Match report
Eibar hit back from behind to sink struggling Albacete
Albacete lost 3-1 to Eibar at Carlos Belmonte in a Segunda División round 8 fixture that swung decisively after the break. Róber had given the hosts an early lead inside three minutes, but Eibar responded after half-time to complete the turnaround and leave with all three points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Róber's third-minute finish put Albacete ahead and the home side held that advantage through to the interval, leading 1-0 at half-time. Eibar emerged transformed after the restart, with Ander Madariaga levelling in the 48th minute. An own goal from Lluís López in the 66th minute turned the match in the visitors' favour, and Pejiño added a fourth-minute stoppage-time goal, assisted by Javi Martón, to seal the 1-3 win.
Albacete had the better of the possession and territorial statistics, enjoying 51 percent of the ball and firing 22 shots to Eibar's 8, yet could not convert that dominance into a second goal. The result stretched Albacete's winless run and consolidated Eibar's position at the top of the table after yet another victory.
Róber scored Albacete's only goal of the match, opening the scoring inside three minutes and finishing with the highest rating on the pitch at 7.97, though it was not enough to prevent defeat.
Despite having 22 shots to Eibar's 8, Albacete were unable to turn that attacking volume into more than a single goal.
Eibar won 3–1 away against Albacete (half-time 1–0).
Albacete met Eibar in the Segunda División (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Saturday, 3 October 2026, 12:00 UTC at Estadio Carlos Belmonte. Referee: José Sánchez.
Team pages: Albacete · Eibar · Segunda División
Key moments
- 3' Goal: Róber — 1–0
- 48' Goal: Ander Madariaga — 1–1
- 66' Goal (own goal): Lluís López — 1–2
- 90+4' Goal: Pejiño (assist: Javi Martón) — 1–3
Starting line-ups
Albacete (4-4-2)
Eibar (4-2-3-1)
- 13 Jon Mikel
- 24 Juan Bernat
- 23 Anaitz Arbilla (c)
- 4 Unai Elgezabal
- 22 Álvaro Rodríguez
- 8 Ander Madariaga
- 30 Aleix Garrido
- 10 Jon Guruzeta
- 21 Iván Gil
- 7 Adu Ares
- 9 Jon Bautista
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Albacete 34%, the draw 29%, Eibar 37%. It finished Albacete 1–3 Eibar.
Eibar's rating edge outweighs Albacete's home ground — Eibar are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Eibar's 37%. The draw at 29% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Eibar at 37%?
Eibar sit 147 points higher on our strength rating — 1451 to 1598. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 40.0% of 13,732 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 34–26–40.
Why only 37%?
Albacete sit -0.65 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.4% of 2,498 such games where the class table expected 35.8%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,245. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Eibar scored +0.43 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,827 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.3% vs 42.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Eibar are 1 game into a new manager (Jokin Arambarri), appointed 5 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Albacete vs Eibar final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, 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.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Albacete 1–3 Eibar. Explore more on the Albacete and Eibar team pages or the Segunda División page.