Eibar vs Villarreal
Spanish La Liga 2016/17
Date: Sunday, 30th October 2016,
Kick-Off at 11:00 UK
Venue: Municipal de Ipurua.
Eibar is currently at the 11th spot of the 20-team La Liga table after nine rounds of matches this term. The team is reeling at the moment, winning only once in their last six games.
Los Armeros are coming off a high-scoring 3-3 draw with lowly team Espanyol last Saturday on the road at the Cornellà-El Prat Stadium, via ESPN.
Head coach José Luis Mendilibar's boys actually scored the first three goals of the contest to build what seemed to be a safe 3-0 lead in the first half.
Spanish forward Sergi Enrich netted the opening goal in the 23rd minutes before the lead was doubled with an own goal from Espanyol defender Diego Reyes just four minutes later. Eibar scored their third goal with only a minute remaining in the half courtesy of a strike by striker Kike with Enrich providing the assist.
Espanyol came back in the second half with two straight goals from Hernan Perez and Pablo Piatti in the 64th and 73rd minutes.
Eibar seemed to be headed to a rare win when Colombian forward Felipe Caicedo was sent off in the 84th, but the hosts still managed to score the equalizer in stoppage time with a goal from Brazilian forward Leo Baptistao, forcing the draw.
Meanwhile, Villarreal nipped Las Palmas, 2-1, at their home ground of El Madrigal Stadium last Sunday, as per Sofa Score.
Kevin-Prince Boateng broke the game's deadlock in the 31st minute to give the visitors a 1-0 lead at the break.
However, head coach Fran Escribá's side netted two goals in the second half, courtesy of striker Nicola Sansone and Cedric Bakambu in the 64th and 90th+2 minutes, to complete the come-from-behind win.
Eibar vs Villarreal: Head to Head Statistics
Both teams have played 10 games against each other in the past.
Eibar have won 3 of their games against Villarreal, drawn 3, and it 4 games.
At home, Eibar have won 2 of their games against Villarreal, drawn 2 and lost a game against Villarreal.
Their last 6 games against each other have been shared evenly with 2 wins to each team and 2 draws.
Their last game here at Municipal DE Ipurua was a 1-2 win in favour of Villarreal.
Eibar vs Villarreal: Prediction
Villarreal have shown some qualities of a title seeking team so far this season. They have been in a long unbeaten run and don’t seem ready to back down. They are in good shape and have no difficulty in scoring; which is an added advantage to them in this game. Also Villarreal are good defensively in La Liga and they won’t let it so many goals.
Eibar defense in recent weeks have been leaking goals and they need to pay more attention to their back four in this game. The visitors got the edge here and the game will surely be an entertaining one and will record a lot of goals.
Eibar vs Villarreal: Betting Tips
Villarreal to win at 17/11 (2.55)
Over 2.5 goals at 7/5 (2.40).
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 decision for Villarreal.
Eibar starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Riesgo; Capa, Ramis, Lejeune, Lune; Leone, Castro, Carrillo, Inui; Enrich, Garcia
Villarreal starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Asenjo; Mario, Musacchio, Ruiz, Costa; dos Santos, Trigueros, Bruno, Soriano; Bakambu, Sansone
