La Liga Picks & Predictions for Matchday 9: Girona FC vs. Cadiz (2022)

Eight games into the 2022-23 La Liga season and things are starting to take shape at the top (and bottom) of the table. For the first time this season, matchday 9 will pit Barcelona vs. Real Madrid at the top, as yet another edition of the famed El Classico is at hand.

Let’s take a look at GAME.

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Saturday

Girona FC vs. Cadiz

Their first season in the top league had gotten off to a strong start for Girona FC, racking up seven points through five games. Things have gotten more difficult, however, as they come into this one having lost three straight. A closer look, however, shows that those three games have come against some of the best teams in La Liga Real Betis, Real Sociedad, and Atletico Madrid.

As for Cadiz, five straight losses to start the season was not the start they were looking for, but they do come into this game picking up points in each of their past three matches. Unlike Girona, however, those points have come against some of the worst teams in the league, most recently Espanyol in a 2-2 draw last week. Coming into this game, Cadiz ranks second to last in the league with a goal differential of -13 through eight games.

In this one, I like the combination of Valentín Castellanos and Aleix Garcia to be the difference for Girona squad still making a name for themselves.

Pick: Girona FC (-115)

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