La Liga 2 forecast and pre-match guide: SD Eibar odds-on favoured to subdue Real Zaragoza

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 21.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa (7083 seats)

A quick peek at the La Liga 2 table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but that's not all you need to know. Check out our SD Eibar - Real Zaragoza match preview!

Insights:
  • SD Eibar have the most points from losing position (19) in La Liga 2
  • Real Zaragoza have won significantly less corners away then at home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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SD Eibar form and stats

39 points is a decent return from 18 La Liga 2 games here at Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa for SD Eibar. The data says 11 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. Two draws in a row at home now for SD Eibar.

Eibar lost their last game at Albacete (placed 6th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Before that loss this team had gone eight consecutive league matches without being beaten. The attacking player Quique was declared "man of the match" for SD Eibar with a rating of 7.42/10. Quique scored one goal.

In the match before that, Eibar hosted Levante and drew the game 1-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how SD Eibar have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won 12 times, drawn 5 and lost 0.

Not much happening? In this club's last 13 league games, 10 have contained zero, one or two goals.

The SD Eibar fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Eibar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 18 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

Real Zaragoza have only collected 18 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 4-6-8 (18 played). One point away has become something of a habit for Real Zaragoza who have played out draws in their last three away games.

The supporters enjoyed Zaragoza's previous game versus Racing Santander (placed 18th), a 4-1 win played at home. Attacker Simeone got a player rating of 8.2 in the game. "Man of the match" Simeone scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Granada.

We have checked recent matches where Real Zaragoza have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 0 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Zaragoza as they have only managed to score 13 times from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Real Zaragoza have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This happened when the sides played each other previously this season; Real Zaragoza - SD Eibar 0-0. Last nine meetings between these squads: SD Eibar won three, Real Zaragoza were winners in four and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

EibarJ. Molina Martínez
J. Molina Martínez
11 goals
Real ZaragozaG. Simeone
G. Simeone
9 goals
SD EibarJ. Bautista Orgilles
J. Bautista Orgilles
5 goals

SD Eibar missing players

Real Zaragoza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SD Eibar Real Zaragoza
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
18 11 4 Won W 0 4 11
11 6 1 Drew D 3 6 14
7 1 0 Lost L 3 8 11
40 21 6 Scored S 1 13 34
30 9 1 Conceded C 4 19 33
83% 78% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 78%
61% 50% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 17% 50% 56%
36% 33% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 28% 33%
11% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 8%
42% 33% 20% BTTS BTTS 17% 33% 39%
47% 61% 80% Clean Sheets C S 33% 28% 39%
28% 28% 20% Failed to Score F T 83% 56% 44%
 
4.8 5.8 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.2 5.3
4.4 2.9 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.3 4.8
2.9 2.8 3.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.4
6 0 0 Red cards R C 1 7 7
 
12.5 14 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 9.1 11.2
3.8 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.1 4.1
29% 26% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 5% 24% 23%
 
10.4 8.3 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 12 10.6
3.4 2.4 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.1 3.4
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Real Zaragoza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • SD Eibar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • SD Eibar have the most points from losing position (19) 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 36 18 11 7 40 30 18 11 6 1 21 9 18 7 5 6 19 21 10 65
2 Granada 36 19 7 10 46 26 18 15 3 0 34 5 18 4 4 10 12 21 20 64
3 Las Palmas 36 16 14 6 42 26 18 9 6 3 23 12 18 7 8 3 19 14 16 62
4 Deportivo Alaves 35 17 10 8 41 27 18 11 6 1 23 8 17 6 4 7 18 19 14 61
5 Levante 35 15 16 4 38 24 17 9 6 2 20 8 18 6 10 2 18 16 14 61
6 Albacete 36 14 13 9 46 42 18 9 5 4 26 16 18 5 8 5 20 26 4 55
7 FC Cartagena 35 15 8 12 42 37 18 8 3 7 19 20 17 7 5 5 23 17 5 53
8 Burgos 36 12 14 10 30 27 18 7 8 3 21 15 18 5 6 7 9 12 3 50
9 Real Zaragoza 36 11 14 11 34 33 18 7 8 3 21 14 18 4 6 8 13 19 1 47
10 Huesca 35 10 16 9 31 29 18 9 7 2 21 10 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 46
11 Villarreal II 35 12 10 13 40 43 18 8 6 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 13 24 -3 46
12 Real Oviedo 36 12 10 14 24 28 18 7 5 6 12 12 18 5 5 8 12 16 -4 46
13 FC Andorra 35 12 9 14 34 29 17 8 3 6 21 11 18 4 6 8 13 18 5 45
14 Sporting Gijon 35 10 14 11 35 36 17 7 7 3 23 16 18 3 7 8 12 20 -1 44
15 Tenerife 35 10 13 12 32 33 17 8 6 3 20 11 18 2 7 9 12 22 -1 43
16 Leganes 35 11 10 14 29 35 18 8 5 5 19 17 17 3 5 9 10 18 -6 43
17 Mirandes 35 10 12 13 40 44 18 8 6 4 28 23 17 2 6 9 12 21 -4 42
18 Racing Santander 36 10 11 15 32 37 17 5 6 6 16 15 19 5 5 9 16 22 -5 41
19 Ponferradina 36 7 15 14 29 43 18 5 6 7 14 19 18 2 9 7 15 24 -14 36
20 Malaga 35 7 12 16 30 39 17 5 7 5 16 16 18 2 5 11 14 23 -9 33
21 UD Ibiza 35 6 11 18 30 53 18 4 7 7 19 24 17 2 4 11 11 29 -23 29
22 Lugo 36 5 12 19 22 46 18 3 9 6 10 13 18 2 3 13 12 33 -24 27

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 36 18 11 7 40 30 18 11 6 1 21 9 18 7 5 6 19 21 10 65
2 Granada 36 19 7 10 46 26 18 15 3 0 34 5 18 4 4 10 12 21 20 64
3 Las Palmas 36 16 14 6 42 26 18 9 6 3 23 12 18 7 8 3 19 14 16 62
4 Deportivo Alaves 35 17 10 8 41 27 18 11 6 1 23 8 17 6 4 7 18 19 14 61
5 Levante 35 15 16 4 38 24 17 9 6 2 20 8 18 6 10 2 18 16 14 61
6 Albacete 36 14 13 9 46 42 18 9 5 4 26 16 18 5 8 5 20 26 4 55
7 FC Cartagena 35 15 8 12 42 37 18 8 3 7 19 20 17 7 5 5 23 17 5 53
8 Burgos 36 12 14 10 30 27 18 7 8 3 21 15 18 5 6 7 9 12 3 50
9 Real Zaragoza 36 11 14 11 34 33 18 7 8 3 21 14 18 4 6 8 13 19 1 47
10 Huesca 35 10 16 9 31 29 18 9 7 2 21 10 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 46
11 Villarreal II 35 12 10 13 40 43 18 8 6 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 13 24 -3 46
12 Real Oviedo 36 12 10 14 24 28 18 7 5 6 12 12 18 5 5 8 12 16 -4 46
13 FC Andorra 35 12 9 14 34 29 17 8 3 6 21 11 18 4 6 8 13 18 5 45
14 Sporting Gijon 35 10 14 11 35 36 17 7 7 3 23 16 18 3 7 8 12 20 -1 44
15 Tenerife 35 10 13 12 32 33 17 8 6 3 20 11 18 2 7 9 12 22 -1 43
16 Leganes 35 11 10 14 29 35 18 8 5 5 19 17 17 3 5 9 10 18 -6 43
17 Mirandes 35 10 12 13 40 44 18 8 6 4 28 23 17 2 6 9 12 21 -4 42
18 Racing Santander 36 10 11 15 32 37 17 5 6 6 16 15 19 5 5 9 16 22 -5 41
19 Ponferradina 36 7 15 14 29 43 18 5 6 7 14 19 18 2 9 7 15 24 -14 36
20 Malaga 35 7 12 16 30 39 17 5 7 5 16 16 18 2 5 11 14 23 -9 33
21 UD Ibiza 35 6 11 18 30 53 18 4 7 7 19 24 17 2 4 11 11 29 -23 29
22 Lugo 36 5 12 19 22 46 18 3 9 6 10 13 18 2 3 13 12 33 -24 27

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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.