EIBAR. SD Eibar and Albacete draw 1-1. M. Soriano scored the first goal (11′) for SD Eibar. A. Medina settled the score (67′). SD Eibar was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

Stoichkov squandered a decisive penalty (43′). That would have allowed SD Eibar to win the match.​

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 Saúl Ais Reig assisted by Marcos Daniel Saenén Álvarez and Rubén Campo Hernández. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.72 degrees Celsius or 65.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

SD Eibar had a superior ball possession 58% while Albacete was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Albacete was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Albacete to win the contest​.

SD Eibar shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Albacete shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

SD Eibar received 1 yellow card (Sergio Álvarez). On the other side, Albacete received 1 yellow card (Agus Medina).

Standings

After this contest, SD Eibar will have 27 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Albacete will have 17 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, SD Eibar will host Real Oviedo on the 2nd of June with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of SD Eibar (4 draws).

Albacete will host Mirandés on the 26th of May with a 3-3 head to head stats.

SD Eibar – Formation

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

The manager Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi decided to play with the following team: Luca Zidane (7.3), Álvaro Tejero (7.1), Juan Berrocal (7.1), Anaitz Arbilla (8.5), José Antonio Ríos (6.3), Sergio Álvarez (6.7), Matheus Pereira (7.5), Ager Aketxe (7.7), Mario Soriano (7.7), Stoichkov (6.4) and Jon Bautista (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Cristian Gutiérrez (7.1), Frederico Venâncio, Quique, Yanis Rahmani (6.7), Jorge Yriarte, Yoel Rodríguez, Unai Vencedor (6.8), José Corpas (6.3), Stefan Simić, Oscar Carrasco, Angel Troncho and Konrad de la Fuente.

Substitutions

SD Eibar made 4 changes: Mario Soriano for José Corpas (63′), Matheus Pereira for Unai Vencedor (72′), José Antonio Ríos for Cristian Gutiérrez (73′) and Stoichkov for Yanis Rahmani (85′).

Best player: Anaitz Arbilla​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SD Eibar was Anaitz Arbilla.

His rating is (8.5) with 73 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Albacete – Formation

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

Rubén Albés Yáñez played with: Bernabé Barragán (8.1), Carlos Isaac (7.0), Mohamed Djetei (6.7), Cristian Glauder (7.1), Jonathan Silva (7.0), Manu Fuster (7.0), Lander Olaetxea (7.3), Riki Rodríguez (7.3), Agus Medina (7.7), Dani Escriche (7.1) and Higinio Marín (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Juan Antonio Ros (7.0), Diego Altube, Toni Datkovic, Julio Alonso (7.0), Antonio Pacheco, Samuel Shashoua  (7.0), Alberto Quiles (6.3) and Álvaro Rodríguez.

Substitutions

Albacete made 5 changes: Mohamed Djetei for Juan Antonio Ros (46′), Higinio Marín for Alberto Quiles (57′), Jonathan Silva for Julio Alonso (81′), Manu Fuster for Samuel Shashoua  (81′) and Carlos Isaac for Álvaro Rodríguez (90′).

Best player: Bernabé Barragán​

The most impressive player for Albacete was the goalkeeper: Bernabé Barragán. His rating is 8.06. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Burgos – Alcorcón – 4-2
• SD Eibar – Albacete – 1-1
• Huesca – Espanyol – 1-1
• Tenerife – Villarreal II – 0-1
• FC Andorra – Eldense – 1-3