Eibar vs Barcelona Betting Tips 22/05/2021

19:56, 18 May 2021

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19:56, 18 May 2021

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Eibar will host the mighty Catalans Barcelona at Ipurua Municipal Stadium in Eibar on 22nd May 2021 at 21:30 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of Barcelona to win the match. Eibar will be fighting to avoid relegation.

Teams Status

Eibar bounced back from a five-match losing streak with two wins and one draw but still, they are placed in the 20th position of the La Liga points table with 30 points from 36 matches. They have six wins, 12 draws and 18 losses so far in the league. They have the worst record on home turf as they have won two, drew seven and lost nine, accumulating 13 points in 18 home matches. In the 35 matches, they have scored 28 goals and have conceded as many as 47 goals. Kike is the team’s leading goal scorer with 12 goals to his name, which is nearly 50% of the total goals. Bryan Gil and Edu Exposito are leading the assists list with just three assists. It seems like they have gotten their combinations right and might go with the same combination.

Barcelona have slightly dropped their chances of winning the title because of back to back draws against Levante and Atletico Madrid. Due to which they are placed second in the points table with 76 points after 36 matches. They have 23 wins, seven draws and six losses in the league so far. They have the second-best away record in the league as they have 12 wins, two draws and four losses in the 18 matches that they have played on the road. They have scored the highest number of goals this season with 83 goals and have conceded just 36 goals. Leo Messi is the leading goal scorer in La Liga this season with 29 goals in the 34 matches that he has played. He is also the leading assist provider with nine assists to his name. Philippe Coutinho, Sergi Roberto and Ansu Fati could miss the next match due to injuries.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
6.00	5.20	1.49
5.75	4.75	1.50
5.75	4.80	1.40

Barcelona are the favorites to win the match according to the Betway sportsbook and are placed at 1.50, while Eibar are placed at 5.75 and the draw at 4.75. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Barcelona are placed at 1.40, while Eibar are placed at 5.75 and the draw at 4.80. Barcelona are placed at 1.49 odds according to the Dafabet sportsbook. While the underdogs Eibar are placed at 6.00 and the draw at 5.20.

Tipster’s Angle

Barcelona has dominated this fixture over the years and have an edge over the bottom side in La Liga. And also a high scoring contest could be expected similar to the matches that these two teams have provided over the years.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.37

In the last ten head to head matches, over 2.5 goals were scored in as many as eight matches. Also, in the last five head to head matches played in Eibar, over 2.5 goals were scored in four of those matches. These two teams have provided a lot of high scoring fixtures and this match could feature the same. In the last six matches that Eibar has played in La Liga, over 2.5 goals were scored in three of those matches. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in seven of the last eight matches that Barcelona has played. All the last six away matches that Barcelona has played had over 2.5 goals scored in them. So, it is very likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.37 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Barcelona -1.25 @ 2.07

Barcelona are unbeaten in the last ten matches against Eibar including eight wins and two draws. In those eight matches, Barcelona has won by two or more goals in all the matches. Even when Eibar hosted the head to head matches, Barcelona won by two or more goals in four of the last five head to head matches. Eibar has lost five of the last ten matches and out of those five matches, they have lost by two or more goals in three of them. In three of the last six matches that Barcelona has won by two or more goals. So, it is very likely that Barcelona will beat Eibar by two or more goals and cover the spread of -1.25 at 2.07 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Conclusion

Barcelona is officially out of the title race, so they would play for pride and want to end the season on a high. While Eibar still have an outside chance of avoiding relegation but it looks like an uphill task.