Eibar vs Deportivo La Coruna

<div> <h2>Eibar vs Deportivo La Coruña: Data, Discipline, and a Second-Half Surge</h2> <p>Ipurua hosts an early headliner in Spain’s Segunda División as seventh-placed Eibar welcome leaders Deportivo La Coruña. Both teams bring powerful but contrasting trends: Eibar have been immaculate at home, while Depor are producing explosive away performances with goals at both ends.</p> <h3>Form and Context</h3> <p>Eibar have banked three wins from three at Ipurua (2.33 GF, 0.33 GA), scoring first in every home match and defending leads at a perfect 100%. Deportivo are unbeaten (4W, 2D), and even more striking away: 3.33 goals scored per away game, total goals averaging 4.67, with both teams scoring in 100% of their road trips.</p> <p>This is only matchday seven, but the league table and form table agree: Depor are genuine frontrunners (2.33 PPG), while Eibar sit poised in the chasing pack (1.67 PPG) with a dominant home split.</p> <h3>Team News and Tactical Implications</h3> <p>Eibar contend with defensive suspensions and knocks (notably veteran Anaitz Arbilla suspended), prompting reshuffles at the back. That’s a meaningful downgrade against the division’s hottest traveling attack. Coach San Jose Gil is expected to stick with a 4-2-3-1, relying on Cubero and Buta at full-back and Marco Moreno plus Aritz Arambarri centrally, with Aleix Garrido and Sergio Álvarez anchoring midfield. In attack, Javi Martón and Jon Bautista offer penalty-box presence, while José Corpas supplies width and service.</p> <p>Deportivo’s injury list removes some midfield control (José Gragera out; David Costas returning from a muscle issue but match fitness unclear), yet the attacking core is intact. Expect Germán Parreño in goal, Loureiro and Escudero as proactive full-backs, Villares and Soriano knitting play, and the in-form Zakaria Eddahchouri spearheading with support from Yeremay Hernández and David Mella. Depor have alternated between a 4-2-3-1 and a flexible 4-3-3, pressing quickly into transition moments away from home.</p> <h3>Key Matchups</h3> <ul> <li>Eibar CBs vs Eddahchouri: Five goals in 263 minutes for the Dutch-Moroccan forward; he has scored in three straight matches, including a hat-trick away. Eibar’s defensive suspensions magnify this duel.</li> <li>Corpas/Magunazelaia vs Escudero: The veteran left-back has a goal and an assist already; his advanced positioning creates space behind but also helps Depor outnumber wide areas.</li> <li>Late Phases: Eibar score 71% of their home goals in the second half; Depor away net 70% after the break and own four away goals in the 76–90 band. Fitness and bench impact could decide this late.</li> </ul> <h3>Numbers to Know</h3> <ul> <li>Eibar at home: 3 wins from 3; scored first 100%; leadDefendingRate 100%.</li> <li>Deportivo away: 2W-1D; Over 2.5 hit 100%; BTTS 100%; total goals 4.67.</li> <li>Second-half trend: Eibar home 71% GF in 2H; Depor away 70% GF in 2H.</li> </ul> <h3>Betting Angle and Value</h3> <p>Given both teams’ second-half profile, “Highest Scoring Half – 2nd Half” at 2.10 stands out. Eibar’s perfect record of scoring first at home (odds 1.95) is supported by a 37’ average first goal at Ipurua, although Deportivo’s ability to equalize away (equalizing rate 100%) cautions against straight home win reliance.</p> <p>Totals lean over: Deportivo’s away fixtures have all landed Over 2.5, while Eibar’s home hit rate is 67%. With Eibar’s defense weakened, the Goal Line Over 2.25 at 2.05 balances value with push protection. BTTS at 1.85 also rates fairly given Depor’s trend and Eibar’s near-certainty of a home goal.</p> <h3>Player to Watch</h3> <p>Zakaria Eddahchouri (Anytime 4.00): red-hot finishing, power in transition, and a knack for late goals make him a live threat against a rotated Eibar back line. For Eibar, Javi Martón’s movement inside the area has yielded two goals from limited minutes; he and Bautista can exploit Depor’s aggressive full-backs on turnovers.</p> <h3>Prediction</h3> <p>Expect a tense, tactical first half with Eibar likely to strike first, and a more open second half as Deportivo’s pace and substitutions tilt the game into a high-tempo exchange. A 1-1 or 2-1 either way feels in range; the second half should carry the heavier goal load.</p> <h3>Final Word</h3> <p>With leaders Deportivo bringing firepower and Eibar’s fortress record undermined by defensive absences, the most dependable angle is not the 1x2 but the game state: goals and late action. The numbers say the second half is where this match is won.</p> </div>