Home advantage could prove decisive in SD Eibar - Lugo battle

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa (7083 seats)

The standings tells us that 21 points split the pair of opponents in this La Liga 2 game. SD Eibar own both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • SD Eibar have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in La Liga 2

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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SD Eibar form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 15 La Liga 2 games here at Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa for SD Eibar. The data says 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. The SD Eibar fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa and will expect new points from this game. SD Eibar has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.

Eibar travelled for their previous game, a trip to Ponferradina that ended 2-2. Midfield player Aketxe got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Aketxe served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).

Before that, SD Eibar had a home game versus Amorebieta which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Eibar matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, zero draws and three defeats (from five games).

The SD Eibar fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, SD Eibar have conceded only 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Lugo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lugo so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 1-11-4 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Lugo, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Lugo's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Real Oviedo that finished 1-1. Sánchez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.85. Sánchez served one assist, hit two key passes and won 5 of 6 duels.

Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Almeria.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Lugo playing away, we found seven games. Results were two away wins, one draw and four home wins.

The visiting Lugo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 16 games. Lugo have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

SD Eibar and Lugo have met previously this season: Lugo - Eibar 2-2. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - three - one (SD Eibar wins - draws - Lugo wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SD EibarJ. Molina Martínez
J. Molina Martínez
16 goals
LugoJ. Carrillo Casamayor
J. Carrillo Casamayor
9 goals
SD EibarE. Expósito Jaén
E. Expósito Jaén
7 goals

SD Eibar missing players

Lugo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SD Eibar Lugo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 4 16 32
18 11 3 Won W 0 1 8
9 3 1 Drew D 3 11 18
5 1 0 Lost L 1 4 6
47 27 7 Scored S 6 21 40
34 14 2 Conceded C 7 23 37
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
62% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 78%
41% 53% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 34%
31% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 22%
19% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 9%
50% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 88% 72%
38% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 19%
19% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 16%
 
4.3 4.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.1 4
4.7 4.4 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.6 5.4
2.2 1.9 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.6 2.4
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
13 13.2 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.5 11
4.3 4.9 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.6 3.8
34% 37% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 33%
 
11.5 10.5 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 15.8 15.5
3.8 3.1 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.9 4.3
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Lugo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Lugo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lugo have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lugo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • SD Eibar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SD Eibar have the most scored goals in the first half (26) 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 SD Eibar 32 18 9 5 47 34 15 11 3 1 27 14 17 7 6 4 20 20 13 63
2 Almeria 31 18 5 8 50 28 16 11 3 2 30 13 15 7 2 6 20 15 22 59
3 Real Valladolid 32 17 7 8 50 34 16 11 3 2 28 10 16 6 4 6 22 24 16 58
4 Tenerife 31 16 7 8 43 26 15 8 3 4 22 11 16 8 4 4 21 15 17 55
5 Girona 32 15 7 10 49 35 17 10 3 4 31 15 15 5 4 6 18 20 14 52
6 Ponferradina 32 13 12 7 42 35 16 7 7 2 26 16 16 6 5 5 16 19 7 51
7 FC Cartagena 32 14 4 14 45 43 16 10 1 5 30 17 16 4 3 9 15 26 2 46
8 Real Oviedo 32 10 15 7 38 32 16 7 7 2 25 14 16 3 8 5 13 18 6 45
9 Las Palmas 32 11 11 10 39 39 16 7 5 4 24 19 16 4 6 6 15 20 0 44
10 UD Ibiza 32 10 13 9 41 41 16 5 7 4 23 19 16 5 6 5 18 22 0 43
11 Lugo 32 8 18 6 40 37 16 7 7 2 19 14 16 1 11 4 21 23 3 42
12 Burgos 32 12 6 14 34 31 15 8 4 3 23 8 17 4 2 11 11 23 3 42
13 Leganes 32 10 12 10 36 35 16 5 8 3 18 14 16 5 4 7 18 21 1 42
14 Real Zaragoza 32 9 15 8 29 34 16 5 8 3 13 11 16 4 7 5 16 23 -5 42
15 Huesca 32 10 11 11 37 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 15 4 5 6 20 19 6 41
16 Mirandes 32 11 6 15 42 50 16 8 2 6 28 25 16 3 4 9 14 25 -8 39
17 Malaga 32 9 10 13 27 45 16 7 5 4 15 16 16 2 5 9 12 29 -18 37
18 Sporting Gijón 32 9 9 14 35 40 16 6 3 7 18 19 16 3 6 7 17 21 -5 36
19 Real Sociedad II 32 7 9 16 29 41 16 3 4 9 13 21 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 30
20 Fuenlabrada 32 5 14 13 26 40 17 4 9 4 18 18 15 1 5 9 8 22 -14 29
21 Amorebieta 32 4 15 13 34 49 16 3 8 5 21 23 16 1 7 8 13 26 -15 27
22 Alcorcon 32 3 9 20 24 57 15 2 6 7 13 26 17 1 3 13 11 31 -33 18

SD Eibar:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SD Eibar 32 18 9 5 47 34 15 11 3 1 27 14 17 7 6 4 20 20 13 63
2 Almeria 31 18 5 8 50 28 16 11 3 2 30 13 15 7 2 6 20 15 22 59
3 Real Valladolid 32 17 7 8 50 34 16 11 3 2 28 10 16 6 4 6 22 24 16 58
4 Tenerife 31 16 7 8 43 26 15 8 3 4 22 11 16 8 4 4 21 15 17 55
5 Girona 32 15 7 10 49 35 17 10 3 4 31 15 15 5 4 6 18 20 14 52
6 Ponferradina 32 13 12 7 42 35 16 7 7 2 26 16 16 6 5 5 16 19 7 51
7 FC Cartagena 32 14 4 14 45 43 16 10 1 5 30 17 16 4 3 9 15 26 2 46
8 Real Oviedo 32 10 15 7 38 32 16 7 7 2 25 14 16 3 8 5 13 18 6 45
9 Las Palmas 32 11 11 10 39 39 16 7 5 4 24 19 16 4 6 6 15 20 0 44
10 UD Ibiza 32 10 13 9 41 41 16 5 7 4 23 19 16 5 6 5 18 22 0 43
11 Lugo 32 8 18 6 40 37 16 7 7 2 19 14 16 1 11 4 21 23 3 42
12 Burgos 32 12 6 14 34 31 15 8 4 3 23 8 17 4 2 11 11 23 3 42
13 Leganes 32 10 12 10 36 35 16 5 8 3 18 14 16 5 4 7 18 21 1 42
14 Real Zaragoza 32 9 15 8 29 34 16 5 8 3 13 11 16 4 7 5 16 23 -5 42
15 Huesca 32 10 11 11 37 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 15 4 5 6 20 19 6 41
16 Mirandes 32 11 6 15 42 50 16 8 2 6 28 25 16 3 4 9 14 25 -8 39
17 Malaga 32 9 10 13 27 45 16 7 5 4 15 16 16 2 5 9 12 29 -18 37
18 Sporting Gijón 32 9 9 14 35 40 16 6 3 7 18 19 16 3 6 7 17 21 -5 36
19 Real Sociedad II 32 7 9 16 29 41 16 3 4 9 13 21 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 30
20 Fuenlabrada 32 5 14 13 26 40 17 4 9 4 18 18 15 1 5 9 8 22 -14 29
21 Amorebieta 32 4 15 13 34 49 16 3 8 5 21 23 16 1 7 8 13 26 -15 27
22 Alcorcon 32 3 9 20 24 57 15 2 6 7 13 26 17 1 3 13 11 31 -33 18

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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.