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Cadiz CF vs. FC Barcelona
Spanish La Liga has an English week this week, meaning that a league fixture takes place during the week. Our Cadiz – Barcelona betting tip will tell you everything you need to know about this match on Thursday. Many football fans are of the opinion that the Spanish first division has lost a lot of its appeal with the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and the recent transfer of Barca legend Lionel Messi. It is clear that these two players of world football cannot be replaced. Nevertheless, there are countless players who make La Liga interesting. World stars like Griezmann, Suarez and Benzema or the young up-and-coming kickers like Ansu Fati, Pedri or Vinicius Junior are heating up Spanish football properly.
So far, the 2021/22 season has largely gone as expected in Spain. After 5 games played, Real Madrid are at the top of the table, closely followed by city rivals Atletico. FC Barcelona, which is still searching for its new identity after Messi’s departure, is currently in 7th place in the table. However, one has to give the Catalans credit for having one game less on their account. Despite the relatively commanding points tally, FC Barcelona is disappointing its fans because of the way it plays. Simply not Barca-like. Meanwhile, Cadiz is completely on target in terms of expectations for this season. With one win, and 2 draws and defeats each, they are in 13th place.
Cadiz – Barcelona Info
Date & Time: 23/09/2021 at 22:00
Venue: Cadiz, Nuevo Mirandilla (25,033 spectators)
Competition: La Liga, matchday 6
TV coverage: DAZN
Cadiz Form & Balance Check
This season has gone somewhat to plan for Cadiz so far. After finishing 12th last season, another mid-table finish for the Andalusians would be a resounding success. If you look at the first 5 match days, the Cadiz team is well on the way to achieving this goal. They started the season with two draws against Levante and Real Betis. To the disappointment of the Andalusian fans, two defeats against Osasuna and Real Sociedad followed. However, the arrow of form is pointing upwards again. Last weekend, Cadiz finally managed to get their first win of the season. At Celta Viga, they managed to beat Iago Aspas and Co with 2:1. Because of this, Cadiz can go into the duel with FC Barcelona full of self-confidence.
With counter-attacking football to success
Spanish football, in the person of Barca and Real, is known for being very dominant with a lot of possession. Moreover, it is remarkable that most of the weaker teams try to play with the big teams in order to show an attractive game. However, that is not the way Cadiz plays football. The Andalusians have yet to face any of the big three this season and yet the statistics show some surprising numbers. On average, Cadiz has only 28% possession with a passing accuracy of just under 60%. The Andalusians have taken the switching game to a new level and made it their main tactic. As seen in the season’s games so far, it can be quite successful.
Cadiz facts & Analysis
– Stand in the middle of the table.
– Won in their last game
– Focus on counter-attacks
– Only 28% possession with 60% passing accuracy
Barcelona form & balance check
FC Barcelona currently resembles a pile of rubble that needs to be swept up as quickly as possible. After the very turbulent summer transfer period and the emotional departure of club legend Lionel Messi, there is a new FCB in La Liga this season. Due to the financial situation, the Catalans will have to rely on the so successful youth work in La Masia in the future. In addition, there are the old hands like Busquets and Pique. The first season without Messi has been a little rough so far. After getting 7 points from the first 3 games in the league, Barca’s managers were already smiling again.
However, FC Bayern recently showed the Catalans in the Champions League that there is still a long way to go for the Spaniards. With not a single shot on goal, Barca were beaten 3-0 by the Munich side. Last Monday, against Granada, the team disappointed again. After an early deficit and endless crosses, which were actually considered forbidden in the classic Barca game, the young and most dangerous man on the pitch, Araujo, saved a point for Barca. The performance of FC Barcelona must improve immediately, otherwise this season will be one to forget.
The German world champion coach soon at Barca?
The situation at FC Barcelona is coming to a head. It is reported that the club management around Laporta is already looking for alternatives in the coaching position. The main candidates to succeed Ronald Koeman are Barca legend Xavi, who is currently coaching in Qatar, and Roberto Martinez, who is responsible for the Belgian national team. However, there are other names floating around in the media. For example, Antonio Conte or Joachim Löw. The German World Cup coach of 2014 recently resigned from his DFB position and would be free. However, it is probably relatively unlikely that Löw would be interested in working for FC Barcelona. Moreover, the German is unlikely to be the club’s favoured solution.
Barcelona Facts & Analysis
– So far this season 8 points from 4 games.
– Many new youth players to be incorporated into the squad.
– Coach’s chair is wobbling badly
– Löw as possible successor to Koeman
Predicted line-up – last update on 21 September 2021
Cadiz FC won’t be rotating very much. In their usual 4-1-4-1, they are very stable defensively and have plenty of opportunities to advance their switching game via the wings. FC Barcelona, on the other hand, will have to change something. We assume that Luuk De Jong will return to the starting eleven in order to have more offensive power against the deep Andalusians. Players like Gavi and Puig could convince in their minutes and can also look forward to some playing time against Cadiz.
Cadiz – Barcelona direct comparison & stats
As most people probably expected, the direct comparison goes to the Catalans from Barcelona. In 26 duels so far, Barcelona have won 19 of them. In addition, there have been 4 points shared and Cadiz have only managed to win 3 times. It is interesting that Barca lost the duel with Cadiz last season. In the first leg, the Andalusians won surprisingly with 2:1 and in the second leg it was only enough for a 1:1 draw. Thus, the Cadiz team has even more reason to go into this match with self-confidence.
– Cadiz won the last league match, Barcelona did not
– Barcelona have failed to win their last two games against Cadiz
– Barca’s last win against Cadiz was in 2006
– Cadiz have scored in 4 of their last 5 duels with Barca
