EIBAR. SD Eibar overcomes UD Ibiza 1-0 after Stoichkov scored just 1 goal (33′). SD Eibar was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa stadium in Eibar on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver De La Fuente Ramos assisted by Daniel Pescador Hernández and Samuel García Aguilera. The 4th official was Francisco García Riesgo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

SD Eibar had a strong ball possession 69% while UD Ibiza was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SD Eibar was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SD Eibar won the match​.

SD Eibar shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, UD Ibiza shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

SD Eibar received 2 yellow cards (Arbilla and Peru Nolaskoain). Talking about the opposition, UD Ibiza received 4 yellow cards (Nolito, Joseda, Gonzalo Escobar and David Goldar).

Standings

After this contest, SD Eibar will have 40 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, UD Ibiza will stay with 16 points to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, SD Eibar will host Málaga on the 15th of January with a 5-5 head to head record.

UD Ibiza will host Las Palmas on the 14th of January with a 0-0 head to head stats.

SD Eibar – Formation

SD Eibar started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gaizka Garitano Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Luca Zidane (7.8), Álvaro Tejero (6.6), Juan Berrocal (6.9), Anaitz Arbilla (6.8), Imanol García de Albéniz (7.1), Peru Nolaskoain Esnal (7.1), Matheus Pereira (7.2), José Corpas (6.5), Stoichkov (8.1), Yanis Rahmani (6.9) and Jon Bautista (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Yoel Rodríguez, Quique (6.5), José Antonio Ríos, Frederico Venâncio, Sergio Álvarez, Angel Troncho, Ager Aketxe, Javier Muñoz (6.2), Álvaro Vadillo, Chema and Ander Cantero.

Substitutions

SD Eibar made 5 changes: Yanis Rahmani for Javier Muñoz (65′), Jon Bautista for Tomas Enrique Bourdal (77′), José Corpas for Ángel Troncho Beltrán (86′), Stoichkov for Vadillo (86′) and Matheus Pereira for Sergio Álvarez (86′).

Best player: Stoichkov​

The player that probably impressed the most for SD Eibar was Stoichkov.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 32 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

UD Ibiza – Formation

UD Ibiza started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Luis Lucas Alcaraz González played with: Daniel Fuzato (7.8), José Menargues (6.7), David Goldar (6.1), Juan Fernández (6.9), Gonzalo Escobar (6.7), Cristian Herrera (6.2), Kevin Appin (7.2), Papakouli Diop (6.8), Nolito (6.8), Kaxe (6.4) and Ekain Zenitagoia (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Armando Shashoua (6.2), Álvaro García, Mateusz Bogusz, Francisco Grima, Suleiman Camara (6.4), Isma Ruiz, Jorge Chanza, Coke, Javi Vázquez, Iván Morante and German Parreño Boix.

Substitutions

UD Ibiza made 3 changes: Kaxe for Armando Shashoua (73′), Pape Diop for Suleiman Camara (86′) and Ekain Zenitagoia for Mateusz Bogusz (87′).

Best player: Daniel Fuzato​

The most impressive player for UD Ibiza was the goalkeeper: Daniel Fuzato. His rating is 7.80. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• Real Zaragoza – Mirandés – 0-0
• Granada – FC Cartagena – 1-0
• Las Palmas – Racing Santander – 1-1
• SD Eibar – UD Ibiza – 1-0