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Eibar vs Huesca prediction: the Ipurúa story in Round 36
If you’re looking for an Eibar vs Huesca prediction that feels like it’s coming from someone who actually watches Segunda División weekends with a coffee in hand, Sunday has your attention. Eibar host Huesca at Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa on 2026-04-19, with kickoff set for 17:30 GMT, and the table pressure is very real: a promotion-chaser mood on one side, relegation anxiety on the other.
Match context: one team hunting playoffs, one team hunting oxygen
This is Round 36, which is the part of the season where every throw-in starts to feel like a life decision. Eibar sit 8th on 55 points and are pushing hard for the play-off places. Huesca, down in 20th with 33 points, are in the kind of situation where “a point away” suddenly sounds romantic.
- Eibar form: four straight wins (Ceuta, Real Sociedad B, Las Palmas, Andorra) and they’ve scored in seven consecutive matchdays.
- Huesca away worries: five losses in their last six away games — the travel sickness has been real.
- Head to head: the most recent meeting on 2025-03-23 ended Eibar 2-1 Huesca, and it had that familiar theme: Eibar finding solutions at key moments.
Tactics and team news: who has the pieces on the board?
Eibar at Ipurúa usually means intensity, quick pressure, and a lot of play driven through wide areas and second balls. Under Beñat San, they’ve looked like a team that knows exactly when to speed the game up. The bad news is they’ll need to manage without a key midfield cog: Matheus Pereira is suspended for yellow-card accumulation.
Injuries also hover over the hosts. Juan Bernat is a major doubt after an ankle twist in training, while Adu Ares is nearing a return from knee surgery but this one might arrive a little too early. Add long-term knocks for Corpas and Troncho, and you can see why Eibar’s depth will be tested. Still, the mood is positive: Jon Guruzeta extending his contract is the kind of “good dressing room headline” managers love.
Huesca, meanwhile, are dealing with a long injury list that reads like a medical report. Diego Aznar remains out with a cruciate ligament tear, and several others are nursing thigh or muscle issues (Jesús Álvarez, Liberto Beltrán, Enol Rodríguez, Toni Abad, Joaquín Fernández). Tactically, that often forces a simpler approach: stay compact, protect the middle, and try to make the match ugly in a respectable way.
They have shown they can scrap. The 0-0 draw away at Almería on 2025-11-29 was a proper “backs to the wall” result, especially with win odds around 6.8. The question is whether they can repeat that level of resistance at Ipurúa.
Betting odds and NerdyTips angle
The market leans home: betting odds show Eibar at 1.65, the draw at 3.75, and Huesca at 6.8. That lines up with the story the table is telling—Eibar with momentum and a clear target, Huesca trying to survive with a patched-up squad.
Our AI predictions (and how they fit the match story)
For the second half of this preview, here’s the data-driven bit. Our Eibar vs Huesca prediction on the 1X2 market is a home win: Tip 1 at 1.65 odds, with confidence 8.7/10. In plain language: Eibar are strongly favored to do the job.
- 1X2 pick: Eibar to win (Tip 1) | Confidence 8.7/10 | Odds 1.65
- Correct score: 2-0
- Half-time score: 1-0
- Total goals: Under 3.5 goals | Confidence 4.1/10 | Odds 1.27
The match stats projection supports a controlled Eibar performance: 58% expected possession for the hosts, with shots close (10 vs 9) but a clear quality edge on target (5 vs 3). Corners are modest (4-3), and cards are balanced (2-2), which hints at a competitive game that doesn’t necessarily explode.
So why 2-0? Because it fits the likely rhythm: Eibar start fast, get in front, then manage the second half without taking silly risks—especially at home, where they tend to look comfortable turning matches into a routine. Huesca can fight, but with their away form and injuries, creating enough clear chances is the hard part.
Bottom line: this Eibar vs Huesca prediction is a home win, with under 3.5 total goals as the “safe but not exciting” side dish—like ordering plain rice when you really wanted spicy wings.
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Warning
Eibar has an unusually high recent form
Best Tip
The best betting football prediction for Eibar vs Huesca1 -154
Eibar is expected to win with odds of -1541x2 Tip
1 -154
Eibar is expected to win with odds of -154Total Goals
Under 3.5 -400
No more than 3 goals will be scored in the matchBoth Teams To Score
No -149
At least one team is not expected to scoreBet Builder Tip
1X&U4.5 -345
Home win/draw and under 4.5 goalsHalf-Time Score
1:0
Correct Score
2:0
Stats Predictions
Average / Match
Overview Last 10 Matches
Head to Head
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Latest Matches
 Huesca |
01-Sep-25
2:1
| Eibar  |
| Huesca |
07-Dec-24
2:1
| Eibar |
| Huesca |
21-Jan-24
2:3
| Eibar |
| Huesca |
30-Jul-22
1:3
| Eibar |
| Huesca |
27-May-23
0:1
| Eibar |
| Huesca |
13-Aug-21
2:0
| Eibar |
| Huesca |
07-Nov-20
1:1
| Eibar |
| Huesca |
23-Apr-19
2:0
| Eibar |
| Eibar |
19-Apr-26
2:1
| Huesca |
| Eibar |
23-Mar-25
2:1
| Huesca |
Recent Matches of Eibar
| 10 May | W |
Mirandes
| 0 |
Eibar
| 1 |
| 02 May | L |
Eibar
| 2 |
Malaga
| 4 |
| 24 Apr | W |
Albacete
| 0 |
Eibar
| 3 |
| 19 Apr | W |
Eibar
| 2 |
Huesca
| 1 |
| 13 Apr | D |
Valladolid
| 0 |
Eibar
| 0 |
| 05 Apr | W |
Eibar
| 3 |
AD Ceuta FC
| 0 |
| 02 Apr | W |
Real II
| 0 |
Eibar
| 1 |
| 29 Mar | W |
Eibar
| 3 |
Las Palmas
| 1 |
| 21 Mar | W |
Andorra
| 0 |
Eibar
| 1 |
| 15 Mar | D |
Eibar
| 0 |
Burgos CF
| 0 |
Recent Matches Of Huesca
| 11 May | L | Huesca |
1 |  Real II |
2 |
| 03 May | L |  Racing S |
4 | Huesca |
2 |
| 26 Apr | W | Huesca |
1 |  Zaragoza |
0 |
| 19 Apr | L | Eibar |
2 | Huesca |
1 |
| 12 Apr | D | Huesca |
1 |  Deportivo C |
1 |
| 05 Apr | L |  Las Palmas |
2 | Huesca |
1 |
| 01 Apr | D | Huesca |
1 |  Cultural |
1 |
| 28 Mar | L |  Granada CF |
4 | Huesca |
2 |
| 20 Mar | L | Huesca |
1 |  Almeria |
3 |
| 15 Mar | L |  Malaga |
5 | Huesca |
3 |
Spain - Segunda División
| Team | M | G | P | |
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| 1 |
 Racing | 39 | 81-58 | 75 |
| 2 |
 Almeria | 39 | 78-58 | 71 |
| 3 |
 Deportivo La | 39 | 60-41 | 71 |
| 4 |
Malaga | 39 | 68-50 | 66 |
| 5 |
Las Palmas | 39 | 52-37 | 66 |
| 6 |
 Castellón | 39 | 66-49 | 65 |
| 7 |
Eibar | 39 | 48-36 | 64 |
| 8 |
Burgos | 39 | 44-33 | 63 |
| 9 |
 Cordoba | 39 | 55-56 | 60 |
| 10 |
FC Andorra | 39 | 61-49 | 58 |
| 11 |
AD Ceuta FC | 39 | 47-59 | 55 |
| 12 |
Albacete | 39 | 51-52 | 53 |
| 13 |
 Sporting Gijon | 39 | 52-51 | 52 |
| 14 |
 Granada CF | 39 | 48-50 | 48 |
| 15 |
Valladolid | 39 | 43-50 | 46 |
| 16 |
Real Sociedad | 39 | 48-55 | 45 |
| 17 |
 Leganes | 39 | 42-48 | 42 |
| 18 |
 Cadiz | 39 | 36-56 | 39 |
| 19 |
Huesca | 39 | 40-61 | 36 |
| 20 |
Mirandes | 39 | 42-65 | 36 |
| 21 |
 Zaragoza | 39 | 33-53 | 35 |
| 22 |
 Cultural | 39 | 36-64 | 33 |
