Eibar are the highest-scoring team in the Segunda División this season, achieving this success without relying on their traditional strikers. The Basque side have netted 12 times in six matches, averaging two goals per game, a rate that far exceeds their historical numbers and has them sitting second in the table with 15 points.
Jokin Aranbarri, the team's fitness coach, stated that "su equipo ha sido capaz de golear en cada jornada". This sustained attacking prowess underpins a run of five consecutive victories that equals the best in the club's history. Defensive solidity, with four clean sheets in a row, has been essential to maintaining this rhythm week after week. The team has achieved these results with an average of just 45 minutes of possession per game, the lowest in the division, but with recent form that is flawless, having taken 15 points from the last 15 available.
The second line makes the difference
The most striking aspect of Eibar's attack is the source of their goals. Centre-forwards Bautista and Martón have managed just one goal between them. Instead, the second line has taken charge. Jon Guruzeta, with three strikes, is the team's top scorer this season. Alongside him, Malcom Ares, Jon Magunazelaia and Iván Gil are responsible for 75% of the total goals, a share that stood at just 27% last season. José Corpas, for instance, scored half of the 14 goals contributed by these four players combined.
This distribution contrasts with last campaign, when the average under Gaizka Garitano was 1.71 goals per match. Now, with Aranbarri on the bench, the team has increased its efficiency despite having the lowest possession percentage in the entire division. Their direct, vertical play is yielding exceptional results in the final third.
Context and next challenge
Eibar arrive at this point following a comeback win at Eldense last matchday, where Magunazelaia and Iván Gil scored in the first and second half. That 1-2 victory keeps the team just one point behind leaders Castellón and with a goal difference of +8.
The next test comes this weekend against UD Las Palmas at Ipurua. The Canary Islanders, tenth in the table, visit a ground where Eibar won 3-1 last March. With confidence sky-high, the aim is to extend the winning run to six matches. All fixture information is available in our fixtures section.
The squad, showing unusual depth, prepares for a key encounter that could move them even closer to the top spot. Jon Guruzeta, with his three goals in six appearances, will be one of the offensive references in a system that has found its identity away from possession-based football.
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