Eibar vs Leganes: Preview and Predictions

Eibar vs Leganes
Spanish La Liga
Date: Sunday, 30th April 2017
Kick-off at 17:30 UK / 18:30 CET
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Ipurua, Eibar.

After three games without a win, the Basque side will face Leganes in their final push towards the European football next season.

Leganes beat Las Palmas in the previous round with 3-0, but they are yet to secure the survival in Spanish top flight.

Eibar

The hosts were extremely ineffective in the previous three La Liga outings – they failed to score against Real Betis, Athletic Bilbao and Alaves, respectively. Eibar are in the 8th position with 51 points collected, 8 less than Bilbao. Since they won only a single point from the last three matches, it’s almost safe to say that their UEFA Europa League dreams are over.

In 17 home games this season, Eibar registered surprisingly brilliant record – nine wins, three draws and five defeats.

Leganes

The guests are just above the relegation zone with 30 points earned, 6 more than Sporting Gijon. However, they managed to remain unbeaten only in two out of last five matches on the road.

Leganes are 13 games without an away win in the domestic league. Leganes’ 19 games already had two or fewer goals scored. A draw in Eibar would certainly suit them, so we will probably see another defensive approach by their manager.

Eibar vs Leganes: Head-to-head

The two sides met in the first half of the season when they shared points in a 1-1 draw. Prior to the December’s clash, the two sides frequently met in the lower division; however, there are no recent meetings. 9 out of 10 games between the two sides had under 2.5 goals scored.

Eibar vs Leganes: Prediction

Eibar’s attackers Enrich and Kike are both struggling. The guests will be more than happy to earn the important point from Eibar visit, so they might park the bus and hope for a goalless stalemate.