Estadio La Rosaleda: Málaga vs SD Eibar La Liga 2 pre-match guide

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 30.October
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio La Rosaleda (28963 seats)

Málaga - SD Eibar in La Liga 2: Numbers, team sheets, tables, tendencies and headlines. Read our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Málaga have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in La Liga 2
  • SD Eibar have the most points from losing position (8) in La Liga 2

It's quite the trip for SD Eibar when visiting Málaga as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Málaga form and stats

Málaga have played 5 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The fans are hoping that Málaga will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Real Oviedo (placed 17th). Defender Juanfran got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.72/10. Juanfran hit two key passes and won 8 of 9 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Lugo in a game that was won 3-2.

The manager Pérez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to FC Cartagena in only four days.

Málaga have conceded 9 from these games.

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SD Eibar form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for SD Eibar so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).

Eibar played 1-1 against Albacete in their previous match. Tejero, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.05. Tejero hit four key passes and won 4 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Sporting Gijon's place.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lugo in just three days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting SD Eibar as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. Eibar struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

SD Eibar have not lost in the last 5 matches (3-2-0) facing Málaga.

The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

SD EibarJ. Molina Martínez
J. Molina Martínez
5 goals
MálagaR. Castro Martín
R. Castro Martín
3 goals
SD EibarJ. Bautista Orgilles
J. Bautista Orgilles
2 goals

Málaga missing players

SD Eibar missing players

Málaga SD Eibar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 5 2 Played P 2 6 12
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 5
3 2 2 Drew D 1 2 4
7 2 0 Lost L 0 3 3
9 5 1 Scored S 2 5 15
17 9 1 Conceded C 1 9 12
83% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 83%
50% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 83% 75%
42% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
33% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 17%
8% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
17% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 33%
58% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 33%
 
3.8 3.6 2 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.2 4.5
3.9 4.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.7 3.5
2.8 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.8 3.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 4
 
11.8 11.6 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.2 13.8
3.8 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 4.1
20% 22% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 31%
 
11.4 10.8 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11 9.7
3.3 4.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 4.8 3.8
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Málaga have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in La Liga 2
  • SD Eibar have the most points from losing position (8) in La Liga 2
  • SD Eibar have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Las Palmas 12 7 5 0 16 4 6 4 2 0 6 0 6 3 3 0 10 4 12 26
2 Deportivo Alavés 12 6 5 1 14 10 6 3 3 0 7 3 6 3 2 1 7 7 4 23
3 Burgos 12 5 6 1 8 3 6 4 2 0 7 1 6 1 4 1 1 2 5 21
4 Granada 12 6 2 4 15 10 6 5 1 0 13 1 6 1 1 4 2 9 5 20
5 FC Cartagena 12 6 2 4 16 12 6 3 1 2 9 7 6 3 1 2 7 5 4 20
6 Albacete 12 5 5 2 13 10 6 2 3 1 5 4 6 3 2 1 8 6 3 20
7 Levante 12 5 4 3 13 9 6 3 1 2 8 4 6 2 3 1 5 5 4 19
8 SD Eibar 12 5 4 3 15 12 6 4 2 0 10 3 6 1 2 3 5 9 3 19
9 Sporting Gijon 12 5 4 3 16 14 6 4 1 1 11 5 6 1 3 2 5 9 2 19
10 Huesca 12 4 5 3 12 9 6 3 2 1 8 4 6 1 3 2 4 5 3 17
11 Villarreal II 12 4 4 4 17 18 6 3 3 0 11 5 6 1 1 4 6 13 -1 16
12 FC Andorra 12 4 3 5 10 12 5 3 0 2 6 3 7 1 3 3 4 9 -2 15
13 Tenerife 12 3 5 4 13 13 6 3 3 0 8 3 6 0 2 4 5 10 0 14
14 Leganes 12 4 1 7 10 13 6 3 1 2 7 6 6 1 0 5 3 7 -3 13
15 Real Zaragoza 12 3 4 5 7 10 6 2 3 1 5 4 6 1 1 4 2 6 -3 13
16 Racing Santander 12 3 4 5 6 9 6 1 3 2 2 4 6 2 1 3 4 5 -3 13
17 Real Oviedo 12 3 4 5 6 9 7 2 1 4 4 7 5 1 3 1 2 2 -3 13
18 Ponferradina 12 3 4 5 14 18 6 1 2 3 6 9 6 2 2 2 8 9 -4 13
19 Lugo 12 3 3 6 14 17 6 2 1 3 5 5 6 1 2 3 9 12 -3 12
20 UD Ibiza 12 3 2 7 10 18 6 2 1 3 7 9 6 1 1 4 3 9 -8 11
21 Málaga 12 2 3 7 9 17 5 1 2 2 5 9 7 1 1 5 4 8 -8 9
22 Mirandes 12 1 5 6 11 18 7 1 4 2 9 10 5 0 1 4 2 8 -7 8

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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.