Eibar is, together with Celta, the most positive surprises in this season's Primera Division. It currently holds the 6th position of the table, with 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats in 12 games in the league, only giving away the 3 points in its games against Barcelona and Atletico. It has had 2 draws in 2 home games against Seville and Valencia, before getting the 3 points from its home games against Vallecano and Getafe.
Real is coming from a 0-4 home defeat from Barcelona in its last game in the league, while its 0-4 led in the score in its away game against Shakhtar for the Champions League competition in the middle of the week, ended up being a 3-4 score. Adding up to the severe defensive weaknesses that the team has shown over these 2 games, are the fact that Marcelo, Ramos and Varane will be missing today's game.