Barcelona v Eibar Betting Tips [22 February 2020]

Barcelona will be desperate to keep their injury worries aside, as they target full points against a struggling Eibar to keep their La Liga title hopes alive. Barcelona are second in the standings with 52 points, while Eibar are 16th with 24 points ahead of this round #25 action.

Barcelona start this round just one point behind leaders Real Madrid and will be eager to keep pressure on them with a win in this match. All the talk about signing an emergency forward or the off-field issues hasn’t helped the club much. New manager Quique Setien is feeling the pressure, and will be looking to extend the three-match winning run. Although Barcelona have won nine of their last 13 La Liga matches, the flair is missing in their game. Six of the aforementioned nine victories have come by a single-goal margin, including the last three. Thankfully, though, the Catalans have a majestic home record this season. Barcelona have dropped points in just one of their 12 La Liga home matches, winning the remaining 11.

Eibar are just three points above the relegation zone and travel here with a poor recent record. The tiny Basque club has not won in three La Liga games now, while winning just two of their last 11 La Liga matches. This sequence has seen Eibar lose six and draw three fixtures. They remain one of the low scorers of the division, with just 22 goals to their name this season. Eibar’s away record doesn’t make any happy reading, either. All season long in La Liga, Eibar have won only once and have lost six of their 12 league trips. However, having drawn on five of their away matches including at Athletic Bilbao and Celta Vigo, Eibar will hope to catch Barcelona short.

Barcelona have been stuttering throughout the season, flattering to deceive. All is not well in the dressing room and that is showing in their game. The domination is rarely, as six of their last nine wins have come by a single-goal margin. Their home form and H2H record against Eibar is impressive, although the last three home wins have once again come with a single-goal margin. Eibar haven’t had much success on the road this season, although five draws is creditable for a club that is fighting relegation. Still, this is Barcelona’s game to lose and they are likely to put up everything from their stable to pick up full points. We are backing the match to produce over 2.5 goals, based on how these sides have been shaping up.