Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Europa League quarter-final game between Eintracht and Barcelona and offer team stats, fixture history and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Barcelona are highly favored by the bookmakers to claim a win on Thursday against Eintracht in the Europa League. The way we look at it, both sides will aim to do their best to prove to their fans that they are the better team on the pitch. We are bound to see an exciting game in this first-leg quarter-final tie.
Current form and fixture history of Eintracht vs Barcelona
It is not all bad, but it is not fantastic either for Eintracht, as they’re winless in their last 3 matches. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Real Betis, followed by a 0-0 draw against RB Leipzig. They picked up a point in the latest round after a 0-0 draw with Greuther Fuerth.
Barcelona, in contrast, are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last 3 matches on the bounce. Galatasaray got left behind in a 1-2 win, before Real Madrid got hammered in a 0-4 victory. Sevilla was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for Xavi’s side.
Latest encounters between Eintracht and Barcelona
For the first time ever Barcelona will face off against Eintracht in the Europa League. It will be exciting to see how the two sides are matched in this first Europa League encounter.
Betting stats and facts for Eintracht and Barcelona
Here are some facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Eintracht and Barcelona. The facts are based on stats from the recent games that the teams played out across all tournaments.
- Eintracht have conceded in 18 of the last 20 home matches
- Eintracht have not lost the last 4 matches in a row
- Eintracht have not won 5 of the last 6 home matches
- Eintracht have won 3 of the last 4 matches
- Barcelona have not lost the last 11 matches in a row
- Barcelona have scored in the last 12 away matches in a row
- In 10 of the last 12 away matches Barcelona played, both teams scored
- Barcelona have won 6 of the last 7 matches
Players to zoom in on in Eintracht vs Barcelona
Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Daichi Kamada. He is one of the players from Eintracht who are in their best form. He managed to find the back of the net 2 times in his last 6 games, and will surely want to add some more goals against Barcelona.
The visitors will be looking to in-form Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently.
Match predictions: Eintracht vs Barcelona
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Europa League match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher risk alternatives.
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