Eibar winger Takashi Inui. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling side SD Eibar (7-7-5, 26 points) will look to get out of their current rut as they square off with fellow reeling club Deportivo de La Coruna (4-8-7, 19 points) in a 2016-2017 La Liga season match at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium on Jan. 28, Saturday.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 12:30 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Eibar has won only once in their last six matches with three losses, two draws, and a win. As a result, the team has dropped to the 10th spot in the overall standings, five points below sixth-running team Villarreal and the final Europa League qualifying berth for next season.
Los Armeros is coming off a crushing 0-4 loss in the hands of defending champions Barcelona right at their home field of Ipurua Municipal Stadium last Sunday, as per the Mirror.
Denis Suárez, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, and Neymar netted one goal each in the 31st, 50th, 68th, 90th+1 minutes respectively to hand head coach José Luis Mendilibar's squad a four-goal defeat.
The loss was the second shutout defeat in the last three games for Eibar.
Meanwhile, Deportivo La Coruna is also having trouble finding a win lately with three straight drawn matches. The team has only won once in their last five outings to settle in the 16th spot of the Spanish top-flight table, only six points above the bottom three relegation zone.
The Branquiazuis was held to a 1-1 draw by middling team Las Palmas on the road at the Gran Canaria Stadium in their most recent fixture last Friday, SkySports reported.
Las Palmas scored the first goal of the match in the 13th minute with a right-footed shot by Mateo Garcia.
Romanian striker Florin Andone was able to score the equalizer in the 69th minute for head coach Gaizka Garitano's side before Las Palmas defender Aythami Artiles was sent off in the 77th after fouling Deportivo midfielder Guilherme.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 1-0 win by Eibar.
Eibar starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Yoel; Luna, Lejeune, Capa, Dos Santos; Inui, Gonzalez; Escalante, Leon, Carrillo; Enrich
Deportivo La Coruna starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Tyton; Navarro, Sidnei, Juanfran, Arribas; Luisinho, Guilherme, Colak, Borges; Andone, Joselu
