La Liga 2 match prediction: Little separates Real Zaragoza and SD Eibar in quality

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 21.Oct
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Romareda (34596 seats)

Sit down for a show! The main heroes are Real Zaragoza and SD Eibar, 3 points is the objective and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Real Zaragoza have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • SD Eibar is in the best form (5-1-0) in La Liga 2

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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Real Zaragoza form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Real Zaragoza at their home stadium (Estadio de la Romareda) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Real Zaragoza are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio de la Romareda, having lost their two previous games here.

Real Zaragoza shared the glory with Sporting Gijon in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. A disappointing finish for Zaragoza in their match versus Sporting Gijon as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. The striker Monzón outshone all others in that game and got a match rating of 7.81 out of 10. Monzón scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Before that game, the home loss against Alcorcon with the scoreline 0-2.

Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 11 league games, 9 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

From these home matches, Real Zaragoza have conceded only 4 goals.

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SD Eibar form and stats

The visitors are W3-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2. It’s been three wins in a row for SD Eibar on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Eibar delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Huesca (placed 21st) in their previous match. Midfield player Pereira was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.32/10. Pereira hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 62 successful passes (of 72 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Amorebieta with the score of 2-1.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far SD Eibar have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. Eibar have conceded 10 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the last ten meetings involving these two squads are: four wins for Real Zaragoza, three draws and three wins for SD Eibar. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

SD EibarA. Aketxe Barrutia
A. Aketxe Barrutia
4 goals
SD EibarJ. Molina Martínez
J. Molina Martínez
3 goals

Real Zaragoza missing players

SD Eibar missing players

Real Zaragoza SD Eibar
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 6 1 Played P 0 6 11
6 3 1 Won W 0 3 6
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 2 0 Lost L 0 3 4
13 6 1 Scored S 0 8 16
8 4 0 Conceded C 0 10 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
55% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 82%
18% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 83% 64%
18% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
27% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 55%
45% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 18%
27% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 27%
 
3.8 4.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6.3 6
3.8 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 3.5
2.5 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.2 2.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.3 11.7 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13.2 13.7
3.6 3.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.8 3.9
32% 27% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 35% 37%
 
11.1 10.2 11 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8 7.6
2.8 2.7 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.8 3.5
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Real Zaragoza have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Real Zaragoza have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Real Zaragoza haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • SD Eibar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • SD Eibar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SD Eibar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • SD Eibar is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 Espanyol 11 7 2 2 22 11 5 4 1 0 13 5 6 3 1 2 9 6 11 23
2 Leganés 11 7 1 3 18 5 6 4 1 1 12 2 5 3 0 2 6 3 13 22
3 Tenerife 11 7 1 3 13 8 6 5 0 1 8 2 5 2 1 2 5 6 5 22
4 Real Zaragoza 11 6 2 3 13 8 6 3 1 2 6 4 5 3 1 1 7 4 5 20
5 Levante 10 5 4 1 14 9 5 2 2 1 8 8 5 3 2 0 6 1 5 19
6 SD Eibar 11 6 1 4 16 13 5 3 1 1 8 3 6 3 0 3 8 10 3 19
7 Real Valladolid 11 6 1 4 12 10 6 4 1 1 10 5 5 2 0 3 2 5 2 19
8 Racing Santander 11 5 3 3 16 13 5 4 1 0 10 3 6 1 2 3 6 10 3 18
9 Sporting Gijon 11 5 3 3 14 11 5 4 1 0 11 4 6 1 2 3 3 7 3 18
10 Burgos 11 5 1 5 16 15 6 5 1 0 11 3 5 0 0 5 5 12 1 16
11 Racing Ferrol 10 4 4 2 10 10 5 3 2 0 7 3 5 1 2 2 3 7 0 16
12 Albacete 11 4 2 5 13 17 6 3 2 1 10 7 5 1 0 4 3 10 -4 14
13 Real Oviedo 11 3 4 4 9 7 5 2 2 1 5 2 6 1 2 3 4 5 2 13
14 Villarreal II 11 3 4 4 19 18 5 3 1 1 12 7 6 0 3 3 7 11 1 13
15 FC Andorra 11 4 1 6 12 16 6 3 1 2 6 4 5 1 0 4 6 12 -4 13
16 Elche 11 3 4 4 8 13 6 3 2 1 5 3 5 0 2 3 3 10 -5 13
17 Eldense 11 3 3 5 12 18 5 1 2 2 6 8 6 2 1 3 6 10 -6 12
18 Mirandes 11 3 2 6 15 20 6 2 1 3 11 11 5 1 1 3 4 9 -5 11
19 Amorebieta 11 2 3 6 12 19 5 2 2 1 7 3 6 0 1 5 5 16 -7 9
20 Alcorcon 11 2 3 6 10 19 5 0 1 4 2 9 6 2 2 2 8 10 -9 9
21 Huesca 11 1 5 5 7 12 5 0 2 3 3 7 6 1 3 2 4 5 -5 8
22 FC Cartagena 11 1 2 8 9 18 6 0 0 6 4 12 5 1 2 2 5 6 -9 5

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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.