Eldense are making the second half their time to shine

Eldense are establishing themselves as a second-half team. After matchday 9, the club had strung together two LaLiga Hypermotion wins, moving away from the relegation zone and into mid-table. Both victories continued a pattern seen from the start of the season: scoring after the break.

Since Leo Messi was officially confirmed as the club’s new owner, Eldense have taken six points from six. Another feature stands out: all ten of their goals, which have brought them eleven points, have come in the second half.

The pattern runs through their campaign. On matchday 2, after a 3-0 defeat in Almería, Eldense earned their first point with a 2-2 draw against Cádiz at Nuevo Pepico Amat. After losing 1-0 in Burgos, they then came from behind to beat Oviedo 4-1: Roberto López scored from the penalty spot in the 56th minute, Fidel Chaves did the same in the 68th, and Aingeru Olabarrieta and Jorge Rastrojo added the final two goals in the 90th and 95th minutes.

The same trend appeared in the latest match against Córdoba at Nuevo Pepico Amat. After Córdoba took the lead in the first half, Eldense rallied again after the interval. The recurring pattern gives shape to their profile: the team finds its answers in the second half, and that ability has accompanied its climb up the table.