What numbers say ahead of Eibar v Real Betis

Eibar haven’t lost any of their last five games against Real Betis in LaLiga (W2 D3), their longest streak without a loss against Verdiblancos in the competition.

At home, Eibar have played five games against Real Betis in LaLiga without losing (W3 D2), their most against a single opponent at home without defeat (also five against Granada, W4 D1).

Eibar have won only one of the last five matches they have played in LaLiga on a Thursday (D1 L3), while Real Betis have lost three of the last four they have played on this day of the week in the competition (W1).

Real Betis have only won on one of their last 12 visits to Basque teams in LaLiga (D4 L7), 0-1 on September 2020 against Alavés.

Eibar have won their last two LaLiga games, keeping a clean sheet in both, and have never won three in a row without conceding in the top-flight.

Five different players have taken a penalty for Eibar in LaLiga this season: Esteban Burgos (3/2 goals), Marko Dmitrovic (2/1), Edu Expósito (2/0), Recio (1/1) and Sergi Enrich (1/0), the most different penalty takers of any team in the competition in 2020/21.

Five of Real Betis’ last nine LaLiga away goals have been headers - they have scored the second most headed goals away from home in the competition this season after Real Madrid (7), tied with Celta de Vigo (both five).

Kike García has been involved in seven of Eibar’s 11 goals at Ipurua in LaLiga this season (six goals and one assist), scoring a hat-trick in their last league game at home against Alavés.

Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini has recorded all three possible results in his three meetings with Eibar in all competitions (W1 D1 L1), losing the only one in LaLiga, 0-2 in the reverse fixture this season.

Eibar coach José Luis Mendilibar has lost only one of his nine games at home in LaLiga against Real Betis (W4 D4), 1-3 with Real Valladolid on January 2009.