Barcelona Vs Cadiz CF Premier League Football Match Score 2023
Cadiz are currently in 16th place in the La Liga standings and have struggled to cope with the rigors of the top flight this season. The away side defeated Girona by a comfortable 2-0 margin last week and will need to work hard to achieve a similar result in this fixture.
Barcelona, on the other hand, are at the top of the league table at the moment and have been in impressive form on the domestic front. The Catalan giants were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League in their previous game and will look to bounce back this weekend.
Barcelona have a good recent record against Cadiz and have won four of the last eight matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Cadiz’s two victories during this period.After a run of six consecutive victories against Cadiz leading up to 2006 in La Liga, Barcelona have managed to win only one of their last five such games in the competition.Barcelona have lost only one of their last 14 home games against Cadiz in La Liga but did lose their previous such match by a 1-0 margin in April last year.Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 12 matches in La Liga and could equal their best unbeaten streak under Xavi.Cadiz have suffered defeat in their last two away games in La Liga and have not suffered three such defeats in the competition since 2006.
All the info you need to know on the Barcelona vs Cádiz clash at Camp Nou on February 19th, which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET.
Barça return to LaLiga action looking for the win against Cádiz at Camp Nou to keep moving away from their most immediate chasers Real Madrid.
The Catalan giants will be facing Cádiz after a disappointing performance at Camp Nou against Manchester United in the Europa League round of 32. Xavi Hernández’s men, who suffered to get a 2-2 draw against the Red Devils, want to record their 19th LaLiga victory this season. Els Blaugrana are sitting top of the standings with 56 points, eight clear of second-placed and archrivals Real Madrid, while Real Sociedad are in the third spot with 43 points.
Barcelona are on a 17-game unbeaten streak run across all competitions since they lost to Bayern Munich in October (0-3).
Meanwhile, El Submarino Amarillo will go into the game against Barcelona knowing they can upset the Catalan outfit, as they already emerged victorious at Camp Nou last season (0-1).
It will be an important game for Cádiz, as they are sitting 16th and are fighting to get away from the relegation zone. Sergio González’s men, with 22 points, are two away from the danger area, and want to make it three straight campaigns in Primera for the first time since the early 1990s. The visitors have grabbed eight points from their 10 away games in the domestic competition this campaign, but Barcelona proved they are not invincible and won’t have key players like Sergio Busquets, Pedri, and Ousmane Dembélé for the match.
Xavi’s side have established a significant lead over rivals Real Madrid and come into this one in sparkling form, having avoided defeat in every game they have played since a loss to Bayern Munich on October 26, 2022. Since then, Barcelona have dropped points just twice.
Cadiz, on the other hand, sit 16th in La Liga, although a recent upturn in form has seen them climb out of the relegation zone. Maintaining that against the league leaders is an entirely different challenge.
Pedri is the latest injury concern for Xavi, who will have to make do without the midfielder for around a month as a result of a hamstring injury. Ousmane Dembele is already sidelined with the same problem. Sergio Busquets is looking to return from his own fitness problem but may be kept out of action to preserve his legs for the upcoming return leg against Manchester United. Joseba Zaldua, Jon Ander Garrido and Jose Mari are all confirmed absentees and the trio are expected to be joined on the sidelines by David Gil, Juan Cala, Victor Chust and Alvaro Negredo.
Cadiz have troubled the Catalans in the past and will be intent on pulling off an upset in this match. Barcelona are the better team on paper, however, and should be able to win this game. Despite Cadiz’s impressive track record against Barcelona, there’s no way the away side should be coming away with a positive result from this one.
Barcelona are one of the most in-form sides in Europe right now, and while some necessary squad rotation might slow their momentum slightly, even the fringe players in Xavi’s squad should be good enough for a test of this calibre. If Barcelona go ahead early, there’ll be plenty of tempo-disrupting substitutes to protect their players before the Man Utd game, so expect a comfortable, yet disjointed victory for the league leaders.Barcelona have an exceptional squad at their disposal but did have a few chinks in their armor against Manchester United. With Pedri injured, the likes of Gavi and Frenkie de Jong will need to step up and shoulder the creative burden this weekend.
Barcelona will be aiming to put a seventh straight La Liga victory on the board when they resume their domestic campaign at home to relegation-threatened Cadiz on Sunday night. Xavi’s side are currently top of the table, eight points clear of second-placed Real Madrid, while Cadiz are 16th, just two points clear of the relegation zone heading into the next set of fixtures.
