The side from the Basque Country have caused Los Blancos problems in the past and we think there will be goals at both ends when they meet
Real Madrid travel to the Estadio Ipurua on Saturday to face Eibar, with Zinedine Zidane’s side looking for their third away win of the La Liga season.
Los Blancos’ last match on the road saw them defeated 1-0 at Mallorca and last season they were beaten 3-0 on their visit to Eibar.
Los Armeros meanwhile have won three of their last four home games, including impressive victories over Sevilla and Villarreal.
Latest odds
Eibar are priced at 5.00 with Sportsbet to claim all three points while a victory for the visitors can be backed at 1.57. The draw is available at 4.20.
Eibar vs Real Madrid Team News
Gareth Bale looks unlikely to feature for Real Madrid having missed the last few weeks with a knock.
Marco Asensio and Nacho Fernandez continue to be long-term absentees for the 13-time European champions.
Eibar centre-back Ivan Ramis continues to be absent with a muscle problem.
Eibar vs Real Madrid Preview
Despite being the smallest club in the Spanish top flight, Eibar have consistently made life difficult for the side from the Spanish capital.
Last season at the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid needed a late winner from Karim Benzema to record a 2-1 success while the season before, Los Blancos needed another late winner from Cristiano Ronaldo to win by the same scoreline.
Meanwhile, last season’s historic 3-0 win for Eibar was their first ever triumph over Madrid and confirmed their status as one of Los Blancos’ bogey teams.
Eibar have scored in five of their last six games against Zidane’s side and having netted in 12 of their last 14 home matches, they will be confident of finding the back of the net once more this weekend.
Tips and predictions
Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.80 and seems a strong selection for the game with Real Madrid having kept just three clean sheets in their last last 16 away league matches.
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Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at 1.80 for a 2.5pt stake with Sportsbet
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