Eibar Espanyol betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 10^th position of the league, with 24 points won, after 7 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Leganés, by (1‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Real Sociedad, by (3‑2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 6 points in away matches and 18 points at their stadium, with 11 goals scored and 11 goals conceded at home, against 10 goals scored and 16 conceded in away matches. In their last match, for the Copa del Rey, they got a home win against Villarreal by (3‑1). In the last 10 away league matches Espanyol has a record of 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 losses in the last away matches and they haven't won any of the last 5 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑1 (5 out of 10 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 7 of their 10 goals between minutes (31'‑45'); they have conceded 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Espanyol heads to this match after a 3-1 home win over Villarreal, advancing in this way to the next round of the Copa del Rey. In the last game for the championship, the visitors lost to Real Sociedad by 3-2 . The visiting team has quality in maintaining ball possession, and often chooses to use the short pass, rather than risking losing possession. In addition, Espanyol uses the left runner, in general, to create their dangerous situations, taking advantage of the depth offered by Oscar Melendo. On the other hand, Borja Iglesias is Espanyol's top scorer with 9 goals scored. Unavailable for this game are Sergio Garcia and Perez, both with physical problems.