Barcelona vs Eibar Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 26/12/2020, 02:14  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 26/12/2020 at 02:17 in LaLiga Predictions

Barcelona have a game in hand ahead of their home clash against Eibar in La Liga and the Catalans will be looking to bag three points and leap into the Champions League places after a tough start. Heading to the clash at Camp Nou, Barcelona have managed 25 points from 14 matches and are placed fifth while Eibar, facing another difficult start, have managed 15 points and are 17th. Barcelona beat Real Valladolid 3-0 in their last game, packing up their fourth straight unbeaten outing since suffering a 3-0 humiliation by Juventus. They are now on three wins in the last four matches and the inspirational Lionel Messi has scored in three of the last four matches, after having a slow start to the season. The Argentine has scored five goals in the last five league matches at home and will be a key point man against Eibar, having scored 12 goals against them in the last six meetings. Barca have scored two or more goals in the last three matches and have registered two clean sheets in their last five matches. In their last 15 matches, they have nine wins and four losses, and with a four – game unbeaten run in the league, they will be confident enough going to this clash. Four of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and Barcelona go to this game with a very good scoring run, having found the back of the net in 13 of their last 15 league matches. Home matches have provided some comfort for the Catalans as well, with the team heading to this game on four wins in the last five home league matches and they have scored two or more in four of the last five matches. As a result, four of their last five league matches at home have produced over 2.5 goals.

Eibar, on their part, head to Camp Nou having lost their last two matches and being winless in four of their last five games. They lost at home to Real Madrid and in their most recent clash, away to Alaves. Against Alaves, they took a fourth minute lead but went to the break trailing 2-1 and it ended that way. Eibar have not led at half time in any of their last five league matches and they head to this game on four winless outings in the league. The big positive for them will be the good run that Pedro Leon has had, scoring three goals in three matches. However, his effort can only be felt with good organization in defence by the team that has kept two clean sheets in the last five matches. Pedro’s three goals have come in the last two away matches, and they have scored in all their last five away games so they’ll want to keep that going here. They however have just two wins in the last five away league matches and have never beaten Barcelona in the 12 matches between the two sides.