SD Eibar v Almería betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 15.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa (7083 seats)

A very important match in La Liga 2 as both squads are struggling for the top positions. With SD Eibar in 4th position and Almería located at 1st, this has all the looks of an exciting duel. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • SD Eibar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Almería have the most scored goals (18) 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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SD Eibar form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, SD Eibar have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa.

An away draw last time out for Eibar, facing Mirandes in a game that ended 3-3. Opportunity lost for Eibar in the Mirandes match as a lead 3-1 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for Eibar, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Mirandes. Fun stuff to watch! Javier Muñoz (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.24/10. Muñoz hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 68 successful passes (of 73 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting UD Ibiza in a game that was won 3-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with SD Eibar perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with SD Eibar as a small favourite), we find 13 games. SD Eibar has won five of these, drawn five and lost three.

SD Eibar are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga 2 match at Tenerife awaits in four days.

A decent goal production from Eibar in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.

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Almería form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, Almería, who have the most scored goals (18) in La Liga 2, have produced an overall stat of 3-0-2 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Almería, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Almería delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Las Palmas (placed 5th) in their previous match; a La Liga 2 game. Midfielder Francisco Portillo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.04. Portillo scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Prior to that result Almería won their away game at Girona. The scoreline was 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Almería in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Almería, two draws and one defeat.

The Almería manager J. Ferrer Sicilia has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 5 league matches. As opposed to that, Almería have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Eibar one win, one draw and Almería two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SD EibarJ. Molina Martínez
J. Molina Martínez
6 goals
AlmeríaU. Sadiq Mesbah
U. Sadiq Mesbah
6 goals
EibarE. Expósito Jaén
E. Expósito Jaén
3 goals

SD Eibar missing players

Almería missing players

SD Eibar Almería
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 1 5 9
4 2 1 Won W 0 3 6
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 1 Lost L 1 2 2
15 7 3 Scored S 0 10 18
13 5 3 Conceded C 1 5 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 89%
44% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 80% 67%
44% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 33%
33% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 75% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 67%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 22%
22% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 20% 11%
 
5.1 6 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.6 3.8
4.3 4.8 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 4.8
1.7 2.8 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.2 15.2 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 13.4 13.4
5.4 5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 5 4.8
31% 35% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 42%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Almería have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Almería have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Almería have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Almería have the most scored goals (10) away in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals (18) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the the best goal difference (+10) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the the best goal difference (+5) away in La Liga 2
  • Almería have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Almería is in the best form (4-1-1)
  • SD Eibar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • SD Eibar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SD Eibar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Almería 9 6 1 2 18 8 4 3 1 0 8 3 5 3 0 2 10 5 10 19
2 Sporting Gijon 9 5 3 1 13 9 4 4 0 0 7 3 5 1 3 1 6 6 4 18
3 Ponferradina 8 5 1 2 12 7 5 4 1 0 10 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 5 16
4 SD Eibar 9 4 3 2 15 13 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 2 2 1 8 8 2 15
5 Las Palmas 9 3 5 1 13 10 5 3 2 0 10 5 4 0 3 1 3 5 3 14
6 Tenerife 8 4 2 2 10 7 3 1 1 1 3 2 5 3 1 1 7 5 3 14
7 Real Oviedo 9 2 6 1 9 7 5 1 4 0 5 3 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 12
8 Real Valladolid 9 3 3 3 10 10 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 1 2 2 5 7 0 12
9 Malaga 9 3 3 3 8 11 4 3 1 0 4 0 5 0 2 3 4 11 -3 12
10 UD Ibiza 8 2 5 1 10 9 4 1 3 0 6 4 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 11
11 Mirandes 9 3 2 4 14 14 5 2 1 2 11 10 4 1 1 2 3 4 0 11
12 Lugo 9 2 5 2 10 11 5 2 2 1 5 5 4 0 3 1 5 6 -1 11
13 Huesca 8 3 1 4 11 9 5 2 1 2 6 4 3 1 0 2 5 5 2 10
14 Fuenlabrada 8 2 4 2 7 6 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 10
15 Real Sociedad II 8 2 3 3 8 8 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 1 2 1 5 3 0 9
16 Burgos 8 2 3 3 6 6 4 2 1 1 4 1 4 0 2 2 2 5 0 9
17 Leganes 8 2 3 3 7 8 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 9
18 FC Cartagena 8 3 0 5 7 14 3 2 0 1 4 4 5 1 0 4 3 10 -7 9
19 Real Zaragoza 8 1 5 2 5 7 4 0 3 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 5 -2 8
20 Girona 9 2 2 5 6 9 5 2 1 2 5 4 4 0 1 3 1 5 -3 8
21 Amorebieta 8 1 4 3 7 11 4 1 3 0 6 5 4 0 1 3 1 6 -4 7
22 Alcorcon 8 1 0 7 5 17 4 0 0 4 2 12 4 1 0 3 3 5 -12 3

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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.