MáLAGA. SD Eibar tops Málaga 1-0 after Quique scored just 1 goal (21′). Málaga was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Estadio La Rosaleda stadium in Málaga on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 17,093 spectators.​ The referee was Adrián Cordero Vega who had the assistance of Gonzalo López De La Llave and Ricardo Landrove Lago. The 4th official was José Alberto Pardeiro Puente. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Málaga had a superior ball possession 63% while SD Eibar was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Málaga had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, SD Eibar managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Málaga shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, SD Eibar shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Málaga received 1 yellow card (E. Burgos). On the other side, SD Eibar received 2 yellow cards (A. Troncho and R. Correa).

Standings

After playing this match, Málaga will stay with 9 points like Mirandés to remain in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, SD Eibar will have 22 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Málaga will host Sporting Gijón on the 6th of November with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of Málaga (7 draws).

SD Eibar will host Lugo on the 2nd of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of SD Eibar (2 draws).

Málaga – Formation

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

The manager José Mel Pérez decided to play with the following team: Manolo Reina (6.7), Juanfran (6.8), Esteban Burgos (7.2), Alberto Escassi (7.0), Javi Jiménez (6.3), Alfred N’Diaye (7.1), Ramón Enríquez (7.1), Pablo Hervías (6.7), Francisco Villalba (7.0), Álex Gallar (6.3) and Rubén Castro (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Orlando Rubén Yáñez Alabart, Jozabed Sánchez Ruiz, Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono, Jonás Ramalho Chimeno, Issa Fomba (6.7), Daniel Lorenzo Guerrero, Cristian Gutiérrez (6.8), Lumor Agbenyenu, Juan De Dios Rivas Margalef, Fran Sol (6.5), Aleix Febas (6.6) and Unai Bustinza Martínez.

Substitutions

Málaga made 4 changes: A. Gallar for C. Gutierrez (46′), P. Hervias for F. Sol (56′), F. Villalba for A. Febas (64′) and R. Enriquez for I. Fomba (73′).

Best player: Esteban Burgos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Esteban Burgos.

His rating is (7.2) with 74 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

SD Eibar – Formation

SD Eibar started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Gaizka Garitano Aguirre played with: Luca Zidane (7.8), Álvaro Tejero (6.9), Frederico Venâncio (6.9), Sergio Álvarez (6.8), Róber (6.7), Imanol García de Albéniz (7.5), Angel Troncho (6.8), Peru Nolaskoain Esnal (7.3), Javier Muñoz (7.8), Quique (7.3) and Stoichkov (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ager Aketxe (6.2), Álvaro Vadillo, Ander Cantero Armendáriz, Oscar Carrasco Sojo, Yoel Rodríguez Oterino, Gustavo Blanco (6.7), Aritz Muguruza Peña, José Corpas (6.4) and Iker Alday Igartua.

SD Eibar could not rely on the presence of A. Aketxe (injured).

Substitutions

SD Eibar made 4 changes: Stoichkov for G. Blanco (46′), A. Troncho for J. Corpas (61′), P. Nolaskoain for A. Aketxe (76′) and Quique for A. Vadillo (88′).

Best player: Javier Muñoz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SD Eibar was Javier Muñoz even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 43 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Málaga – SD Eibar – 0-1
• Albacete – Villarreal II – 0-0
• Lugo – Mirandés – 0-0
• FC Cartagena – Granada – 0-0