Real Madrid vs Eibar Prediction, 4/3/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/31/2021

Game: Real Madrid vs Eibar

Date: Saturday, April 3, 2021

Location: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Real Madrid (-354) Eibar (+938)

Toni Kroos and Real Madrid (18-6-4, 3rd in La Liga) host Eibar (4-11-13, 18th in La Liga) at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Saturday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid and Marko Dmitrovic for Eibar. Real Madrid are priced -354 while the Gunsmiths are at +938. The over/under has been set at 2.75.

Real Madrid played Celta Vigo in their most recent match and went home with a win by a final score of 3-1. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 87.0% received passes rate by connecting on 434 of the 499 targeted passes in their last match. Real Madrid attempted 16 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 9 of those attempts for a percentage of 56.3%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Real Madrid wrapped this game up at a 25.0% rate by putting 4 shots on target of 16 total shots. Real Madrid has an average of 1.64 goals per 90 (46 total goals) and have accounted for 38 assists in all matches this season.

Toni Kroos is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Real Madrid. Kroos has had a starting assignment in 331 matchups in his career while scoring 0.12 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Germany has totaled 40 goals in 28,978 minutes played. He has 84 assists while tallying 52 yellow card warnings thus far in his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Karim Benzema, the forward who is from France. He has helped on a goal 100 times during his soccer career while scoring 229 total goals. Benzema has been on the field for 33,574 mins in 392 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 11 yellow card warnings. He averages 0.61 goals per 90 thus far in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Real Madrid will be Thibaut Courtois. Courtois (220-77-67 record during his career) has earned 159 shutouts, which leaves him with a 43.3% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper born in Belgium has had 1,161 shots tried against him in 367 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.9 (335 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 72.5%. Courtois has seen the pitch for a total of 32,844 minutes and has tallied 841 saves during his career.

When they last played, Eibar finished locked up with a final of 1-1 against Athletic Bilbao. They wrapped up this match by converting 330 out of their 403 attempted passes earning a rate of 81.9%. Eibar finished with a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 6 of the 10 dribbles they pursued. Eibar had 3 shots attempted out of 5 shots attempted earning them a 60.0% clip in their last match. Having tallied 22 goals and 14 assists in all their matches, Eibar has an average of 0.79 goals and 0.50 assists per 90.

Esteban Burgos will be someone to watch for Eibar. The defender hailing from Argentina has played 10,169 mins and has scored 12 goals. He has accumulated 42 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 2 times. He currently averages 0.11 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 112 matches during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Kike, the forward representing Spain. Kike has been handed 32 yellow cards in 19,302 minutes played (219 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.35. He has earned 76 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 21 different times.

Marko Dmitrovic will be residing in front of the goal for Eibar. Dmitrovic has racked up 64 clean sheets and has defended 748 shots against him in 19,510 mins throughout his career. He sports a save % of 66.8 and his clean sheet rate sits at 29.5%. He has given up 1.23 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 68-55-93. So far in his career, Dmitrovic has allowed 266 goals while totaling 499 saves in 217 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Real Madrid (-354)

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