After a thrilling Europa League battle on Thursday, Barcelona turn their attention to domestic matters and their march towards the La Liga title. The Catalans face Cadiz on Sunday and should have too much quality for the struggling visitors.
Barcelona’s recent struggles in Europe continued on Thursday as they were held to a 2-2 home draw by Manchester United in the Europa League. They were made to come from behind with Raphinha netting the equaliser midway through the second half.
While Barcelona still have a chance in the second leg, they will now turn their attention to the La Liga and their steady march towards reclaiming the title. Xavi’s men are unbeaten in their last 12 matches, claiming 11 wins in that run, including a 1-0 victory at Villarreal last time out.
Camp Nou remains a fortress for Barcelona, who are yet to taste defeat in front of their fans this season. They have won eight of their last nine home matches in La Liga, keeping clean sheets in all eight wins.
Cadiz have a different battle on their hands as they attempt to put some daylight between themselves and the relegation zone. They have claimed two wins from their last three La Liga matches and are now two points clear of the bottom three.
One of the wins for Cadiz was a 2-0 victory over Girona in their previous La Liga fixture. Both goals were scored in the first half through Gonzalo Escalante and Sergi Guardiola and they were able to hold on for the win.
The problem for Cadiz is that they have done their best work at home and continue to struggle on their travels. Sergio Gonzalez’s men have suffered three defeats in their last four away matches and were beaten 4-1 by Athletic Bilbao in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Barcelona as overwhelming favourites with a win priced at 1/5 by SBK. An unlikely victory for Cadiz is valued at 161 by William Hill while a draw is set at odds of 33/5 by SBK.
Head to head
Barcelona have a 3-2 advantage with two draws from seven previous matches with Cadiz. The Catalans claimed a 4-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in September with Robert Lewandowski among the goals.
Players to watch
Robert Lewandowski is the leading scorer in La Liga with 14 goals but has found the net just once in the last six matches. The Polish striker does not go too long without finding the net and could be tipped to be back among the goals at 16/5 with Unibet.
Barcelona’s backline continues to impress, particularly Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen, who are having a fine campaign. They have kept clean sheets in eight of their last nine home matches and that run could be backed to continue at 4/6 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
Barcelona are often comfortable at home and having claimed a 4-0 victory in the reverse fixture, a -2 handicap could be considered at 6/4 with BetVictor. They also won both halves in the reverse fixture and a repeat could be on the cards at 13/10 with Paddy Power.
Six of Lewandowski’s goals this season have been the opener and the Polish striker could be backed to score first on Sunday at 21/10 with bet365.
This La Liga match between Barcelona and Cadiz will be played on Feb 19, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Barcelona vs Cadiz prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
