Match report
Tenerife hit Eibar on the counter to win 3-1 on opening day
Tenerife opened their Segunda División campaign with a 3-1 win away to Eibar at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua, despite being second-best for large spells on the ball. Enric Gallego put the visitors ahead after seven minutes, finishing off an assist from Nacho Gil to settle the early nerves for Alvaro Cervera's side.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Eibar responded well, with Jon Bautista levelling in the 35th minute after being teed up by Jon Magunazelaia, and Ipurua briefly sensed a foothold in the contest. But Tenerife struck again right before the interval, Jesús Álvarez restoring the lead in the 44th minute to send the sides in at 1-2.
The second half brought no way back for the home side. Iván Chapela added a third for Tenerife in the 74th minute, converting a chance created by A. Krdzalic, and the scoreline held from there. Eibar dominated territory with 66 percent of the ball and 16 shots to Tenerife's seven, but could not turn that control into more than one goal.
Jesús Álvarez scored the decisive second goal for Tenerife just before half-time and finished the match with a rating of 7.6, marginally the highest of the afternoon.
Eibar controlled 66 percent of possession yet were undone by a more clinical Tenerife side on the break.
Tenerife won 3–1 away against Eibar (half-time 1–2).
Eibar met Tenerife in the Segunda División (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 15:00 UTC at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua. Referee: Jose Luis Guzman Mansilla.
Team pages: Eibar · Tenerife · Segunda División
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Enric Gallego (assist: Nacho Gil) — 0–1
- 35' Goal: Jon Bautista (assist: Jon Magunazelaia) — 1–1
- 44' Goal: Jesús Álvarez — 1–2
- 74' Goal: Iván Chapela (assist: Anes Krdžalić) — 1–3
Starting line-ups
Eibar (4-2-3-1)
- 13 Jon Mikel
- 24 Juan Bernat
- 23 Anaitz Arbilla (c)
- 18 M. Arana
- 2 Sergio Cubero
- 8 Ander Madariaga
- 6 Sergio Álvarez
- 7 Malcom Adu
- 11 Jon Magunazelaia
- 17 Pejiño
- 9 Jon Bautista
Tenerife (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Dani Martín
- 2 David Rodríguez
- 4 José León
- 27 Neal Viereck
- 5 Jorge Moreno
- 16 Jesús Álvarez
- 6 Juanjo
- 8 VÃctor Moreno
- 10 Nacho Gil
- 11 Noel López
- 18 Enric Gallego (c)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Eibar 50%, the draw 31%, Tenerife 19%. It finished Eibar 1–3 Tenerife.
Eibar's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Eibar are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Eibar's 50%. The draw at 31% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Eibar at 50%?
Eibar sit 148 points higher on our strength rating — 1649 to 1501. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,702 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 61–27–12.
Why only 50%?
Tenerife hold 8 more possession points (54 to 46 in recent games) across a 148-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,592 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Eibar's column. Across 10,596 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Tenerife win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,086. The goals environment adds 3.2 points to the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Eibar scored +0.31 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,768 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.0% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Tenerife are newly promoted — game 1 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Eibar vs Tenerife final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Segunda División fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Eibar and Tenerife team pages or the Segunda División page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Eibar vs Tenerife?
Tenerife won 3–1 away against Eibar (half-time 1–2).
›Who scored in Eibar vs Tenerife?
Enric Gallego (7') for Tenerife; Jon Bautista (35') for Eibar; Jesús Álvarez (44') for Tenerife; Iván Chapela (74') for Tenerife.
›Where can I watch Eibar vs Tenerife highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for Eibar vs Tenerife; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.
›What is the head-to-head record between Eibar and Tenerife?
Eibar and Tenerife have met 9 times — 7 wins for Eibar, 1 win for Tenerife and 1 draw.