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Eibar vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting tips
We immediately start the football Saturday well, when FC Barcelona already visits Eibar at 12:00. Visitors from Catalonia are of course favorite, but the Basque hosts are often hard to beat in their own Ipurua.
Eibar:
With only one point from the first four rounds of play, Eibar did not exactly have a competitive start to write home about, but the Basques are now completely on top again. The red-blue team recorded two wins and two draws in their last four games, including an impressive comeback against Sevilla (3-2 win, after a 0-2 deficit). Thanks to this good shape, Eibar has managed to flee the relegation zone and trainer Jose Luis Mendilibar is once again firmly in the saddle in the Ipurua.
So Eibar is comfortable in her skin and can therefore work towards the squatter against FC Barcelona with confidence. “The international break always does us good,” said the Senegalese midfielder Pape Diop. “We are not afraid and will therefore not adapt to FC Barcelona.” Nevertheless, Los Armeros are rather damaged in the back. Gonzalo Escalante is suspended, Ivan Ramis is injured, and Jose Angel and Anaitz Arbilla are doubtful. So Mendilibar has to puzzle.
FC Barcelona:
FC Barcelona also had a seasonal start to forget, with last month’s 2-0 defeat at PhD student Granada as an absolute low point. The Blaugrana, however, recovered well, because the last four official games were won one by one. The field game is not always completely what the creature should be, but the return of Lionel Messi has done the Catalans well. Luis Suarez in particular is happy with his return, as the Uruguayan has already scored six goals this early season in La Liga and the Champions League.
So it is going in the right direction again with FC Barcelona, which has now worked its way up to second place, at two points from leader Real Madrid. The 4-0 victory over Seville just before the international match has obviously done Catalan self-confidence, although trainer Ernesto Valverde has to miss a few pillars again this weekend. The most important absentee is of course the suspended Gerard Pique, so that the French Clement Lenglet and Jean-Clair Todibo will probably form the central defense duo. At the forefront, Antoine Griezmann will most likely return to the base after Ousmane Dembele was sent off a red card two weeks ago.
Eibar vs Barcelona head to head matches
19.05.19 LL Eibar Barcelona 2 : 2
13.01.19 LL Barcelona Eibar 3 : 0
17.02.18 LL Eibar Barcelona 0 : 2
19.09.17 LL Barcelona Eibar 6 : 1
21.05.17 LL Barcelona Eibar 4 : 2