EIBAR. FC Cartagena was after all too strong for SD Eibar with the goal of Jairo Izquierdo (2′), Borja Valle (5′) and Pablo de Blasis (69′). SD Eibar was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa stadium in Eibar on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Francisco José Hernández Maeso who was helped by Judit Romano García and Álvaro González Narváez. The 4th official was Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

SD Eibar had a strong ball possession 65% while FC Cartagena was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SD Eibar had a more offensive attitude with 89 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Cartagena managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

SD Eibar shot 16 times, 1 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Cartagena shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

SD Eibar received 3 yellow cards (Jon Bautista, Anaitz Arbilla and Peru Nolaskoain). On the opposite side, FC Cartagena received 2 yellow cards (Toni Datkovic and Iván Calero).

Standings

After this match, SD Eibar will stay with 47 points like Granada to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, FC Cartagena will have 37 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, SD Eibar will play away with Lugo on the 18th of February with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of SD Eibar (2 draws).

FC Cartagena will host Real Oviedo on the 17th of February with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

SD Eibar – Formation

SD Eibar adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gaizka Garitano Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Luca Zidane (6.3), Anaitz Arbilla (6.4), Frederico Venâncio (7.1), Juan Berrocal (7.1), Imanol García de Albéniz (7.3), Peru Nolaskoain Esnal (6.2), Matheus Pereira (7.1), José Corpas (6.1), Javier Muñoz (6.4), Jon Bautista (6.3) and Stoichkov (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Angel Troncho, Yoel Rodríguez, Arana, Quique (6.6), Ager Aketxe (6.5), Iker Alday, Yanis Rahmani (7.0), Ander Cantero, Chema and José Antonio Ríos.

Substitutions

SD Eibar made 4 changes: José Corpas for Yanis Rahmani (46′), Javi Muñoz for Ager Aketxe (57′), Jon Bautista for Tomas Enrique Bourdal (77′) and Peru Nolaskoain for Ángel Troncho Beltrán (88′).

Best player: Imanol García de Albéniz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SD Eibar was Imanol García de Albéniz.

His rating is (7.3) with 58 passes (91% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 14 crosses.

FC Cartagena – Formation

Also FC Cartagena adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Luis Miguel Carrión Delgado played with: Aarón Escandell (7.0), Ivan Calero (6.8), Kiko Olivas (7.0), Toni Datković (6.5), Iván Martos (6.8), Pêpê (7.4), Damián Musto (7.4), Jairo Izquierdo (7.3), Pablo De Blasis (7.5), Oscar Ureña (6.9) and Borja Valle (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Armando Sadiku, Sang-Hyeok Lee, Luca Sangalli, Isak Jansson (6.4), Yan Eteki (6.7), Miguelón, Pedro Alcalá (7.3), Marc Martínez, Alfredo Ortuño (6.5), Mikel Rico and Pablo Vázquez.

Substitutions

FC Cartagena made 5 changes: Iván Martos  for Alcalá (32′), Iván Martos  for Alfredo Ortuño (46′), Jairo Izquierdo for Isak Jansson (72′), Borja Valle for Yan Brice (72′) and Damián Musto for Mikel Rico (83′).

Best player: Pablo De Blasis​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Cartagena was Pablo De Blasis.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 50 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• UD Ibiza – Ponferradina – 1-1
• Sporting Gijón – Huesca – 1-1
• Real Oviedo – Burgos – 0-1
• Albacete – Málaga – 3-2
• SD Eibar – FC Cartagena – 0-3