Preview | Ipurua, runway to take off

SD Eibar - Albacete BP (Ipurua; Saturday, November 8, 4:15 PM)

Ipurua will ignite its engines again this Saturday at 4:15 PM, becoming the runway from which SD Eibar needs to take off. The gunsmiths face the 13th matchday of LaLiga Hypermotion with 13 points and the uncomfortable buzz of relegation very close. Granada sets the line with 11, a pressure that forces Beñat San José's team to view the match against Albacete BP as an opportunity and almost an obligation. Victory, more than a desire, is essential fuel.

Eibar is not arriving in its best moment. Their last two league outings, against UD Almería and UD Las Palmas, ended with two 3-1 defeats, a symptom of a deficit that has yet to be corrected. Even the 0-0 draw at home against CD Castellón did not help elevate the team in the standings, although the Copa del Rey victory in Haro (4-2 against Náxara) reminded the team that they know how to win and cause damage when they show decisiveness in the opponent's area.

Facing them will be an Albacete BP team traveling to Ipurua in a relatively comfortable position: they are eleventh with 16 points and arrive with the feeling of being able to compete in any scenario. The Manchegos recently defeated SD Huesca (2-1) at the Belmonte, thrashed San Fernando in the Copa (3-0), and secured a solid 1-0 win in Castellón. Although they stumbled at home against Córdoba (1-3), their recent trajectory is free of turbulence.

The recent history between the two suggests matches written on the edge, but almost always lively from the first half. In the last five encounters, two draws (1-1 at Ipurua and 1-1 at Carlos Belmonte) and one victory for each side, in addition to the 3-1 win for Albacete, there were always goals in the first 45 minutes.

There will be no suspensions or warnings for either team, but the infirmary will prevent San José from counting on several players: Peru Nolaskoain, Adu Ares, and Jon Guruzeta are out. However, there will be a special return for Antonio Puertas, who will return to Ipurua dressed in white and ready to continue adding to his personal tally (5 goals and 2 assists in 11 matches).

Ipurua, always demanding and close, hopes to become this Saturday the runway Eibar needs to take off. An Eibar that must step on the accelerator without fear in front of its fans, where they have not yet lost, to overcome an Albacete that has proven to be a seasoned visitor (9 points out of 18 away from home).

Face to face:

Latest results of SD Eibar:

-       UD Almería 3 - 1 SD Eibar

-       Náxara UD 2 - 4 SD Eibar (Copa del Rey)

-       UD Las Palmas 3 - 1 SD Eibar

-       SD Eibar 0 - 0 CD Castellón

-       AD Ceuta 1 - 0 SD Eibar

Latest results of the rival:

-       Albacete BP 2 - 1 SD Huesca

-       UD San Fernando 0 - 3 Albacete BP

-       Albacete BP 1 - 3 Córdoba

-       CD Castellón 0 - 1 Albacete BP

-       Albacete BP 0 - 0 AD Ceuta

Latest encounters:

-       SD Eibar 1 - 1 Albacete BP

-       Albacete BP 0 - 1 SD Eibar

-       Albacete BP 2 - 1 SD Eibar

-       SD Eibar 1 - 1 Albacete BP

-       Albacete BP 3 - 1 SD Eibar

Top Scorers in the league:

SD Eibar:
Javi Martón: 3 goals
Arbilla: 2 goals
Bautista, Adu Ares, Jon Magunazelaia, Javi Martínez, Álvaro and Sergio Cubero: 1 goal

Albacete BP:
Agus Medina: 6 goals
Antonio Puertas: 5 goals
Jon Morcillo: 4 goals

Top Assist Providers:

SD Eibar: Aleix Garrido - 2 assists

Albacete BP: Jon Morcillo - 3 assists

Booked and suspended:

SD Eibar: -

UD Almería: -