Eibar vs Granada Prediction, 1/3/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/30/2020

Game: Eibar vs Granada

Date: Sunday, January 3, 2021

Location: Ipurúa Municipal Stadium in Eibar, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Eibar (+860) Granada (+121)

Luis Javier Suarez and Granada (6-3-5, 7th in La Liga) head to Ipurúa Municipal Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Eibar (3-6-6, 17th in La Liga). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Marko Dmitrovic for Eibar and Rui Silva for Granada. Eibar are priced +860 while the Nazaríes are at +121. The O/U opens at 3.5.

Eibar took the field against Alaves in their last matchup and took a loss by a final of 2-1. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 74.6% passes received percentage by converting 317 out of their 425 targeted passes in their last match. Eibar tried 17 dribbles in this outing and converted 10 of those tries for a percentage of 58.8%. Concerning shot accuracy, Eibar wrapped this game up at a 50.0% rate by putting 4 shots on target of 8 shots. Eibar averages 0.73 goals per 90 (11 total goals) and have accounted for 7 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Kike is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Eibar. Kike has had a starting assignment in 206 contests thus far in his career and tallies 0.36 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Spain has racked up 72 goals in 18,197 minutes. He has totaled 19 assists while accumulating 31 yellow card cautions during his soccer career. Someone else who should impact this match is Esteban Burgos, the defender who is from Argentina. He has helped on a goal 2 times in his career while he has scored 12 goals. Burgos has played 9,970 mins in 110 starts and has earned himself 42 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.11 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Eibar will be Marko Dmitrovic. Dmitrovic (67-51-86 mark during his soccer career) has 63 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 30.7% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Serbia has seen 708 shots tried against him in 205 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.21 (249 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is .669. Dmitrovic has defended the goal for 18,460 minutes and has accumulated 474 saves in his pro soccer career.

The last time they took the field, Granada took a defeat with a final score of 2-0 against Real Madrid. They wrapped up this contest by converting 225 of the 302 passes they tried for a percentage of 74.5%. Granada earned a 41.7% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 5 out of the 12 dribbles they attempted. Granada converted 2 shots attempted out of 10 shots attempted earning them a 20.0% rate in their last match. With a total of 17 goals and 11 assists in all their matches, Granada has an average of 1.21 goals and 0.79 assists per 90 min.

Luis Javier Suarez will need to provide a lift for Granada. The forward from Columbia has 6,052 mins while scoring 29 goals. He has tallied 22 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 5 times. He currently averages 0.43 goals per 90 mins and has started 70 matches so far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Roberto Soldado, the forward born in Spain. Soldado has earned himself a total of 119 yellow card warnings in 28,395 mins played (323 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.51. He has 161 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 54 times.

Rui Silva will be residing in front of the net for Granada. Thus far in his career, Silva has given up 174 goals and has tallied 275 stops in 139 starts. He has given up 1.24 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 54-33-52. He has earned a save percentage of .667 and his shutout rate sits at 33.1%. Silva has tallied 46 shutouts and has seen 420 shots tried against him in 12,625 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Granada (+121)

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