Eibar meet visiting opponents UD Almería at Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa in this La Liga 2 fixture this coming Friday.
Following relegation, Eibar come into this on the back of a 3-3 La Liga 2 drawn game against CD Mirandés fixture. In that match, Eibar managed 50% possession and 21 shots at goal with only 11 shots on target. In the match Stoichkov (32′), José Corpas (37′) and Edu Expósito (53′) got the net for the hosts here.
Eibar have not had the strong goalkeeping having not managed to keep a clean sheet in the last 6 games and have been scored 10 times in that process. Eibar have however tried to be on good form at home and have not lost in their last 3 home matches. In the last 5 matches Eibar have won 3 matches, 2 have ended in a draw and they have lost no matches.
Almeria side come into this weekend’s round of fixtures at the top three of the table after three successive victories in their last three matches. Almeria invested heavily in the summer and their investment seems to bear fruits coming to this match.
Last time out, UD Almería drew 1-1 in the La Liga 2 match against UD Las Palmas with UD Almería having a 39% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. In the last 5 matches Almeria have won 3 matches, 1 ended in a draw and they have lost 1 match and they have conceded standing at 4 from their past 6 fixtures in total. During the same time, their own forwards have managed to score 12.
Eibar vs UD Almería head to head
Eibar have met 12 times since 1996 and have a level performance with both each winning 5 times and two ended in a draw. Stoichkov is Eibar’s top scorer with 6 goals and on the other side Umar Sadiq has scored 6 times for Almeria. Almeria haven’t lost in their last 4 games.
- Almeria 2-0 Eibar 26/04/15
- Eibar 5-2 Almeria 08/12/14
- Eibar 0-1 Almeria 19/03/06
- Almeria 1-1 Eibar 16/10/05
- Eibar 1-0 Almeria 07/05/05
Home
- Mirandes 3-3 Eibar
- Eibar 3-1 Ibiza
- Amorebieta 1-1 Eibar
- Eibar 3-2 Gijon
- Real Sociedad B 2-3 Eibar
Away
- Almeria 1-1 Las Palmas
- Girona 1-2 Almeria
- Almeria 3-1 Tenerife
- Alcorcon 0-4 Almeria
- Ponferradina 1-0 Almeria
Eibar team news
Gaizka Garitano has no fitness worries to speak of coming into this game thanks to a completely healthy group available for selection.
Almeria team news
Joan Rubi has zero fitness worries also ahead of this game.
Prediction and Odds
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
