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This duel may also be called a fight for placement in Europa League, but only Villarreal has these ambitions, while Eibar is overwhelmed by what they have done so far. They are in the upper part of the table and have six points less than Villarreal, but only four less than the seventh position that leads to Europa League. Eibar has lost in the previous two duels and did not score in those games, and after five failures, Villarreal managed to celebrate in the last round. Villarreal has resolved their first mutual match against Eibar this week with 3-0.

Eibar

Two draws, two wins, and now two defeats. That is what Eibar did in the previous six games, but all in all, they can be very happy. They also have the justification for the two defeats, because they first welcomed Barcelona and in the last round they played against Celta away and they were the outsiders in both duels and they lost both with 2-0.

They provided good resistance and they received both goals in Vigo in the second half-time, while they were left with on player less on the field in Barcelona since the middle of the second half and they only capitulated once during that period. Orellana got a red card, and he was not logically in the team against Celta, and the injured Ramis was not in the team, while coach Mendilibar left Dani Garcia on the bench. Ramis is still out of action, while Orellana returns and we expect him and Dani Garcia to be on the field from the first minute.

Probable lineups Eibar: Dmitrovic – Capa, P.Oliveira, Arbilla, J.Angel – Diop, Dani Garcia – Orellana, Jordan, Inui – Kike

Villarreal

A difficult and negative period is behind Villarreal and they can only hope that they all finally ended all that with the victory over Getafe on Sunday. Before that, they were three rounds without a win and they won only one point in those matches, while they were eliminated from Europa League after two defeats by Lyon. They only have the championships and will now have to fight for entering on the European scene, and they definitely have to fix their game. They were not very good against Getafe, it was not an unforgettable game, though they scored the leading goal over Unal at the opening of the match.

Later they had big problems and the hero was definitely goalkeeper Asenjo, who defended two penalties. Villarreal’s players were tired from the game with Lyon when they wanted to catch up with a 3-1 backlog. Coach Calleja has logically refreshed the team for the match with Getafe and Rukavina jumped on the right back, V.Ruiz returned to the center-back, Castillejo was in the team, as well as R.Soriano. Left back J.Costa will now be absent due to yellow cards, and there are likely to be some more changes.

Probable lineups Villarreal: S.Asenjo – Mario, V.Ruiz, A.Gonzales, Rukavina – Trigueros, Rodri, Fornals, Castillejo – Unal, Bacca

Verdict:

Eibar can surprise everyone and they have already proved this, especially when playing on their field. Villarreal is not in a particularly good shape, but they can always surprise us and maybe they start playing better, which is why we expect goals on both sides of the field.

Pick: both teams to score 1.91 - 91/100 @1XBet