Badajoz vs Eibar Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals have been scored in 6 of the last 7 meetings between these two clubs.
• 5 of the pairs’ last 7 encounters have ended 1-0.
• Under 2.5 goals have been scored in 3 of Badajoz’s last 6 matches.
• Under 2.5 goals have been scored in 3 of Eibar’s last 6 matches.

Badajoz won’t be easy to beat in their own backyard

These two clubs might not have locked horns since 2003 but they do know each other well from their days in the second tier of Spanish football, where six of their last seven meetings were tight and tense affairs that produced under 2.5 goals. Three of Badajoz’s and three of Eibar’s last six matches in all competitions have also seen under 2.5 goals scored, so you can start to see just why we are expecting a low-scoring cup tie this Thursday.

Badajoz are performing well this season and could earn promotion back into the Segunda Division if they can maintain their current standard while Eibar could well be in for a relegation fight in La Liga, meaning both teams could end up reunited in the second tier come the start of next season.

The hosts have only lost once at home this season, picking up an average of 2.10 points per home game, and with an average of just 0.70 goals conceded per home game, they have proven a tough nut to crack in their own backyard. Eiber only average 0.70 points per away game in La Liga this season and simply haven’t scored enough goals on the road, averaging 0.70 goals per away game, which backs up our prediction for a low-scoring ninety minutes on Thursday.

Eibar are in good form and have been keeping plenty of clean sheets of late

Only 40% of the visitors’ away games have featured over 2.5 goals this season and with the home sides’ defensive record, we are expecting under 2.5 goals to be scored in Thursday’s cup tie. Eibar have obtained as many 1-goal margin wins this season (3) as wins with a margin of 2 goals or more but have only scored 7 goals on the road, which is why we have backed a narrow 1-0 final scoreline on Thursday.

Eibar have kept clean sheets in 30% of their away games in the league, which isn’t bad considering they have only won one of those games, and have managed to keep four clean sheets in their last six matches in all competitions. With a superior playing squad and a decent defensive record on the road, we have backed the La Liga side to just do enough to defeat Badajoz this Thursday.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be scored in Thursday’s match and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 in favour of Eibar. The visitors possess the better of the two squads and head into Thursday’s Copa del Rey tie as the form favourites with four wins from their last five matches and four clean sheets in their last six attempts, and that is why we believe Eibar will progress through to the next round.