Barcelona vs Eibar Prediction, 12/29/2020 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/28/2020

Game: Barcelona vs Eibar

Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-526) Eibar (+860)

Antoine Griezmann and Barcelona (7-3-4, 5th in La Liga) play Eibar (3-6-6, 17th in La Liga) at Camp Nou on Tuesday. The goalies protecting the net will be Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona and Marko Dmitrovic for Eibar. The line on this contest has Barcelona priced at -526 and the Gunsmiths are at +860. The over/under is set at 3.5.

Barcelona took the field against Valladolid in their last game and notched a win by a score of 3-0. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 91.5% passes received rate by completing 648 out of their 708 passing attempts in their last game. Barcelona tried 20 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 14 of those tries for a rate of 70.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Barcelona finished the game at a 47.6% rate by putting 10 shots on target of 21 total shots. Barcelona has an average of 1.79 goals per 90 (25 total goals) and have racked up 14 assists in all matches for the season.

Antoine Griezmann is a player who can be a difference maker for Barcelona. He has 53 assists while accumulating 59 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Griezmann has been in the starting lineup in 366 games during his soccer career and he has earned 0.44 goals per 90 mins. The forward from France has earned 152 goals in 31,230 mins played. One more player who could decide who wins is Frenkie De Jong, the midfielder representing the Netherlands. Jong has 11,456 mins during 129 starts and has been given a total of 9 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 22 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 15 total goals. He averages 0.12 goals per 90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Barcelona is Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. Stegen (162-58-46 record during his career) has accumulated 103 shutouts, which gives him a 38.7% shutout percentage. The keeper from Germany has seen 1,073 shots sent in his direction in 266 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.98 (261 goals allowed) and his save % is .765. Stegen has seen the pitch for a total of 23,929 minutes and has earned 820 saves in his career.

For their last outing, Eibar took a defeat with a final score of 2-1 against Alaves. They wrapped up this match by converting 317 out of their 425 passes they tried earning a rate of 74.6%. Eibar had a 58.8% successful dribble rate by completing 10 out of the 17 dribbles they attempted. Eibar had 4 shots attempted out of 8 shots attempted which had them at a 50.0% clip when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 11 goals and 7 assists in all their contests, Eibar averages 0.73 goals and 0.47 assists per 90.

Kike will need to be on top of his game for Eibar. He is averaging 0.36 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 206 games during his career. The forward from Spain has earned 18,197 minutes while scoring 72 goals. He has accumulated 31 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 19 times. You should also keep an eye on Esteban Burgos, the defender representing Argentina. Burgos has been handed a total of 42 yellow cards in 9,970 mins played (110 career starts). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.11. He has tallied 12 goals during his soccer career while helping on a goal 2 different times.

Marko Dmitrovic will look after the goal for Eibar. Dmitrovic has totaled 63 shutouts while defending 708 shots against him in 18,460 minutes in his career. He has earned a save percentage of .669 and his shutout rate is 30.7%. He has allowed 1.21 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 67-51-86. So far in his career, Dmitrovic has conceded 249 goals and has 474 stops in 205 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eibar (+860)

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