Espanyol – Eibar (LIVE STREAM)

Espanyol and Eibar face off in RCDE Stadium in a match of the 9th round of the Primera Division. The record of direct confrontations of the last three years between the two teams could not be more balanced, since there were two wins for each team the last four times they met. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, 05.15.2016, ended with the victory of Espanyol (4-2). In this match the home factor may play a decisive role, as the Eibar has presented income differences in your home and how visitor games.
Espanyol Analysis
After 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats, the home team is in 17th place, having won 7 points. In the last match, drew with Las Palmas out by (0-0), after the previous game have drawn at home in a game against Villarreal, by (0-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, have similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches recorded 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 25 conceded, against 5 wins , 4 draws and 6 defeats at home, with 16 goals scored and 26 conceded. In the last 4 games at home the championship, Espanyol records 2 draws and 2 losses, winning 2 points from 12 possible.

In this competition, we have not won any of their last 4 games in their stadium. The team allowed goals to his opponent in 6 of the last 8 games played in this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively.

Espanyol comes into this round after a draw away at 0-0, the field visit of Las Palmas. Most of the home team quality is the ability to conduct demonstrating their offensive thrusts through rapid transitions. Note that the defensive point of view, the difficulties increase when the opposing team attacks through the side. The Spaniard Gerard Moreno is the player responsible for putting on alert defensive opponent, and his greatest quality is finalizing. The coach of the home will be without Caicedo and Duarte because they are injured.
Analysis of Eibar
After 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 7th place, having won 14 points. In the last match, lost to Osasuna at home for (2-3), after the previous game have leveled off in a game against Real Madrid, by (1-1). This is a stronger team when playing in their stadium, for the last 30 games records 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats in their stadium. In the last 4 away games in the league the Eibar recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats, having won 4 points from 12 possible.

For this competition, we have not won any of their last 4 games. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 6 of the last 8 games, so it has not shown great defensive strength, but their attack is marked with great regularity, as always scored at least one goal in the last eight games in this competition. There is a tendency to be goals in their away games, as 26 of the last 29 matches he played ended with Over 1.5 goals. This is a team that often mark first, opened the scoring in seven of his last eight games for the Primera Division, these 7 reached the interval lead at 1 and managed to keep the advantage until the end of 90 ‘in 3. There are 1 periods highlighted in last 5 games played as a guest for all competitions: suffered 3 of their 6 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The Eibar enters this match unmotivated after a home defeat by 2-3 at home to Osasuna. It is possible to observe the visiting team preferring the right side to attack, taking advantage of the depth offered by the ‘right side defense Ander Capa. Despite being a team that likes to act in their midfield, you can also go very easily to the counterattack. It is worth noting that on the defensive now, the Eibar proves to be a very aggressive team, giving little space to the opponent. The coach of the visitors will have all the players at his disposal.