Eibar vs Real Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 17/12/2020, 22:18  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 17/12/2020 at 22:20 in LaLiga Predictions

Eibar managed to get back to winning ways in their Copa Del Rey clash against Racing Rioja in the last game and now they have a heavy La Liga task when they host Real Madrid. Heading to this game, Eibar have 15 points and are placed 11th in the league standings while Real Madrid are third, with 26 points. This season so far, Eibar have not lost a lot of matches, but their winning rate has also not been very impressive. After 13 league matches they have three wins, six draws and four losses and as they head to this game, Eibar have four clean sheets in the last five matches and failed to score in two. They are unbeaten in the last six games, though with just two wins therein and in the last six league matches, they have managed just one win. A low winning rate in La Liga is greatly aided by the fact Eibar don’t score a lot of goals – they have netted more than one goal in just two of the last 13 league matches. As a result, Eibar are the joint lowest scorers in the league with nine goals, but they have the fourth best defence, having conceded 10 goals. At home, it has been tough for them, with no win in seven league games so far in the season, and they have failed to score in six of the seven. While they have scored just one goal in the seven matches at home, they have conceded five. Their winning rate in this fixture is also low – just one win in 12 meetings with Real Madrid.

Real Madrid hope to rise to the top of the table after this game. In their last game, Karim Benzema scored a second half brace to see them beat Athletic Club 3-1 and stayed third, joint on points with league leaders Atletico Madrid. That win was their fourth straight and they have three clean sheets in the last four matches, including one against the league leaders. Real have also scored two goals or more in the last three matches. After his brace, Benzema now has four goals in the last three matches and will also be fired up for this game, having scored four goals in the last three meetings with Eibar. Since their loss to Deportivo Alaves, Madrid have registered three straight wins, and with eight wins in the 13 league matches, mentally they will feel they can easily bag three points here. In the opening 13 league games Real have lost thrice and failed to score in two matches; they have scored two or more goals in six and failed to keep clean sheets in five of the 13. Real have conceded two goals or more in three of the last 13 league matches, and away from home, they have four wins, three clean sheets, and a loss in seven league games. They have three straight wins over Eibar and each of the last seven meetings has produced over 2.5 goals.