their opening two matches against Real Sociedad and Osasuna before conceding four at home to Athletic Bilbao at the end of August.

Cadiz enter this fixture off the back of a 3-0 defeat at Celta Vigo on September 2, and a contest against Barcelona is not quite what they would have expected at this stage.

Bracelona are flying at the moment and they head into the contest off the back of a 5-1 victory over Plzen in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Robert Lewandowski scoring a hat-trick at Camp Nou.

Xavi’s side opened their La Liga campaign with a goalless draw against Rayo Vallecano but have won their last three in the league, which has left them second in the table.

Barcelona found it tough last season, but they look set to compete for major trophies this time around, and it will be fascinating to see their performace against Bayern Munich in the Champions League next week.

Cadiz vs Barcelona head to head

These two teams have previously met on six occasions in La Liga, where they have each claimed two victories while they have drawn twice. Cadiz have scored five goals and conceded six in the process. In their last meeting in April this year, Cadiz claimed a 1-0 away victory.

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 0-1 Cadiz 18/04/22

Cadiz latest home form

Cadiz have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having lost each of their four most recent matches. They were beaten 4-0 by Athletic Bilbao in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just two goals and conceded 11.

Cadiz 1-1 Las Palmas 26/07/22

Cadiz 0-1 Lille 29/07/22

Cadiz 1-4 Atletico Madrid 04/08/22

Cadiz 0-1 Real Sociedad 14/08/22

Cadiz 0-4 Athletico Bilbao 29/08/22

Cadiz latest away form

Cadiz have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost each of their three most recent matches. They lost 3-0 to Celta Vigo in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded six.

Alaves 0-1 Cadiz 22/05/22

Barbate 0-6 Cadiz 15/07/22

Sevilla 1-0 Cadiz 06/08/22

Osasuna 2-0 Cadiz 20/08/22

Celta Vigo 3-0 Cadiz 02/09/22

Barcelona latest home form

Barcelona have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Viktoria Plzen 5-1 in their last home game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored 18 goals and conceded just four.

Barcelona 6-0 Pumas UNAM 07/08/22

Barcelona 0-0 Rayo Vallecano 13/08/22

Barcelona 3-3 Manchester City 24/08/22

Barcelona 4-0 Real Valladolid 28/08/22

Barcelona 5-1 Viktoria Plzen 07/09/22

Barcelona latest away form

Barcelona have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having won each of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Sevilla 3-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 16 goals and conceded just one.

Inter Miami 0-6 Barcelona 20/07/22

Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona 24/07/22

New York RB 0-2 Barcelona 31/07/22

Real Sociedad 1-4 Barcelona 21/08/22

Sevilla 0-3 Barcelona 03/09/22

Cadiz news

Cadiz will again be without Jon Ander Garrido this weekend due to a knee problem, while Ruben Alcaraz remain a doubt.

Sergio could make some changes to his XI, with Alex, Ruben Sobrino and Lucas Perez potentially coming into the side, while Brian Ocampo and Anthony Lozano could drop out of the side.

Barcelona news

Sergi Roberto is likely to be available for Barcelona despite suffering a slight muscular issue against Plzen, with Marcos Alonso and Hector Bellerin also pushing for starts.

Xavi may be tempted to rest Dembele and Lewandowski ahead of the Bayern game, while Jules Kounde could keep his spot at centre-back.

Prediction and Odds

Cadiz can take confidence from their recent record against Xavi’s side, but it could be difficult to back the hosts to get a straight win out of this game.

Barcelona are full of it at the moment and we are expecting visitors to be far too strong for the hosts this weekend.

Odds: 1 2.32 X 2.05 2 1.88