Lugo will frustrate title-chasing Eibar in Spain’s second tier

SD Eibar vs CD Lugo - 26/03/2022

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On Saturday, Eibar will be looking to maintain their push for promotion to La Liga when they welcome Lugo to the Basque Country.

Eibar find themselves atop the Segunda Division standings – one point clear of second-place Almeria and five points ahead of third-place Valladolid.

Meanwhile, Lugo sit in eleventh place – nine points outside the play-off places and a whopping 21 points behind Eibar.

Eibar have lost just five of their 32 league games this season, picking up 18 wins and nine draws along the way.

No team has lost fewer matches than Eibar this term, while only one side – Almeria – has registered more victories.

Much of Eibar’s success has come on home soil this season. Indeed, they are currently enjoying a 14-game unbeaten streak at home in the league.

On top of that, trends show that Eibar have not been losing at half-time in any of their previous 17 home games.

When you look at the bigger picture, Eibar have lost just four of their past 33 encounters across all competitions.

On the flip side, Lugo have won just eight of their 32 league matches this term – recording 18 wins and six losses in the process.

Lugo have gained a reputation as the league’s draw specialists, having drawn 56% of their games this season.

Thanks to a run of one win and three draws, Lugo head into Saturday’s clash on a four-game unbeaten streak.

However, they have struggled on the road in recent times – winning just two of their previous 33 away games in the league.

Head-to-head: Four of the previous six meetings between Eibar and Lugo have ended in a draw. During that period, both sides claimed 1-0 wins.

Four of the last five encounters between Eibar and Lugo have produced under 1.5 goals, including two goalless draws.

Team news: Eibar will be without winger Franchu on Saturday as he continues to recover from a ruptured cruciate ligament.

Meanwhile, Lugo’s lengthy injury list includes David Mayoral, Alex Perez, Joselu and Juan Antonio Ros. Chris Romas is also a doubt due to illness.

When you couple Lugo’s draw-laden season with the recent head-to-head record in this fixture, all the signs point towards a low-scoring draw.

Forebet predicts that Lugo will hold Eibar to a draw on Saturday, with both teams scoring under 1.5 goals.

Home team
Away team

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Pred

Correct score

Avg. goals

Weather conditions

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Es2

SD Eibar CD Lugo 26/03/2022 16:00

414217

X1-1

1 - 1

2.20

17°

3.40

1.73 3.40 5.75 no no no

FT

1 - 0(0 - 0)

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