Cadiz vs Barcelona: line-ups, score predictions, head-to-head record & more — preview

Cadiz

• Experienced striker Alvaro Negredo is doubtful.

Key stats

• Barcelona have won 9 of their 10 games against Cadiz; the last time they lost against the Yellow Submarine was in 1991.
• Cadiz haven’t won a single home game in La Liga this season: 2D3L.
• However, they find themselves 6th in the league table with 4 wins and 3 draws in 11 games.

Probable line-ups

Barca XI: Ter Stegen – Dest, Mingueza, Lenglet, Alba – Pedri, De Jong, Coutinho – Messi, Griezmann, Dembele.

Cadiz XI: Ledesma; Carcelen, Mauro, Fali, Espino; Garrido, Alex, Jonsson; Perea, Negredo, Sanchez. (h/t Sports Mole)

Manager quotes

💬 Ronald Koeman (Barca): “Cadiz seem to have a hard time earning points at home, but they’re doing good, and they’re a tricky opponent, so we have to be focused.”

💬 Alvaro Cervera (Cadiz): “We know that Barca are better than us, but it is football. We all like football because it often happens that the underdog wins. We’re going to make them feel uncomfortable and look for the right moment to hurt them. Hurting Barca is not done with possession of eight passes, it is done by speed, passing the ball forward and this is our plan for the game.” (h/t Diario AS)

Prediction

SportsMole‘s Matt Law: Cadiz 1-3 Barcelona

“Cadiz deserve huge praise for their form this season, but Barca will enter the match in a confident mood courtesy of three impressive wins in all competitions. The home side are certainly capable of making it a tricky fixture for the Catalan giants, but we expect the visitors to collect all three points on Saturday night.”