In his pursuit of leader Barcelona, Real Madrid have this Sunday, October 22, the possibility of trying to improve their home performance in the Spanish 2017/2018 Championship. From 4.45 pm (GMT), Eibar will host the Santiago Bernabéu in the Spanish capital. The match is part of the schedule of the ninth round of La Liga.
The recent performance of Real Madrid
The stadium where historically the Real presents almost impeccable campaigns has not been a great asset in the current season. In four matches played at the Santiago Bernabéu for the Spanish Championship, Real won only once. With five points totaled from the possible 12, he started the day of number nine as the eleventh best man in La Liga.
Even in the Champions League Real Madrid missed points in their domains. On Tuesday, October 17, they were drawn in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham. He was at a disadvantage on the scoreboard after a goal against French defender Varane and only managed to equalize after Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty shot.
The points lost have only been felt since Borussia Dortmund, who was considered one of the favorites to one of the group’s two rounds in the last 16, is making a disastrous campaign. Thus, Real follows the leader of group H next to Tottenham with seven points (two wins and a draw). However, he will have to decide the first place of the key in London.
This situation seems to be more comfortable for the Real. Away from home, the team won all matches in the Spanish Championship. With four wins, he is the only visitor with a 100% advantage in the tournament. In all, with 17 points (five wins, two draws and a loss), Real started the ninth round in third place. It has five fewer than Barcelona, leader.
Zinedine Zidane, who has been suffering from injuries for the past few years, has been suffering from a number of injuries this season. For the game this Sunday against Eibar should be out of action for injury defender Daniel Carvajal (six games in the Spanish 2017/2017 Championship, no goal) and socks Gareth Bale (five games, two goals) and Mateo Kovacic (two games , without a goal).
The current form of Eibar
Eibar shows a much greater balance in the comparison of the campaign at home and as a visitor. This, however, is not positive. The team, which managed to fight almost to the last rounds of last season for a place in European tournaments, is going badly both in its stadium and in the rival fields.
He scored just seven points (two wins, one draw and five losses) completing the eighth round in the sixteenth position. It is only one point ahead of Las Palmas, who was eighteenth ahead of the opening day of the number nine and was the first in the relegation zone.
After four defeats and a draw in the last five rounds, coach Jose Mendilibar has three medical problems for the match. They are in the infirmary the goalkeeper Yoel and the socks Ivan Alejo and Pedro Leon.
History of matches between Real Madrid and Eibar
Eibar never managed to beat Real Madrid in their eight games. It was six wins of the team of the capital and two draws.
PREDICTION: Real win @ 1.09
