Cadiz vs Barcelona

Underperforming Barcelona head to the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla to take on Cadiz, looking to post their first La Liga win over this opposition since April 2006.

Cadiz got their 2021/22 La Liga campaign off the mark last time out, courtesy of a hard-earned 2-1 away win over Celta Vigo (W1, D2, L2). However, bringing the 2020/21 season into the equation, the hosts have now failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last nine La Liga matches, which has been the case in their previous eight top-flight H2Hs (W1, D1, L6). Despite lamenting an underwhelming overall H2H record against Barcelona, Cadiz avoided defeat in both last season’s league duels with this opposition, including a heroic 2-1 victory at this venue in December 2020 (W1, D1). Worryingly, though, ‘El Submarino Amarillo’ head into proceedings having failed to win their last four La Liga outings on home turf (D1, L3), conceding 2+ goals in each loss in this run.

Meanwhile, Barcelona salvaged a point against Granada at Camp Nou last time out as Ronald Araujo’s last-gasp equalizer canceled out the visitors’ first-half lead (1-1). Despite going unbeaten across their opening four La Liga games, inconsistency has highlighted Barca’s early exchanges this term, with Ronald Koeman’s side alternating between winning (2) and drawing (2) in this period. Indeed, the ‘Blaugrana’ have gone winless in five of their last eight La Liga fixtures (W3, D4, L1), as many failed attempts as they had in their previous 24 in the competition (W19, D3, L2). With whispers about Koeman’s potential sacking continually spreading around the Spanish press, suffering back-to-back away top-flight losses to sub-par Cadiz for the first time in Barcelona’s La Liga history could be the final straw.