Las Palmas - SD Eibar: Small difference between teams in La Liga 2 clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Gran Canaria (31250 seats)

A fast pace is likely at Estadio de Gran Canaria when Las Palmas meet SD Eibar in what looks to be a wonderful match. Read the preview!

Insights:
  • Las Palmas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SD Eibar have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in La Liga 2

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither Las Palmas nor SD Eibar as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Las Palmas form and stats

Las Palmas are steadily winning La Liga 2 games and points here at Estadio de Gran Canaria. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games.

Palmas lost their last game at Real Valladolid (placed 5th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Las Palmas's goalkeeper Vallés was extremely busy against Real Valladolid, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning twelve saves. Goalkeeper Vallés got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.83 out of ten. Vallés stopped the opponent with twelve saves.

A 1-1 draw away in the La Liga 2 before that, with Amorebieta the opponent.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Palmas have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won six, drawn five and lost five.

The Palmas manager Mel Pérez has got the team scoring with 20 from 10 home games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded.

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SD Eibar form and stats

3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of SD Eibar playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

Two travels in a row for Eibar, whose manager Garitano Aguirre could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against Tenerife. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Garitano Aguirre when Expósito scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute. Cantero (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.15. Cantero stopped the opponent with four saves.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Málaga in the La Liga 2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with SD Eibar playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one SD Eibar win, one draw and five defeats.

The visiting Eibar have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 10 games. 13 goals have been conceded by SD Eibar in these games.

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Las Palmas, one draw and five wins for SD Eibar. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

SD EibarJ. Molina Martínez
J. Molina Martínez
10 goals
Las PalmasJ. Rodríguez Ruiz
J. Rodríguez Ruiz
6 goals
PalmasF. Crespo García
F. Crespo García
5 goals

Las Palmas missing players

SD Eibar missing players

Las Palmas SD Eibar
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 2 10 20
8 7 2 Won W 1 3 10
7 2 1 Drew D 0 4 6
5 1 0 Lost L 1 3 4
28 20 5 Scored S 1 11 30
25 10 3 Conceded C 2 13 24
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
80% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 65%
50% 70% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 30% 45%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 30% 35%
20% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 20%
70% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 55%
25% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 25%
15% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 25%
 
4.8 5.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.4 4.8
3.2 3 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.1 4.2
2.6 2.6 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.3 14.5 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11 14.8 13.9
5.2 7.2 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.8 4.7
27% 28% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 23% 32%
 
9.4 9.5 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12 11.1 10.8
3 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4 3.6
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Las Palmas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Las Palmas have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Las Palmas haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • SD Eibar have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in La Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Almeria 20 14 3 3 37 13 10 8 2 0 20 5 10 6 1 3 17 8 24 45
2 Ponferradina 20 10 6 4 27 17 10 6 3 1 18 8 10 4 3 3 9 9 10 36
3 SD Eibar 20 10 6 4 30 24 10 7 2 1 19 11 10 3 4 3 11 13 6 36
4 Tenerife 20 10 5 5 26 16 10 6 2 2 15 6 10 4 3 3 11 10 10 35
5 Real Valladolid 20 10 4 6 31 24 10 7 2 1 18 6 10 3 2 5 13 18 7 34
6 Las Palmas 20 8 7 5 28 25 10 7 2 1 20 10 10 1 5 4 8 15 3 31
7 Real Oviedo 20 6 10 4 23 19 10 4 5 1 14 9 10 2 5 3 9 10 4 28
8 Girona 20 8 4 8 26 24 10 5 2 3 15 9 10 3 2 5 11 15 2 28
9 Burgos 20 8 4 8 20 18 10 6 2 2 14 4 10 2 2 6 6 14 2 28
10 FC Cartagena 20 8 3 9 24 28 9 6 1 2 15 8 11 2 2 7 9 20 -4 27
11 Málaga 20 7 6 7 20 26 10 7 2 1 12 5 10 0 4 6 8 21 -6 27
12 Huesca 20 6 8 6 22 20 10 3 4 3 10 9 10 3 4 3 12 11 2 26
13 Real Zaragoza 20 5 11 4 17 19 10 2 6 2 6 6 10 3 5 2 11 13 -2 26
14 UD Ibiza 20 5 10 5 19 21 10 2 5 3 10 10 10 3 5 2 9 11 -2 25
15 Sporting Gijón 20 6 6 8 19 24 10 5 2 3 11 9 10 1 4 5 8 15 -5 24
16 Lugo 20 4 11 5 24 24 10 3 5 2 11 10 10 1 6 3 13 14 0 23
17 Mirandes 20 6 5 9 28 31 11 4 2 5 19 20 9 2 3 4 9 11 -3 23
18 Leganés 20 5 7 8 22 24 10 2 5 3 10 10 10 3 2 5 12 14 -2 22
19 Fuenlabrada 20 3 10 7 15 22 10 2 6 2 10 10 10 1 4 5 5 12 -7 19
20 Amorebieta 20 3 9 8 23 30 10 2 5 3 16 16 10 1 4 5 7 14 -7 18
21 Real Sociedad II 20 4 5 11 16 25 10 1 3 6 6 12 10 3 2 5 10 13 -9 17
22 Alcorcon 20 2 4 14 16 39 10 1 4 5 10 21 10 1 0 9 6 18 -23 10

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Read more about La Liga 2

The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.