EIBAR. SD Eibar tops Ponferradina 1-0 after G. Blanco scored just 1 goal (45′).

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa stadium in Eibar on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was David Gálvez Rascón with the collaboration of Guillermo Santiago Sacristán and David Bernal Martín. The 4th official was Alonso De Ena Wolf. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 75.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. SD Eibar was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Ponferradina that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

SD Eibar was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SD Eibar won the match​.

SD Eibar shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ponferradina shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

SD Eibar received 4 yellow cards (J. Berrocal, M. Pereira, A. Aketxe and G. Blanco). Talking about the opposition, Ponferradina received 3 yellow cards (S. Abdulai, A. Dieguez and M. Delgado).

Standings

After this match, SD Eibar has 7 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Ponferradina stays with 6 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, SD Eibar will play away against Leganés on the 2nd of September with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of SD Eibar (4 draws).

Ponferradina will host Sporting Gijón on the 3rd of September with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Sporting Gijón (4 draws).

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: Frederico Venâncio, Yoel Rodríguez (7.0), Róber (6.9), Juan Berrocal (6.2), Anaitz Arbilla (7.3), José Antonio Ríos (7.1), Sergio Álvarez (7.1), Matheus Pereira (6.6), José Corpas (7.1), Ager Aketxe (7.3), Stoichkov (7.0) and Gustavo Blanco (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Peru Nolaskoain Esnal (6.3), Ander Cantero, Quique (7.0), Jon Bautista, Yanis Rahmani (6.6), Álvaro Tejero (6.8), Iker Alday, Imanol García de Albéniz, Ángel Troncho and Chema (6.4).

Substitutions

SD Eibar made 5 changes: J. Corpas for Quique (71′), A. Aketxe for P. Nolaskoain (71′), R. Correa for Chema (87′), M. Pereira for A. Tejero (87′) and Stoichkov for Y. Rahmani (87′).

Best player: Gustavo Blanco​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SD Eibar was Gustavo Blanco.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.

Ponferradina – Formation

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

Eduardo José Gomes Camassele Mendes played with: Amir Abedzadeh (7.4), Paris Barandiaran (6.8), Alexandru Paşcanu (6.8), Adrián Diéguez (6.2), Moises Delgado (6.1), Sabit Abdulai (6.1), Kelechi Nwakali (7.4), Derik Lacerda (6.8), Agus Medina (6.8), José Naranjo (6.5), Yuri (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Aldair (6.9), Raúl Arias, Juan Klein, José Amo, Giorgi Makaridze, Ibrahim Janis, Kuki Zalazar (6.7), Juan Hernández García (6.2), Ricard Pujol, Eduardo Espiau (6.8), Adrián Castellano and Paul Anton (6.5).

Substitutions

Ponferradina made 5 changes: S. Abdulai for K. Zalazar (46′), Yuri for A. Neves (46′), D. Lacerda for E. D. Espiau Hernandez (74′), Agus Medina for J. Hernandez Garcia (87′) and J. Naranjo for P. Anton (87′).

Best player: Amir Abedzadeh​

The most impressive player for Ponferradina was the goalkeeper: Amir Abedzadeh. His rating is 7.43. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• UD Ibiza – Deportivo Alavés – 1-1
• SD Eibar – Ponferradina – 1-0
• Racing Santander – Real Oviedo – 0-1