Eibar welcome the visitors Espanyol in the Spanish La Liga – Round 20. The match will be held on Monday, January 21st, at the Estadio Municipal de Ipurua (Eibar).
After their smashout 3:0 win over Real Madrid gained yet in November, 24th of the last year, Eibar celebrated no La Liga wins so far. In 6 rounds, they registered 4 draws and 2 defeats. This is mostly attributed to their lack of motivation. The team have relaxed and lost the ground. As a result, they went down to the 17th line in the table, sitting only 3 points above Rayo Vallicano, who top the relegation zone. The Monday hosts have no other choice but to attain points and improve their current position.
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Is this improvement possible? It absolutely is! In the end of the last season, Eibar found themselves in the upper table, sitting 9th, looking for European placings for some time. The key players are still there, the manager is same, and there are no changes in the playing scheme. So, the results are inevitable. The team are notably strong in front of their own fans. They picked up 16 points (4-4-2), they suffer no defeats in 6 consecutive matches, and lost only to Sevilla (third-placed) and Huesca (first-round failure due to overlooking the opponent).
Espanyol featured a blistering start to the campaign, so many believed in another miracle made by the team’s manager Rubi. The guests were leading the table after 11 rounds. Sadly, they gradually rolled down the table, and their performance deteriorated. Now the Catalan outfit take the 10th place, as they lost 7 of 8 latest encounters. The team’s away play is horrible (1-3-6), they count only 6 points. The solitude win was gained in October, one coming against Huesca, bottom-placed in the standings.
The hosts will actually play with their best squad. Only Ramis (9/0) and Charles (16/0) are injured. The guests suffer more squad problems – the defenders Hermosos (14/2) and Duarte (7/0), the halfback (Perez), and the eternal forward Garcia (17/2) will not help Espanyol because of health issues. And this is another argument in favor of the hosts. In their head-to-head history, Eibar won Espanyol in 2 of 3 home encounters, the 3rd one ended level. In our view, the trend will persist, and the hosting side will get another positive result on Monday.
Prediction for the match: Eibar to win with a 0.0 handicap.
