Eibar - Athletic Bilbao Football prediction

Eibar and Athletic Bilbao play at Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa in a 9th round match of the Primera Division. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches has won 3 and lost 1. Indeed, in the last match in this stadium, in a match for Primera Division on 27-08-2017, Athletic Bilbao only managed to win, by (0-1). Aduriz (38 ') scored the only goal of the match.

Analysis of Eibar
After 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, the home team is in 12th place, having won 10 points. In the last match, he beat Girona (2-3), after having lost at home in a game against Sevilla (1-3). The team arrives at this meeting after a win away with Leganes by (2-3). For the championship, Eibar won 6 points in 12 chances, after 2 wins and 2 losses in their last 4 games at their stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last eight games, but his attack has regularly scored because he scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches in this competition. In 8 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn in the scoring in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Eibar arrive for this motivated match after a 2-3 win in friendly against Leganés. The highest quality of this cast lies in their ability to drive their offensive attacks through quick transitions. It is worth noting that from the defensive point of view, the difficulties increase when the opponent attacks by the sides. The Spaniard Sergi Enrich is the player responsible for the main plays of danger, and his highest quality is the finalization. For this match the coach will not be able to count on Cardona, Pedro Leon, Gonzalo Escalante and Jordi Calavera, all injured.

Athletic Bilbao Analysis
After 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is in 17th place, having won 7 points. In the last match, he lost to Real Sociedad at home by (1-3), after the previous match tied it out in a game against Barcelona, ​​for (1-1). In the last 10 games as a visitor Athletic Bilbao won 4, tied 3 and lost 3. The team has not been very strong defensively, as it has always suffered goals in the last 7 games, but its attack has regularly marked, since it managed to materialize in 6 of the last 7 games in this competition. There is a tendency for there to be goals in their away games as 24 of their last 26 matches have ended with over 1.5 goals.

Athletic Bilbao arrive for this unmotivated match after a home defeat by 1-3 against Real Sociedad. It is likely that we observe the visitor preferring the right side to attack, in order to take advantage of the depth offered by right side defender De Marcos. It is worth emphasizing that in the defensive moment, it shows to be a very compacted team, giving little space to its opponents. For this match the coach must have all his players at his disposal.