EIBAR. SD Eibar defeats Real Zaragoza 1-0 after J. Bautista scored just 1 goal (7′).

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa stadium in Eibar on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 6,265 spectators.​ The referee was Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez with the support of Ricardo Landrove Lago and Sergi López Freixa. The 4th official was Jaime Ruiz Álvarez. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.68 degrees Celsius or 53.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. SD Eibar was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Real Zaragoza that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, SD Eibar succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

SD Eibar shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Real Zaragoza shot 13 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

SD Eibar received 2 yellow cards (Juan Berrocal and Matheus Pereira). On the other side, Real Zaragoza didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this contest, SD Eibar has 45 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Real Zaragoza will stays with 36 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, SD Eibar will play away against Elche on the 18th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Elche (4 draws).

Real Zaragoza will host FC Cartagena on the 18th of February with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

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 (7.9), Juan Berrocal (7.5), Anaitz Arbilla (7.3), José Antonio Ríos (7.3), Unai Vencedor (7.0), Matheus Pereira (7.3), Ager Aketxe (7.5), Mario Soriano (7.3), Stoichkov (7.0) and Jon Bautista (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Cristian Gutiérrez, Sergio Álvarez (6.4), Quique, Yacine Qasmi, Sergio León (6.4), Yoel Rodríguez, José Corpas (6.7), Stefan Simić and Peru Nolaskoain Esnal (6.6).

Substitutions

SD Eibar made 4 changes: Mario Soriano for Peru Nolaskoain Esnal (64′), Ager Aketxe for José Corpas (73′), Unai Vencedor for Sergio Álvarez (73′) and Jon Bautista for Sergio León (85′).

Player of the match: Álvaro Tejero​

The player that probably impressed the most for SD Eibar was Álvaro Tejero even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 32 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.

Real Zaragoza – Formation

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

Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Édgar Badía (7.3), Fran Gámez (6.7), Santiago Mouriño (7.5), Lluís López (7.0), Alejandro Francés (7.3), Francho Serrano (7.7), Toni Moya (6.8), Marc Aguado (7.3), Víctor Mollejo (7.3), Maikel Mesa (7.1) and Ivan Azón Monzón (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Cristian Álvarez, Akim Zedadka (7.0), Jair Amador, Jaume Grau, Germán Valera (6.7), Sinan Bakış (6.4), Gaetan Poussin, Manu Vallejo, Quentin Lecoeuche, Sergi Enrich (6.7) and Alberto Vaquero.

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 5 changes: Toni Moya for Germán Valera (46′), Fran Gámez for Akim Zedadka (46′), Ivan Azón Monzón for Sergi Enrich (64′), Santiago Mouriño for Sinan Bakış (79′) and Maikel Mesa for Manu Vallejo (87′).

Player of the match: Francho Serrano​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was Francho Serrano.

His rating is 7.7 with 44 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• SD Eibar – Real Zaragoza – 1-0
• FC Cartagena – Mirandés – 1-0
• Alcorcón – FC Andorra – 1-0
• Villarreal II – Tenerife – 1-0
• Burgos – Racing Ferrol – 2-0