Football betting preview: SD Eibar vs Elche

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

With the anxious opening game done it’s time for the second La Liga 2 clash of the season. SD Eibar look forward to welcoming Elche in front of their stadium regulars.

It's quite the trip for Elche when visiting SD Eibar as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

This should be an engrossing game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's go!

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SD Eibar form and stats

The season before, SD Eibar's league statistics were 19 wins, 14 draws and 9 losses, providing 5th spot in the La Liga 2. From these 42 matches they scored {45 goals} and conceded 36. Playing as the home side in the former season SD Eibar managed 11-8-2 (win-draw-lost) with {24 goals} and 13 conceded.

Eibar haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 225 minutes ago. Stoichkov scored that one.

SD Eibar are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Racing Santander. Eibar were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Midfielder Aketxe was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.14 (out of ten) in that game. Aketxe hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 43 successful passes (of 53 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Deportivo Alaves.

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 SD Eibar have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 5 and lost 3.

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Elche form and stats

Let's have a look at how Elche performed last season in the La Liga: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 10 draws and 23 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded {67 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 4 and lost 13 with 12/38 goals scored/conceded.

Home advantage was not enough for Elche in their previous game as they lost hosting Racing Ferrol, 0-1. Fidel, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.35. Fidel hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 27 successful passes (of 30 total).

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Cadiz in the La Liga.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (SD Eibar wins - draws - Elche wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

SD Eibar missing players

Elche missing players

SD Eibar Elche
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 14
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 1
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 10
8 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
SD Eibar Last season Elche
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
44 22   Played P   19 38
19 11   Won W   2 5
15 9   Drew D   4 10
10 2   Lost L   13 23
46 25   Scored S   12 30
39 14   Conceded C   38 67
86% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
61% 55%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 79%
32% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 47%
11% 9%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 24%
2% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 5%
43% 41%   BTTS BTTS   42% 47%
41% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 11%
30% 27%   Failed to Score F T   47% 42%
 
5.2 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 5.4
4.2 3   Corners against (avg) C A   7 5.9
2.9 3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.6
9 2   Red cards R C   6 12
 
13.2 14.7   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 10.8
3.8 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3.4
27% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 23%
 
10.3 8.4   Shots against (avg) S A   17.8 15.1
3.2 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   7.1 5.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Racing Santander 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Real Valladolid 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Real Zaragoza 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Racing Ferrol 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Amorebieta 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Levante 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Alcorcon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Eldense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Albacete 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mirandes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Burgos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FC Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Real Oviedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Huesca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Espanyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Leganes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tenerife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FC Cartagena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Elche 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Sporting Gijon 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Villarreal II 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 SD Eibar 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Granada 42 22 9 11 55 30 21 17 4 0 39 6 21 5 5 11 16 24 25 75
2 Las Palmas 42 18 18 6 49 29 21 9 9 3 24 13 21 9 9 3 25 16 20 72
3 Levante 42 18 18 6 46 30 21 11 7 3 25 11 21 7 11 3 21 19 16 72
4 Deportivo Alaves 42 19 14 9 47 33 21 13 7 1 28 11 21 6 7 8 19 22 14 71
5 SD Eibar 42 19 14 9 45 36 21 11 8 2 24 13 21 8 6 7 21 23 9 71
6 Albacete 42 17 16 9 58 47 21 10 7 4 30 19 21 7 9 5 28 28 11 67
7 FC Andorra 42 16 11 15 47 37 21 11 3 7 27 15 21 5 8 8 20 22 10 59
8 Real Oviedo 42 16 11 15 34 35 21 10 5 6 18 15 21 6 6 9 16 20 -1 59
9 FC Cartagena 42 16 10 16 47 49 21 9 4 8 22 25 21 7 6 8 25 24 -2 58
10 Tenerife 42 14 15 13 42 37 21 12 6 3 28 12 21 2 9 10 14 25 5 57
11 Racing Santander 42 14 12 16 39 40 21 9 6 6 22 16 21 5 6 10 17 24 -1 54
12 Burgos 42 13 15 14 33 35 21 8 8 5 22 19 21 5 7 9 11 16 -2 54
13 Real Zaragoza 42 12 17 13 40 39 21 8 10 3 25 16 21 4 7 10 15 23 1 53
14 Leganes 42 14 11 17 37 42 21 10 6 5 23 19 21 4 5 12 14 23 -5 53
15 Huesca 42 11 19 12 36 36 21 9 9 3 23 13 21 2 10 9 13 23 0 52
16 Mirandes 42 13 13 16 48 54 21 9 7 5 32 28 21 4 6 11 16 26 -6 52
17 Sporting Gijon 42 11 17 14 43 48 21 8 9 4 28 22 21 3 8 10 15 26 -5 50
18 Villarreal II 42 13 11 18 49 55 21 9 6 6 32 24 21 4 5 12 17 31 -6 50
19 Malaga 42 10 14 18 37 44 21 7 9 5 20 17 21 3 5 13 17 27 -7 44
20 Ponferradina 42 9 17 16 40 53 21 6 7 8 18 24 21 3 10 8 22 29 -13 44
21 UD Ibiza 42 7 13 22 33 66 21 5 7 9 21 31 21 2 6 13 12 35 -33 34
22 Lugo 42 6 13 23 27 57 21 3 10 8 13 19 21 3 3 15 14 38 -30 31
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 38 28 4 6 70 20 19 15 3 1 37 4 19 13 1 5 33 16 50 88
2 Real Madrid 38 24 6 8 75 36 19 13 5 1 44 16 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 78
3 Atletico Madrid 38 23 8 7 70 33 19 13 3 3 41 15 19 10 5 4 29 18 37 77
4 Real Sociedad 38 21 8 9 51 35 19 11 5 3 26 16 19 10 3 6 25 19 16 71
5 Villarreal 38 19 7 12 59 40 19 12 3 4 36 18 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 64
6 Real Betis 38 17 9 12 46 41 19 9 5 5 26 18 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 60
7 Osasuna 38 15 8 15 37 42 19 11 1 7 24 21 19 4 7 8 13 21 -5 53
8 Athletic Club 38 14 9 15 47 43 19 8 3 8 22 15 19 6 6 7 25 28 4 51
9 Mallorca 38 14 8 16 37 43 19 10 5 4 22 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -6 50
10 Girona 38 13 10 15 58 55 19 10 3 6 35 26 19 3 7 9 23 29 3 49
11 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 10 15 45 53 19 9 5 5 28 22 19 4 5 10 17 31 -8 49
12 Sevilla 38 13 10 15 47 54 19 7 5 7 24 25 19 6 5 8 23 29 -7 49
13 Celta de Vigo 38 11 10 17 43 53 19 7 6 6 26 21 19 4 4 11 17 32 -10 43
14 Cadiz 38 10 12 16 30 53 19 7 6 6 19 23 19 3 6 10 11 30 -23 42
15 Valencia 38 11 9 18 42 45 19 8 5 6 27 19 19 3 4 12 15 26 -3 42
16 Getafe 38 10 12 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 19 3 6 10 13 25 -11 42
17 Almería 38 11 8 19 49 65 19 10 3 6 29 22 19 1 5 13 20 43 -16 41
18 Real Valladolid 38 11 7 20 33 63 19 8 4 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 40
19 Espanyol 38 8 13 17 52 69 19 4 7 8 27 35 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 37
20 Elche 38 5 10 23 30 67 19 3 6 10 18 29 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 25

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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.