On Saturday afternoon, Villarreal host Eibar at the Estadio de la Ceramica, as both teams search for their first La Liga win of the campaign.
Villarreal opened the new Spanish top-flight campaign with a rather underwhelming 1-1 draw against newly-promoted Huesca. The result continued an inconsistent run of form from last season when the Yellow Submarine lost two of their final three league games of the season.
The game also saw an end to a run of high-scoring games for Villarreal in La Liga, as their previous five matches had all produced over 2.5 goals.
When it comes to home form, Villarreal’s has not been great of late, as the home side has claimed just three wins from their last eight outings in the Spanish top-flight. Those recent home matches in La Liga have also been relatively high-scoring, with at least two goals scored in their last six games at the Ceramica.
Similarly to their hosts, Eibar opened their La Liga campaign with a home draw, as Jose Mendilibar’s team drew 0-0 with Celta Vigo. Also, like the home side is the fact that their most recent form has been inconsistent in the Spanish top-flight.
Eibar’s recent league outings have been low-scoring affairs, as there has been under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven matches in the Spanish top-flight.
The visitors have a poor recent record away from home in La Liga, winning just two of their previous 12 league matches on their travels.
Those away games in the league have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their previous eight matches on their travels.
Villarreal have won the last three meetings with Eibar at the Ceramica. Forebet predicts that the Yellow Submarine will make it four straight home wins against the visitors.