Valencia vs Eibar 28/04/19

28 April 2019

Valencia and Eibar go head-to-head at the Estadio de Mestalla, as the hosts hope to post their first home win over Eibar since 2016.

Sitting sixth, with a three-point deficit to fourth-placed Getafe, the hosts are still very much in the race for the Champions League promotion, with four league fixtures left to go. However, the Bats have endured mixed fortunes in their last five LL games (W3, L2), with four of those clashes featuring over 2.5 goals. Established themselves as LL ‘draw specialists,’ the Oranges have played out ten draws in 17 LL home matches this term (W6, L1), as they remain the only team in the Spanish top tier that has yet to concede 2+ match goals at home. Also, Marcelino Garcia Toral’s players have secured three triumphs in their last four LL home games (W3, D1), scoring 2+ match goals across all of those wins.

A poor haul of one point from their last four LL outings currently puts Eibar six points above 18th-placed Girona. The visitors have not only lost both of their previous league clashes, but they’ve also failed to find the net across those games, conceding three goals in the process. Uncomfortable on the road, the Azulgranas have collected just 11 of a total of 40 of their LL points away from home (27.50%), clinching just one triumph on 17 LL road trips this campaign (W1, D8, L8). What’s more, Los Armeros have yet to pick up all three points away from home in 2019 (D5, L4), with José Luis Mendilibar’s men failing to preserve a clean slate across those nine games.