Atlético Madrid vs Eibar Prediction, 4/18/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 4/12/2021

Game: Atlético Madrid vs Eibar

Date: Sunday, April 18, 2021

Location: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes in Granada, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Atlético Madrid (-250) Eibar (+900)

Esteban Burgos and Eibar (4-11-15, 20th in La Liga) head to Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes on Sunday where they'll take on Atlético Madrid (20-7-3, 1st in La Liga). The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Jan Oblak for Atlético Madrid and Yoel for Eibar. The odds on this matchup have Atlético Madrid priced at -250 and the Gunsmiths are at +900. The O/U opens at 2.25.

Atlético Madrid took the field against Betis in their most recent game and got the draw with a final of 1-1. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 86.3% rate by completing 427 out of their 495 passing attempts in their last outing. Atlético Madrid attempted 9 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 5 of the tries for a percentage of 55.6%. Concerning shot accuracy, Atlético Madrid ended this match at a 40.0% clip by putting 4 shots on target of 10 total shots. Atlético Madrid sports an average of 1.67 goals per 90 min (50 total goals) and have tallied 40 assists in all competitions for the year.

Joao Felix is a player who should be able to impact this match for Atlético Madrid. He has totaled 12 assists while earning 13 yellow card warnings during his career. Felix has been in the starting lineup in 56 games so far in his career and scores 0.52 G/90. The forward hailing from Portugal has totaled 28 goals in 4,881 mins played. Someone else who should impact this game is Koke, the midfielder hailing from Spain. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 74 times during his career while scoring 36 goals. Koke has totaled 26,808 minutes in 304 starts and has earned himself 64 yellow card warnings. He averages 0.12 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Atlético Madrid is Jan Oblak. Oblak (159-68-51 mark in his career) has accumulated 140 shutouts, which gives him a 50.0% shutout percentage. The keeper from Slovenia has faced 898 shots attempted against him in 280 starts. His GA/90 is 0.8 (215 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 77.5%. Oblak has seen the field for a total of 25,105 minutes and is sitting with 699 stops so far in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Eibar took a loss by a final score of 1-0 against Levante. Eibar ended the game with a 72.7% successful dribble rate by converting 8 out of the 11 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by connecting on 362 of the 480 passing attempts earning a rate of 75.4%. Eibar landed 4 shots attempted out of the team's 10 shots attempted which had them at a 40.0% rate in their last outing. Having earned a total of 22 goals and 14 assists in all their contests, Eibar averages 0.73 goals and 0.47 assists per 90.

Esteban Burgos should provide solid play for Eibar. The defender who is from Argentina has totaled 10,169 minutes and he has scored 12 goals. He has tallied 42 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted on a goal 2 times. He currently averages 0.11 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 112 contests in his career. Make sure to watch out for Kike, the forward representing Spain. Kike has been handed a total of 32 yellow cards in 19,482 mins played (221 starts). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.35. He has earned 76 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 21 different times.

Yoel will reside in front of the net for Eibar. Yoel has recorded 38 clean sheets and has defended 675 shots against him in 13,510 mins throughout his career. He has earned a save % of 69.5 and his clean sheet rate is 25.7%. He has allowed 1.39 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 53-38-61. So far in his career, Yoel has allowed 209 goals and has 468 saves in 148 starts.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Eibar (+900) and over 2.25 goals

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