Barcelona v Eibar La Liga Predictions & Betting Odds – 19th September 2017

Barcelona to extend perfect record over Eibar

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Barcelona v Eibar Betting Preview – La Liga 19th September 9.00pm

Barcelona had a battle on their hands as they had to grind out at a win at Getafe. But win they did and that continued their perfect start to the new season in La Liga at least. It is back to home soil where they will look to be a little more comfortable as the welcome Eibar to the Nou Camp. The visitors have won two and lost two of their four games this season in the Spanish top flight, but they are a massive price to go and collect the away victory. Will Barcelona march on to make it five from five this season? If so, they will be doing it without the injured Ousmane Dembele.

Barcelona v Eibar Betting Tips

It has been a steady start to the Spanish top flight for Barcelona as they have posted four wins from four games so far. They showed a bit of character on the weekend as well as they found themselves 1-0 down at half time against Getafe, but fought back for a victory. They got the job done and that says a lot. That was the first league goal that they had conceded this season as well in La Liga. Barcelona to win to nil at William Hill brings home a price of 5/6 which isn’t bad value at all. The Blaugrana have scored exactly two goals in three of their four league games this season and that can lead you over to the Correct Score market where a Barcelona 2-0 is a price of 15/2, with only a 3-0 result for them shortest priced at 13/2. This comes just three days after their game on Saturday, so players may not be at their sharpest, so it’s best to think of a pragmatic, controlled win for the home side. New signing Ousmane Dembele will now be out for a few weeks because of an injury picked up against Getafe and that’s a blow as the French international was just looking as if he was settling nicely.

Lionel Messi is the 2/1 outright first goalscorer favourite at William Hill for a price of 2/1 and it’s not as if they are short of firepower with Paco Alcacer and Luis Suarez around the 4/9 mark in the anytime goalscorer market. The Blaugrana have played six previous games against Eibar and they have won all of them. Strangely though they have only one clean sheet in three against them at the Nou Camp, the only two games in that six game sequence that they have conceded against Eibar. Eibar have posted a W2 D2 record this season in the Spanish top flight and bounced back from back to back defeats with a 1-0 home win over Leganes on the weekend. But the chances of Eibar scoring at the Nou Camp are slim as they have only netted two goals all season. It’s not too likely that at this moment they have enough to really threat Barcelona. Under 2.5 goals at a price of 3/1 because of that. Will the Catalans make it five from five in La Liga?

Barcelona v Eibar Betting Odds

Barcelona 1/8, Draw 19/2, Eibar 22/1

Barcelona v Eibar Predictions

Barcelona to win: The Catalans have won all six of the previous clashes between the two sides and they will probably make it seven in a row against them. There’s no value in the match outright, but a Barcelona 2-0, a steady score after just a three day turnaround for them, looks decent value.